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Potato 07 Jul, D JAMES (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have two seperate beds with sebagos one I planted them deep and hilled lightly they now have big stems and sit high.The other bed Iplanted shallow and hilled up lots its stems are spindly and falling over but still seems healthy is there a reason as they are both getting the same sun and water.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 07 Jul, d james (Australia - sub-tropical climate): yes I also like growing it transplanted 30 seedlings and all still alive and very happy by the garlic
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 07 Jul, Ann (Australia - temperate climate): I found that if you pick the leaves and leave them for a day in the fridge in a glass with the stalks in a little water they don't taste as bitter. Straight from the garden they are way too bitter but this way they seem to taste great. I do mix them with feta cheese, cucumber, pinenuts, apple, onion and capsicum (basically anything I have around at the time) all finely chopped including the leaves chopped and it makes a delicious side salad.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 24 Jun, Shaun (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You actually want the bitterness in Rocket which is where it's nutritional value is found. Rocket typically has a buttery bitter taste and when combined with other vegetables helps enhance their flavour.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 06 Jul, GLENYS (Australia - temperate climate): I understand you can dig the plants into the soil to improve the soil. At what stage and when is the correct time to do this? Should I leave beans on the plants or remove them all?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 15 Jul, Di (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Broad beans are fabulous for digging in. Lots of good stuff for your next crop of Nitrogen lovers. The question of de-beaning or not is up to you. Have you got enough beans for yourself? If so, dig away. The extra beans in the soil won't hurt a bit.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 05 Jul, sharon (Australia - tropical climate): I've just harvested 4 kg from 3 small plants I brought home from my folks in SEQld at xmas. Couldn't leave them in the ground as they were beginning to soften - would have led to rot int he coming wet season . Well drained soil but too wet and warm here to winter them in ground. Now I am looking for alternative storage methods. Does anyone know if you can parboil and freeze them?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 14 Jul, Gary M (Australia - temperate climate): I would try storing undamaged tubers in dry sand, and store in a cool place.
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Fennel (also Bronze fennel) 02 Jul, Pixie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Ive had no luck growing a fennel bulb, I only get beautiful leaves and seeds, it's the yummy bulb I'm after. What should I be purchasing to grow fennel bulbs? Thank you
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Fennel (also Bronze fennel) 01 Sep, Alexis (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Pixie - the bulb grows on Florence fennel, whereas wild fennel will just give you leaves and seeds.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 02 Jul, Hilton (Australia - temperate climate): SATOOZ has Cape Gooseberry seeds available, too - they're on the web .Got Cape Goosberry going well in Melbourne
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 01 Jul, Peter Jakob (Australia - temperate climate): i am living in melbourne has anyone grown maori kumara in Australia or is it possible to do so?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 Aug, Ferry (Australia - sub-tropical climate): i have been growing sweet potatoes for about two years i am still tweaking things to see what works best but it is defiantly possible. i live in the central coast and i harvested my first two of the season two days ago. i found it easier to start from a roots i got from a friend, that had started sprouting rather than planting seeds. they need quite a bit of sun but not full sun through the hottest of summer. i started with 3 roots with multiple spouts and harvested none in the first year to double my plants. this year i had to cut back half of them as i did not have room! some garden shops sell ornamental sweet potato that is not edible. my ones tasted just like sweet potato but fresher. my favorite way of eating them are peeled raw in salads, in pumpkin soup or lightly fried as a side
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 29 Jun, Jenny (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I think I bought mine in the "Red Chiili" shop in Bourbong St, Bundy. Look in the vegie ssection of shops which tend to sell more alternative type shops.
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Fennel (also Bronze fennel) 26 Jun, Rob Watts (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Fennel leaves which are young and soft make an excellent tasting and aromatic addition to any mixed salad - chop finely and mix with what ever else you have fresh. A great addition for 12 months of the year in Brisbane!
