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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 07 Mar, simone (Australia - temperate climate): I live in the northern suburb of perth wa and i am growing 3 capsicum plants in an old water tank. I purchased proper vegetable soil and fertilise weekly with seasol and npk every 2 weeks and water nearly every day, due to the hot weather we have at the moment. I have lots of healthy fruit, but have noticed that the leaves on one of the plants have turned yellow, what could be making them turn yellow?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Mar, Alan (Australia - tropical climate): Hi Simone, the yellowing of leaves generally indicate that the plant is not getting enough oxygen, perhaps due to too much water. I find that with my rose plants. I shall assume that this maybe the same in your case. Please ask anybody else if my theory is correct. Good luck.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 27 Aug, Barry (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi, If you live in Perth and are using tap water then the water is way way to alkaline. Some times in Perth the water reads PH 8.00 and above. When the water is that high they will not up take nutrients. I would suggest getting a container and adjusting the ph. before watering the plants. Regards, Barry.
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Carrot 07 Mar, Merilyn Beveridge (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have grown carrots well in Victoria but now in the subtropics so not sure about how to get cool soil. Would it be best to have the garden in semi shade or what?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 07 Mar, George K. (Australia - temperate climate): Greeks use silverbeet and endives much the same way, as a salad. Cook as above,strain,cool, then dress with salt,olive oil and lemon juice....even some chopped garlic if you like....yummy salad...
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Watermelon 06 Mar, Raelene (Australia - temperate climate): Hi my friend has a watermelon plant that has gone berserk vine-ing everywhere. Only thing there are lots of flowers and bees have been seen to hover over them but no fruit as yet. How can we tell which are male / female flowers? I can't find any "bulbing" as in female pumpkin flowers but when I touch the middle of the flowers no pollen comes away so I don't think that's the male...
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 04 Mar, Eve (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have heard you can make a borage tea which has positive medicinal properties. A quick google will provide information as the site would not let me paste a link. I feed my chooks borage from time to time among other herbs and vegetable greens.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 02 Mar, Amboise (Australia - temperate climate): Have plenty of fruit on my lebanese eggplant bush but after the first deep purple fruit, all are now a dirty yellow colour. Is this because of too much rain or is there another reason ?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 27 Apr, Janelle (Australia - temperate climate): I have had the same thing happen, I can only think it is some inconsistancy with temp or rains. It affected some and not others and I think for memory it wasnt all the fruit on the plant, only some.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Mar, David Mapstone (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My climbimg beans are growing well and I can see that they need plenty of space otherwise they get quite tangled if confined. I am worried however that most are developing brown blotches on the beans. They seem health enough, but few remain plain green as I prefer them. Need I worry about them?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 01 Mar, Marc (Australia - temperate climate): What do I need to do to the soil where I m going to be planting my Broard beans is there any owpreperation I need to be doing I was going to be putting in sum orgain matter into the soil and also some other fertilizer I was just wondering when to know wen to pic them
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 01 Mar, PJ (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Young dwarf beans have 2 major enemies - birds & snails/slugs.To stop these pests, i do the following. - place beans on a sheet of moist kitchen paper in a plastic take away food container. wrap the whole thing in a plastic bag & fold the bag end under the container. place container in a warm spot (NOT direct sun). After 5 days, transplant the now germinated seed to a pot. Use a net to deter birds & put pot on raised bench or table - keep moist. Once the plants are 10cm high, transplant to garden. Bury plant stem deep so leaves are well above soil - enjoy lots of beans as snails & birds will now leave them alone
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 01 Mar, Wendy (Australia - temperate climate): My choko vine is going crazy and it has flowers but no fruit when should I be expecting the fruit to come on?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 11 Apr, Vans (Australia - temperate climate): It is the season for the fruits. Mine has a lot of fruits and still more to come. May be your flowers need an attraction of bees or butterflies
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 29 Feb, ivy mcbee (Australia - tropical climate): It's grow vigorous in Indonesia we called it "kacang kecipir" and Malaysia..
