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Cauliflower 23 Apr, Julia (Australia - temperate climate): I use just plain flour, sifted onto the leaves of my plants, it acts as a stomach poison on the caterpillars but doesn't harm anything else, no harm to you and breaks down quickly
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 20 Apr, Janine (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Can someone please tell when to pick my rosellas, Ive relocatd from WA and have no idea, but want to either make wine or jelly.....or anything really....
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Tomato 20 Apr, Patrol (Australia - tropical climate): I am new in growing things in my garden and I have some new tomato plants sprouts (I think I overwatered the first ones I had sowed) that are still on trays. I would like to know what's the best for them, I mean, how much should I water them, how long should they be lying on the sun, and if it's ok to have their a full sun final position taking into account that the sun in the NT is very intense. my previous experience makes me think that they don't need much water when they are seedlings, neither many hours of sun, I dont think they cope well with that. I also bought a little tomato cherry plant in bunnings and was doing very well until it started to be devoured by some caterpillars and some other insect I don't know... The plant has like little holes in the leaves that make then transparent (I am having the same problem with my basil)I think they are tiny white spiders, but not sure.... I haven't actually seen any bug chewing the leaves... I need help, I am a horrible gardener!!! I want to boy some insecticide, but I don't know when I will be going into town, so I would appreciate some homemade remedy. Thanks!!!
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Tomato 05 May, ali macleay (Australia - tropical climate): Re the holey leaves :-) There are many minute insects that chew up the leaf tissue.You can use a dilute peroxide to combat the. 1 teaspoonful in 2 cups water. Also dilute coffee is not bad. You can get a spraycan of 'white oil' and that works a treat on all soft leaf plants.If you try a small area 1st you will avoid any mistakes. The time for planting toms in the tropics is autumn so you are right in it. You must use tom fertilizer to get good tasting toms and a plant that is healthy and strong is very resistant to disease and insects.
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Onion 20 Apr, (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I must be very lucky! I ignored everything the onion pack said (like covering with seed raising mixture, etc) and planted the seeds right into the dirt. Rather than the seeds taking 21-28 days as the packet said, they came through in 10 and going really strong :) All the best :)
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 19 Apr, IB (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Planted snow peas in a no dig garden about 2 weeks ago. Plants were a nice green at the time of planting. They are slowly going yellow. (The whole plant) They are in a well drained sunny position. Any suggestions why they are slowly turning yellow. Are they missing something?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Apr, tony (Australia - temperate climate): I placed some chilli pepper seeds about 3 weeks ago which I bought from a local store in my garden.Then I realized that I read the instuction wrong regarding the right time to plant them.Well I said to myself seeing we're having this Indian summer in Victoria maybe they"ll germinate. Check today 19th April and to my suprise they're sprouting up.Ok all you experts what is my chances of getting chilles in winter time ? I say nil .What do you think.?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 24 Feb, Chris (Australia - temperate climate): Planting out of season will cause your plants to "rush to seed", you will notice very very slow growth and it will flower a lot quicker, thats if it survives some winter frost. Planting out of season sometimes might get you results, if you can but the plants in behind glass or in a greenhouse, or a enviornment that protects from elements, you may get better results. The change of times, i.e switch to day light savings means shorter light in the days, plants react to this also.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 17 Apr, Ray (Australia - temperate climate): I have one capsicum bush in a small planter box it grew with about 8 small fruits (green) and not real large before they look as if they were starting to burn. After picking the fruit I wish to know will more fruit bloom from the one plant. Ray in suburban WA.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 01 Sep, Dean (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Ray, Read comments from the 28th from Kay, sound like the same problem. Will change colour the longer you leave them on the plant. I find the red ones a little bit sweeter. I am no expert but i have found capsicum one of the most easy vegetables to grow. Plant will not reproduce more capsicums.
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Potato 17 Apr, Shangjie (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Is it all right if I use shop potatoes when they are sprouting?
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Potato 08 Jul, Alban (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I planted shop potatoes that were sprouting and they grew very nicely. Only I planted them very late so they were small when harvesting. I think the main problem with shop potatoes is the danger of diseases, which is why experts recommend certified seed potatoes.
