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Radish 16 Oct, Vincent Harney (Australia - temperate climate)
Have twice planted french breakfast radishes in potting mix. Result - no radishes. Is the potting mix the problem? Should I just use soil? And perhaps a box?
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Cucumber 15 Oct, bill (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i grow them on the ground on top of mulch and it is the first time this has happened
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Cauliflower 15 Oct, Denise (Australia - temperate climate)
once a cauliflower is picked will it grow again or are they finished?
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Cauliflower 17 Oct, Nat (Australia - arid climate)
You can't repeat harvest cauliflower, unfortunately!
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 15 Oct, Lisa (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I've planted snow peas, they are up to my hip, but no signs of flowers yet, is that OK.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 21 Jun, Hazel Hodge (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have tried to grow Snow peas a couple of times. The first time I couldn't manage the amount of peas that were produced, the second time I didn't get any at all. I think the best tip is to plant the seeds early enough for the plants to flower before a big frost, maybe March/April, it seems they need to flower b4 it gets too cold. I planted later the next time and no flower's (too cold) so no peas! I hope this helps.
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Cucumber 15 Oct, bill (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
my cucumber leaves are slowly disintergrating like they have mildew on them ? help please
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Cucumber 20 Oct, tracy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
sorry bill but I think the cucumber has had it. You could give it a good dose of seaweed emulsion or fish emulsion and see if the plant improves. May be a soil born virus so if the plant does not pick up. best to pull it out and move cucumber growing to a different spot of the veggie patch. I would rest the affected bed, build it up with plenty of organic matter-maybe a green manure crop and try again in a year or so. Hope this helps.
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Horseradish 14 Oct, Ellen G (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I bought a root at the Vic Market and planted the tops of two of them. I now have a large pot full two years later
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Horseradish 14 Oct, Renate von Fahland (Australia - temperate climate)
Please tell me where I can buy some horseraddish plants have garden bed prepared.....please help....love hborseraddish ! Thanks Renate
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 14 Oct, Claud (Australia - temperate climate)
Got some tubers today oct 12 from the local vege shop in Wollongong . have placed one tuber aside in a vase of jelly christals that absorb water and release gradually. When some shoots form, I,ll pot it up and see how it goes. Hope it goes well. I,ll update as I get more details
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Oct, Heywood (Australia - temperate climate)
does anyone know if black (swamp) wallabies, satin bowerbirds or sulphur-crested cockatoos attack okra ?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 Dec, wayne (Australia - temperate climate)
probably, YUM
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 21 Nov, paul (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I know wallabies & most birds dont bother them. In 2456 nsw
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 11 Oct, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Okra does indeed grow in the cool areas, it just needs a bit of help to establish. I put an old plastic milk bottle over the plant until it fills the bottle, then away it goes. Just pick the warmest part of your garden. I got a small crop last year because of the cold Summer, but should have heaps this year.
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Celeriac 10 Oct, heather (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Geoff and your girlfriend,l live in Townsville,l love celeriac but do find it near impossible to buy,l have asked recently at new Coles store Deeragun and there reason for not having it was because it is not in season. When l have found it usually at markets,l buy plenty as it keeps very well in the crisper,basically anything you can do with a potao you can do with Celeriac,l try to get nice roundish ones,peel them,them wedge them,microwave for a few minutes,dry well and fry in a nice olive oil,very hot until nice and crispy,sprinkle with your fave herbs or spices and serve with Aioli YUM YUM.
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Celeriac 21 Oct, walter (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live in Morayfield, about 20 metres above sea level and 20 km from the sea.I have been growing celeriac in the area (we also lived in Caboolture) and it grows quite well, although it seems to have a lot more leaves than in the South. The bulbs are just as big, though. I bougt the seeds from Eden Seeds over the Internet and other times from Heirloom Seeds. The plant is biennial but I was too greedy to leave one plant to go to seed.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 10 Oct, Karina (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it ok to move my growing snow pea plant?
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Strawberry Plants 09 Oct, ash (Australia - temperate climate)
some strawberries take up to 5 months to grow!
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Broccoli 09 Oct, Terry (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Perth and have just finished a beautiful harvest of my broccoli. I'm going to plant some more seedlings today. If you are not getting any heads developing give them a dose of Potassium Permanganate. Five or so grains in a 9 litre watering can, weak enough so you can see the bottom of the can. Good for any vegetable or flower not producing flowers! Give it to them twice 2 or 3 weeks apart.
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Broccoli 28 Dec, Di (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Thank you for that great tip Terry. I will give the Potassium Permanganate a whirl for the toms I have that don't seem to be putting out many flowers!! Hmmm I just might try it on the caulies too!! Cheers Di.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 08 Oct, Stehen King (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Climbing beans - basal leaves are developing dark red/brown spots surrounded by yellow haloes. Leaves then become pale yellow and die.Had this in bean crops in a different bed last year. Help pls. Thanks for any ideas.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 07 Oct, John Studte (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Jenny. I still have some tubers left.John Tassie.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Oct, Danny (Australia - temperate climate)
I first planted okra in 2011 .Now I can use my own seed , just about every seed germinated when I planted in the first week of october 2012
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 06 Oct, Jenny (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I would llike to purchase some Yams for seed. Can anyone help???
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Potato 05 Oct, mehmet kolgu (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi; Do I need to use mulch over the potatoes, at Sydney area. cheers M
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Tomato 05 Oct, shaz (Australia - temperate climate)
hi this is my third season of growing toms ,i have found that my plants don't like to much watering , i don't drench them and i only give them seaweed that's all from the moment there planted right to harvest,about every two weeks but only on soil..great size toms i had, well happy growing all .
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Tomato 09 Oct, Steven Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
How often do you water (first time tomato grower)?
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Kale (also Borecole) 05 Oct, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My Black Kale, sadley comng to an end, and in full flower, these also grew from the last self seeded plants, but I am now missing the next weeks plants, I am curious does anybody know how long it takes before these seeds grow a new plant?? As in will it be this season or much later?? Thanks
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 05 Oct, Phil (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
what r the diseases do i have to look out for whiloe growing sweet corn. also in our area most of our plants grow very well yet as soon as the brocilye, colliflower, and cabbige start the bugs get them, do you have a remidy to cull them?
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