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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 May, Laura (Australia - temperate climate): I also have two sprouting chokoes.Do I keep them and if there still alright, plant them in the warmer months?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 27 May, stuart white (Australia - temperate climate): when can i plant broad beans in hobart tasmania please
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 29 Jun, Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hiya Stuart -- I'm in Launceston and have planted my Broad Beans about a month ago. They have just come through. If you want to plant seeds now I suggest you give them some protection from frost and plant ina place to take best advantage of what sun you get. Planting later?? Refer Gardenate planting guide. PS Tassy is a cool/mountain climate. Hope you grow heaps. Cheers Michele
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 01 Jul, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi, I'm with Michele. on this. You may as well wait until july/August for broad beans. They'll grow the same if you plant them then as if you plant them now. They almost stop growing in the really cold months.cheers.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 May, Nikos Nianiop (Australia - temperate climate): Hi,i wanted to ask you how many years the plant lives? how many gram per plant is produced? What about distances between plants? What about cold winter under -10 celcious . I can grow it at 2 different palces . At Ionanina city we have a lot of rains at the spirng low temperanture at the winter but not to much hot at the summer. Opposite at the town of Karditsa we have less rains , mpre hot days at the summer and not to much at the winter. Also Karditsa is nearer to the see level comparing to Ioannina at 490 m high. Sorry for my bad Enghlish. I hope you can helpnig and if you can to suggest me a good suplier of seeds
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 27 Jul, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Yassou Nikos. You treat the Cape Gooseberry the same as Tomato. Same conditions, same soil, same same. Hope this helps.
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Tomato 25 May, malcolm (Australia - sub-tropical climate): i have rosmary growing next to my tomatoes in a pot will this have a efect on my tomatoes growing in a pot next to them ?????????
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Tomato 18 Aug, Patri (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Well, it depends on how big the pot is (make sure you have it in a 19 litre container). I don't think rosemary's got deep roots so it should be fine as they won't compete against each other for space. Also make sure you fertilize them regularly because plants in pots tend to lose a lot of nutrients. I've got basil right next to one of my tomato plants and they're both fine. They're not in a pot tho.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 24 May, Mandy (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I am trying to grow a lebanese eggplant. The plant was completely healthy two three days ago. Then suddenly one of its branches started wilting and now the whole plant looks wilted. Its still got fruit on it which looks fine and flowers don't look wilted at all but the whole plant seems to be dying down. what could be the problem. Could someone please help.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 17 Jan, Felicity (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Mandy - did you ever find a solution - because you are describing exactly what is happening to my eggplants!!
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Pumpkin 23 May, Louise (Australia - temperate climate): Hi. My pumpkin vine is producing plenty of flowers - but all males! What can I do to encourage some female flowers? It's May, is this the wrong time of year? The vine just popped up out of the compost. Really appreciate any assistance. Thanks for your time.
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 23 May, Taani (Australia - arid climate): Hi where can I get the taro plants from because I need to grow some.. thanks
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 May, june (Australia - temperate climate): Have some chokos that were picked very late and are shooting. Does the whole choko go into the ground with the shoot sticking up or do is there something else that must be completed first? Thanks all.
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Kale (also Borecole) 21 May, Mario latorre (Australia - sub-tropical climate): i have kale plants around 4 inches high at bthe moment but they dont seem to be growin any further do i need to feed them and what do you sugest ?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 20 May, John (Australia - temperate climate): NZ yam [occa] tubers available for coming season. Please contact John at= [email protected]
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 20 May, vincent O'Hara (Australia - cool/mountain climate): plant spring onions in styrene box?
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 06 Oct, Stella (Australia - temperate climate): Yeah sure just make a few holes at the bottom for drainage
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 19 May, richard (Australia - temperate climate): You don't need to peel chokos before cooking. Wash them (light scrub) Cut them into 4 long ways, Cut out the white core, Boil or microwavewith a little salt and eat them directly off the skin. Yum! If you really want to spoil your waist line add butter, salt & pepper, Yum Yumm!
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Garlic 18 May, Des Hoyle, Kingaroy , Queensland. (Australia - temperate climate): I would like to receive any horticultural advise on growing Australian Garlic in Kingaroy, Q,land, where the temperature gets down to a minus,degree, with frosts.as a result. Am looking forward to a reply.
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Garlic 22 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Galic is ok with frost. I plant mid-winter, then harvest in summer.
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Tomato 17 May, Dani (Australia - temperate climate): I just moved into a new house and have inherited a bit of a garden and some plants. I'm new to gardening but would really like to start growing my own fruit and veg. I have 3 different types of tomatoes - what look like plum, small heirloom ones?? and a more rounder, larger variety (no labels on any). They were a bot worse for wear having sprawled on the ground for a few weeks.... I have tried to save them... they have been staked/supported and dead, browning or "excess" leaves taken off. They do have some fruits on them and more flowers but after 2 weeks they don't seem getting any bigger/riper though leaves still seem to be growing. I'm in Perth and it's starting to cool here. Have I missed the season? Can I get the rest of the tomatos to grow/ripen? And how long can I expect the plants to fruit? Do I need to keep fertilising them, and how often? Also is what do I do with the plant when it does get too cold/it is done fruiting? leave it? Pull it out and start again next year? Cut it back? I know there are a lot of questions but I haven't done this before. ;-) Thanks
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Horseradish 17 May, Em (Australia - arid climate): Usha, yesterday I bought some horseradish plants in Swanbourne, right next to the Swanbourne train station. I am so excited, I've been looking for it for years!
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 16 May, Janelle Coppel (Australia - temperate climate): What months/seasons is the eggplant at its best quality
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 15 May, anthony mezzini (Australia - temperate climate): Can i plant the dry pods direct into soil or should i soak them in warer before planting
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 20 May, Abe (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Direct is fine.
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Artichokes (Globe) 14 May, vic (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi, we live in a cool climate. can you please give some practical tips on frost protection.
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Kale (also Borecole) 14 May, Roger (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live West of Brisbane, East of Toowoomba. I plant kale seed around May/June. This to get them up and running before the bug season. By September/October they are finished off by bugs (I don't spray). Also as previously posted, they do like a cold snap, we don't get heavy frost, but kale loves a frost. A 'cut and come again' veggie, how can you say no. At the moment I am using dwarf curly kale. Looks just like the real thing to me.
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Kale (also Borecole) 20 Apr, Gerry C (Australia - temperate climate): If you are a non chemical person like me, you can spray with a garlic/chilli mix - seems to work quite well. Or if less precious than I am, a white oil and garlic spray is even more effective. Just putting it out there for those who think kale is too hard to grow without chemicals. Cabbage on the other hand - insects seem to beat me every time :)
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Spinach (also English spinach) 13 May, anne pestidge (Australia - temperate climate): What is the difference between spinach & silverbeet I would like to know Thank you Anne
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Spinach (also English spinach) 16 Oct, Glenda (Australia - cool/mountain climate): silver beet is actually Swiss Chard - we jut call it silver beet in Australia. There are various varieties and it grows with a long leaf and thick stem in a high clump for each plant. Spinach is a quite different species, it grows flatish to the ground, has a thin green stem and smooth leaves that are even long oval or an arrowhead shape, usually called English spinach. Silver beet will grow year round - spinach is a winter plant and doesn't like the heat. hope this helps
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