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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 Sep, Sylvester (Australia - temperate climate): You can keep the best bean for seeds. Also I soaked the seeds in advance. They became much bigger arter the first 24 hours. Then started growing in another 24 hours.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 23 Aug, Sue (Australia - temperate climate): try Green harvest they have great seed
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Parsnip 16 Aug, Suzi (Australia - tropical climate): I live in SE QLD where we don't have frosts. Would putting them straight into the frig after harvest help convert the starches to sugars to any degree?
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Parsnip 28 Feb, sandy stephenson (Australia - temperate climate): you can put your Parsnips in the freezer over a couple of days and the result will be the same as a good frost
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Parsnip 16 Aug, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Suzi. I don't think it works that quickly. But Parsnips taste fine as they are, without the added sweetness. I mash them together with carrots, butter and a little salt and black pepper. Yum. You can also cook them with a little brown sugar, stir fried in a pan.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 15 Aug, Phil Green (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi all, My recently planted mint has leaves that look like they have been burnt. Any ideas what might have caused it? Cheers Phil
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Mint (also Garden mint) 21 Aug, Stevee (Australia - temperate climate): Have you had frost lately Phil? Frost can make the leaves (particularly new ones) go black.
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 13 Aug, Diane (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): The Asparagus pea is a totally edible plant: leaves, flowers, bean pods as well as the roots. I knew them from the Highlands of PNG as a child. I remember well chatting to a Native gardener as he tended his garden. He told me if you want the bean pods, leave the flowers and the beans will grow. If you want the roots to develop, pick the flowers and eat them, but you get no beans. I loved the roots when cooked by the natives. Im not 100% sure but I think it was in the ground oven. His wing bean plants were tall and supported by sapling poles formed into a teepee shape. The flowers were pale and pretty in the pink-mauve-blue type shade, not red. The Highland's temperature was an even 20C to 22C almost year round with wet and dry seasons. Im keen to grow them in NZ as soon as I get them from King Seeds. I'd really like to get the seed from the PNG plants though...
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Turnip 12 Aug, Al young (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I planted turnips in late June and by mid August they had gone to seed without producing any edible root stock. Very cold here during growing period; too cold for root development? Cheers, Al
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 12 Aug, bill (Australia - cool/mountain climate): can I grow choko's in blue mountains,if so,please tell me how,never tried before
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 14 Nov, Brian Larsson (Australia - cool/mountain climate): No problem in cool mountain. My vines have been growing and producing for six years. Each year I cut them back to the ground around September after fruit finish then dump a couple of buckets of wood ash on the stumps and water every couple of weeks. Never used any fertiliser. They are now flourishing again and we will harvest from early to mid next year.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 Nov, Sandy (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi, In the cooler climates (southern highlands NSW) would I need to cover my vines in winter to protect them from frosts? Also, do you need to have more than one plant to pollinate chokos? My plant is about 12" high now and attaching itself to wire. Thanks
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 03 May, bill wildman (Australia - temperate climate): hi thank you,they are fruiting now,small,
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 Aug, Shipra Gaur (Australia - temperate climate): Choko can be cooked as a curry as well with tomatoes, potatoes with curry powder and cumin .Also garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
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Parsnip 06 Aug, Emily (Australia - temperate climate): Probably shouldn't grow radish around brassicas (cauliflower)
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Horseradish 06 Aug, Gavan (Australia - temperate climate): I got some, potted, sprouting and very reasonably priced at the excellent nursery in William Street, Wingham, NSW... the name of the place I can't remember ...
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 06 Aug, Sonia daou (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I am looking to plant now is it too late ? Do i plant put the broad beans seed dry or do i souk them in water for some time ?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 07 Aug, Marcus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): It's not too late to plant, actually now is the perfect time. I've never soaked them and mine always work. just make sure there is plenty of moisture in the soil.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 06 Aug, Frank Ryan (Australia - temperate climate): Am growing mustard to dig bach into the soil. My question is at what stage of plants should I pull and dig in. They have not yet flowered.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 22 Aug, Rosemaria (Australia - temperate climate): A friend just told me you dig them in just before they flower, If that helps, Frank.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 07 Aug, Daryl Walter (Australia - cool/mountain climate): dig in before they flower
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 06 Aug, hz (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I did this twenty years ago with giant red mustard. I always let a few plants on the edges go to seed, and strew the seed. I still have volunteer red mustard, and so can add some young leaves into a salad if I wish, but also benefit from the chemicals it produces when dug in to the soil to deter nematodes. Dig it in whenever you are ready by the way !
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 05 Aug, Karen Hawkins (Australia - temperate climate): Where can I buy salsify seed in Tasmania have just tryed it and enjoyed very much. thank you cheers Karen
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 27 Aug, Paul Yacopetti (Australia - temperate climate): theitaliangardener.com.au Very fast service,reliable seeds and big quantity in pack. Have bought a few lots off them;hignly recomended
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Strawberry Plants 05 Aug, Jen (Australia - tropical climate): Could I grow strawberries in hanging guttering 15cm deep by 4m long? Do they need full sun or can they handle part sun?
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Strawberry Plants 19 May, Mal (Australia - temperate climate): You certainly can. They are actually an understory plant, so will do ok in partial shade. They love warm soil/roots, so if you have any paint, paint the gutter matt black.
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Strawberry Plants 06 Aug, Eva (Australia - temperate climate): We had Strawberries growing (thriving) in germany and they were in part shade THERE! It's colder and wetter there than in england.
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Carrot 05 Aug, elizabth duncan (Australia - temperate climate): which soil should i use in a large pot for the carrots. do they like a lot of sun. i have a very sunny spot on my front verandah?
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Rhubarb 05 Aug, joan (Australia - tropical climate): Do I have tocover the crowns of my rhubarb plant ? if so soil or straw
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Strawberry Plants 05 Aug, Eva (Australia - temperate climate): I am in Adelaide and have alpine strawberries ready to plant out. There is a good spot which gets shade in the Afternoon but I have a tamarillo tree on a tobacco rootstock growing there. Strawberries don't like solanum plants like tomatoes and potatoes and I was wondering if it was a good idea to put my strawberries next to a solanum rootstock.
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