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Sage (also Common Sage) 25 Jun, Joan WILLIS (USA - Zone 8a climate): I haave a big sage bush that I haven't done anything with for over a year. It is covered with beautiful purple flowers. I want to harvest the leaves to dry but don't know if I should cut the flowers off before i cut the leaves & let the bush rest before I cut the leaves. What shall I do? Thanks!
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 24 Jun, Erin (Australia - temperate climate): I have just planted full grown coriander plants with roots(from herb section in supermarket) in a pot Will they stay alive like shallots do ?, I always plant these and they last for months I await your input Thanks
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 29 Jun, Justine (Australia - temperate climate): Usually, any seedling (or potted, in your case) coriander you plant will bolt to seed, it hates being transplanted. It is easy, and cheaper to buy a few packets of seeds, even from the cheapy $2 shops, and plant these instead. Just sprinkle on TOP of soil and press into soil lightly.... they like light to germinate. Keep moist and weed free. Once they grow, let them go to seed and you should have a constant source of coriander!
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 24 Jun, Joey (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Will the Jerusalem Artichokes grow in the Bundaberg Qld Area, And where can you buy them.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 28 Jun, RJ (Australia - tropical climate): I just found some in Mitre 10 in Atherton, North Queensland so trying them out. They were a staple back in southern New Zealand when I was a kid.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 24 Jun, Marguerite (Australia - temperate climate): From 2001 to 2008 my vine grew enough chokos for the whole neighborhood.. then it wilted, i planted more in new soil, they wilted;At last this year leaves grew.. and male flowers; but no females flowers. i gave them blood & bone, Thrive, etc.. No good. The neighbors probably think that i have grown mean with age ! Any advice please ?
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Kale (also Borecole) 24 Jun, Barry Sterling (Australia - tropical climate): Can I grow Kale in Townsville and where can i buy the seeds, or can I buy it for delivery in Townsville. thank you
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Asparagus 22 Jun, barbara (USA - Zone 8b climate): I actually live in Uruguay, S.America which has a temperate climate much like the south east US but not as cold. I planted some asparagus seeds last year into earth boxes and would like to know if I should plant them in their permanent bed this spring or wait another year. The ferns are beginning to turn brown and I've left them to nourish the roots. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Jun, Narelle (Australia - temperate climate): Can you eat them raw?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 28 Jun, hz (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Apparantly yes, grated into a salad. But they do discolour in air.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 16 Jun, Dave (Australia - temperate climate): Back in the late 40's I grew these as a youngster. My school had a "forest" of them in a field and we were allowed to take some home, where they grew like weeds in the rich Norfolk soil. I would love to find some tubers in Perth and grow them again. Must be over 40 years since I last had them. - Delicious, if a bit noisy !
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 16 Jun, Monette (Australia - sub-tropical climate): had some squash plants spring up in my garden (from compost maybe) plants grew beautifully had several male flowers but only a few female ones and never. is there any thing I need to do to get the plants to bear fruit
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 18 Jun, Erin (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Some squash need to be hand polinated, just google "hand pollinating squash." There are youtube vids that would explain better than I could in text alone. It's pretty easy, and it has worked for me.
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 15 Jun, Diana (Australia - arid climate): Did you have any luck finding the fennel seedlings? I live in SW NSW and have a couple of patches of fennel going wild and self seeding. I'm on a property and am experimenting with what I can grow that is easy care - and fennel is one of them (so long as the soil is kept mulched during seed germination time and early seedling stage). I don't water my gardens often so I don't get as good a bulb size than if I did water - but fennel doesn't mind the lack of watering once established.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 15 Jun, Diana (Australia - temperate climate): I'm thinking of growing this as a fodder crop for my wiltshire sheep and ducks. Does anyone have experience with jerusalem artichokes as a fodder plant? I already have a nice health first years patch that has grown and has died down for the winter - I'm wanting to plant some of these tubers out in one of my paddocks (randomly spaced to eventually out grow some pesky weeds we have growing).
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