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Garlic 15 Apr, janama (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Kate - where did you get the cloves? Some of the imported garlic has been irradiated so it won't sprout. The best bet is to get Aussie grown garlic bulbs .
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Tomato 15 Apr, Rene (Australia - tropical climate): Have just plante patio romas in pots on advice from a sales assistant. I am wondering if I have in fact planted too early ? Due to our climate i was assured they would be ok. As a novice some good advice would be truly appreciated.
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Cabbage 14 Apr, Faye (Australia - cool/mountain climate): What is the most likely cause of holes (something eating) in my cabbage leaves in early stage (nursery seedlings in ground 4wks now) of growth and what is the most 'natural' way of fixing problem? I am new to veggie gardening in northern tasmania - we are about 400m high and reasonably cool climate since planted (some very cold days). In a raised bed with well prepared soil - planted next to beet and baby round carrots.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 14 Apr, Ian (Australia - temperate climate): Where can I buy Cape Gooseberry seeds for planting?
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Garlic 14 Apr, kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have planted 20 cloves of garlic and only 3 have come up? Can anyone tell me why I only got 3 out of of 20 cloves to shoot? Very odd.
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Potato 13 Apr, ROBYN (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi We live in Ballarat and I am interested in growing no dig potatoes. I was wondering if we could use old seed bags off the farm and would we need to pierce them to increase the drainage? Also we love bbq potatoes so could you suggest suitable variety. Thanks so much Robyn
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Potato 14 Apr, Michael Ouellette (Australia - arid climate): Dutch cream I find are the best potatoes to grow..
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Potato 10 Jul, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I VE NEVER GROWN DUTCH CREAMS HOW DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD GROW IN CONTAINERS AS I AM CONDUCTING DIFFERENT METHODS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPUDS IN CONTAINERS BAGS DRUMS ETC
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 13 Apr, Masha (Australia - temperate climate): I chucked some seeds out in the backyard from a squash I'd bought, and about 3 months later the plant suddenly appeared. Now, another month orso later, it has some fruits on it and lots of flowers! Strange thing is, I never water my garden, and when I did start watering it (watermelons had also suddenly appeared out of nowhere) it nearly died :(
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Artichokes (Globe) 11 Apr, irene (Australia - sub-tropical climate): are artichokes roots a bad spreader,my friend has one that is so large,and growing close to her pool,as ie worried about its roots
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Sage (also Common Sage) 10 Apr, Peter Richardson (Australia - temperate climate): I have 7 acres of very rich, black soil. I would like to grow herbs at a commercial level, does any one have a suggestions of what I should be looking at. Thanks Peter.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 27 Oct, rebecca (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi peter, I live in brisbane and grow in rich soil. I find that dill, coriander and mint all grow like wildfire here. Best of luck with your commercial growing!
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Potato 10 Apr, Clive (Australia - temperate climate): I have several boxes of small potatoes left over from a crop I grew from certified seed potatoes last summer. I would like to plant them this coming spring, (August onward) but they are already statrting to sprout. If I siply remove the sprouts now and keep them dry and in the dark, will they be suitable for planting in 12-16 weeks time? Thanks for anyones interest, Regards, Clive.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 10 Apr, john (Australia - temperate climate): How many seasons will one plant on a vine last
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 02 May, Tina (Australia - temperate climate): I have choko plants in my backyard for 4 years now. Each year the plants will die out around July and re grow on late October.
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Garlic 09 Apr, janama (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Tonight, at the height of the Virgo Moon (earth sign) in the third quarter (root crops) I planted over 50 garlic cloves into soil fortified with composted cane mulch and cow poo. They were aussie grown garlic cloves.
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Rhubarb 09 Apr, (Australia - temperate climate): Why are my rhubarb stalks not getting fat, I have tried cooking them (thin) but they are tough and don't cook no matter how long i stew them
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Beetroot (also Beets) 08 Apr, Tracie (Australia - temperate climate): I planted my Beetroot and gave them plenty ofwater but they look sad
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