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Cucumber 29 Feb, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Diana, I find wiping the freshly picked cucumber with a cloth removes the prickles, then you can handle them without being pricked.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 28 Feb, graham williams (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown snow peas from punnet in january and obout to start picking my 1st lot of 15to20 peas at the end of febuary they are growing in soil that has 2yr old chicken manure given to me they are looking great
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Feb, Erin (Australia - temperate climate): How do i know when my eggplant is ripe? - i have a couple of bushes that are producing fruit however when they start they are glossy black then seem to lose thier colour, i have harvested a couple and theya re still a little green on the inside - this seems oppocite from what i have seen in the supermarket.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 28 Feb, carol (Australia - temperate climate): I am a novice gardner. I planted several musclman spinach plants about 4 weeks ago but they are very spindly & seem to be going to seed already. Should I be pruning the plants &/or picking the leaves for eating now. the picture on the label shows very thick leafy bushy plants. Any advice welcome. Also, should I prune the large leaves on an aubergine plant so the flowers are able to get more sun ?
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Spinach (also English spinach) 17 Apr, Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate): A late reply..but better late than never.. Looking at your date of posting..I think it was a bit too hot for spinach in February, so they bolted. They are more an autumn, winter, spring plant. I had far better success during then after I planted them in late spring one year. On the aubergine, I wouldn't prune it. The leaves will help protect the fruit from too much sun when they form as they do burn easily on a very hot sunny day.
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Cucumber 27 Feb, Diana Pryde (Australia - temperate climate): How do you avoid prickling yourself when preparing cucumbers for salads?
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Carrot 26 Feb, Corinne (Australia - temperate climate): I had a lovely crop of carrots coming along and had been picking them from finger length stage. One morning I noticed the tops were wilted, pulled one to see what was going on and there was no carrot. All of my remaining carrot crop had disappeared but for the wilted tops. One of life's mysteries, I guess. Anyone have any idea what might have demolished my crop so efficiently?
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Carrot 29 Aug, Suz (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate): I had this exact thing happen many years ago. It was moles. They live underground and eat the carrot taproots. If you don’t want to kill whatever it is living underground, then I’ll suggest laying a barrier made of something they can’t chew through but will let water through like a metal trough deep enough to allow the carrots to grow o maturity. Maybe a type of carrot variety that’s a thicker taproot and not as deep as say a Scarlet Nantes? There’s probably lots of other suggestions on how to protect your carrot crop once you identify what the underground critter is. Good luck!
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Carrot 08 Aug, Ian (Australia - temperate climate): Corinne I had a similar problem and discovered that my wife kept pulling them out to see if they were ready. However she did not have the forsight to put the tops back in the ground. I would be asking questions!!
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Carrot 25 May, James (Australia - temperate climate): In Melbourne we call them gremlins.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 26 Feb, Rae (Australia - temperate climate): I bought my shallots bulbs last year in Aldi around June/July
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Feb, tonya (Australia - temperate climate): i have 2 capsicum plants supported by trelis's. they're both about a metre high. they produce small-medium green to yellow chilli shape fruit, but if i let them get to yellow, they go rotten and soggy. dearly after red capsicum - any hints? many thanks :)
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Garlic 26 Feb, peter (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I would love to buy some garlic seed as well although, we live in brisbane - your seed may not perform as well in out hotter climate. please email me at [email protected] if you want to sell us some. Thanks, Peter
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Garlic 27 Feb, Garry (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Peter,I live in Northern NSW..and have been growing my own Garlic for over 5yrs with great success.I have a large amount of bulbs from this seasons harvest..If you would like i could send you some bulbs.. E:mail:- [email protected] regards garry :)
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 24 Feb, Corinne Cowper (Australia - temperate climate): When your crop has finished what do you need to do to the soil to make it ready for your next crop? I understand about crop rotation but not sure when I should be adding fertiliser and compost.
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