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Watermelon 11 Jan, Scott (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi, I live on a farm near Port Macquarie NSW North Coast and thinking of planting some Garlic beds.I have just started and really enjoying some success.When do you recommend I start planting Garlic
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Watermelon 21 Jan, Bec (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Plant on the shortest day of the year (june) harvest on the longest day (dec). Works every year.
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Thyme (also Common thyme) 10 Jan, Sylvanna (Australia - tropical climate): I grew tomatoes, herbs and strawberrys. They are all struggling with the hot summer heat, The tomatoes have tomato fruit and I am using the herbs basil, mint,parsley in cooking: Oregano and coriander are struggling: The strawberries are not going to make it: late afternoon when the heat has dropped I give all the plants a cool light watering to help them. What else could I do to help these plants to get through the hot summer? I welcome all expert advice: Compassionate gardener:
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Thyme (also Common thyme) 12 Apr, Bob Dobbs (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I sent in a reply to the above query, but it appears to have been posted elsewhere - and not directly under Sylvanna's request.
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Thyme (also Common thyme) 24 Sep, Alice (Australia - temperate climate): Never water at night always in early morning
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 10 Jan, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate): There is the pellets you can get which are made from iron chelates, and nothing else. Safe for everything including humans. The Multiguard people make them, $3.75 at Burnings. Not a sales pitch, just in case you want to not put poison on your veggies.
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Strawberry Plants 10 Jan, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Ivan. If you will get another crop of strawbs this time of year, you probably will considering the weather. A really good variety, developed quite a few years ago in Ferntree Gully/Belrave area, is Chandler. Developed by mrs. Chandler of the dandenongs, It gets a good crop in spring, and another big crop later in the season. I bought some a few years back from Diggers. Six plants became 200 after the first year, after that I was forcing plants on people. Fat , red, juicy strawbs, really nice, and bred for your conditions. Just keep up the manure and water. Cheers.
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Strawberry Plants 09 Jan, Ivan (Australia - temperate climate): Which type of strawberry is best to grow in Maiden Gully, Victoria, if I want to plant some now.?
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Potato 09 Jan, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate): We had 6-8 potato plants grow after planting. We built up the dirt with bricks around them, but now all but two have died once covered with more dirt. I was told you could harvest once they flowered and they have been in the ground for a good two to three months. However, when we dug them up there was only two pea sized potatoes on one of the vines, which was disappointing to say the least. Any ideas?
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Potato 13 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate): Wait for ur plants to die off completely and then harvest meanwhile put some compost or veg peels , grass cuttings on the soil.. And if yur plant has disease I may suggest plant afresh in a fresh spot with heaps of compost and loose soil and give ur plant a bit of room.. Use season once a week and u ll be amazed by the produce:)
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Potato 03 Feb, James (Australia - temperate climate): I had the same problem but I was growing them in winter, which season were you growing in? Generally the longer you leave the potatoes the larger they get, it should be harvest time when the plant starts to die. Give them a bit more time. Did you add any nutrients to the soil? Other than that I can't think of where you may have gone wrong, maybe the potatoes were disease infested, did the dying plants appear to be suffering from disease?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 09 Jan, Dave (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks for the tip I have put down pellets for the slugs and snails. Its funny I have no trouble with the chillies I have grown them for years. Anyone growing them my advice is if they are strong and healthy they will survive winter just put some grass cuttings around the base to keep the roots warm and you will chillies growing in the spring again.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 09 Jan, bob g (Australia - temperate climate): Yes Peter, I've been doing it for years. Also, if you want to grow peas [spring crop] Buy a bag of dried peas from your supermarket - off the shelf where they keep split peas, lentils etc. Much cheaper and great crop. If you have problems with powdery mildew, spray with a mixture of one part full cream milk to twelve parts water.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 08 Jan, Ron (Australia - temperate climate): Originally from Scotland 50 years ago, we always had mashed swede(neeps) with haggis and it is still one of my favorites.
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Watermelon 08 Jan, julie (Australia - arid climate): can anybody please explain why would watermelon plants would be pale in appearance. They have been watered frequently and fed every 4-6 weeks. Regards Julie
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 08 Jan, kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have 4 rockmelon plants in my terracotta pot out on the balcony and they are growing really well. I have 3 small rockmelons growing on them (they are still green). I actually got these seeds from the rockmelons from the supermarket out of the half rockmelon I purchased. I took them out of the rocky & dried the seeds out and replanted them. Voila..... I have my own plants growing. Our season here in Victoria has been all over the place. But I am pleased to say that I finally have rockmelons going on my balcony in a bigish terracotta pot.
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Cucumber 08 Jan, Jill (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have had a massive crop of lebanese cucumbers which stopped producing a couple of weeks ago. Now I am getting tennis ball or slightly larger cucumbers - haven't tried them yet but they are very hard. These are coming off the same vine as the earlier lebanese. What causes this please?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 08 Jan, Peter F (Australia - temperate climate): Can you use dried dwarf beans for replanting.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 05 Jan, Mullyguts (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Yes, but they must be fully mature. Normal eating quality beans will not germinate.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 07 Jan, margaretcoghlan (Australia - temperate climate): It is january and very hot what plants can i prepare for planting or is it too hot and should i wait until weather gets a bit cooler towards March and what do I plant then and is it to hot to plant zucchini have had great success with pumpkins.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 07 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate): how deep should you plant the beetroot plants in a pot? Bernard
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 07 Jan, Keith (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have'nt grown choko's since childhood. However my dad kept the choko's in a cool dark place untill the shoot was about 300ml in length then he would plant them with the tip of the shoot just out of the ground. He would cover the shoot with a hessian bag untill the plant was strong enough to stand on it's against the weather. In addition he would plant two choko's about 200 to 300 ml apart. He would never water the root system when the plant was in leaf and he would never let the plant grow to the extent that it took over the whole side fence. He said that if the vine became massive, the size of the fruit would be reduced . happy gardening. ps: due to economic reasons I will be growing again for personal use.
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Rhubarb 06 Jan, GRAEME (Australia - temperate climate): I HAVE GROWN LOTS OF RHUBARB PLANTS FROM MANY SUPPLYERS ALL SAID TO BE RED STORKED BUT NONE HAVE BEEN ARE WE BEING CONED ????
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Rhubarb 11 Aug, Lorraine Phillips (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have tried to grow rhubarb here in the tropics without success but when I bought the first plant it was supposed to be the red one (looks better when cooked) but turned out green, it died! Recently I bought a red one from Bunnings in Cairns to try again and this one is a red one but doing very poorly. I can't understand why nurseries sell plants if they don't do well in a region that they won't grow in.. Oh and to buy stalks from Coles I paid $6 for 6 stems!!
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Beetroot (also Beets) 06 Jan, Peta (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I only planted bought quite advanced seedlings from a nursery and planted them three weeks ago. it looks like they are popping up out of the ground already. would this be right or have I done something wrong? they are about 2-3 cm across.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 11 Jan, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have grown heaps of Betroot this year, if the grounds a little hard put munch around them, about two inches thick.That has help for me with the ground a little hard and dry
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 05 Jan, Heather (Australia - temperate climate): Hi. Does anybody know why my zuccs are pale green when the picture on the packet has dark green ones. Also mine are getting very fat at about 10 cm which I'm thinking will mean that they are going to be woody. Any ideas? Thx
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Cauliflower 05 Jan, Joe (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Cauli-Community, Here on the Sunshine Coast QLD have problems with white butterflies and worms eating away the leaves. A decent daily spray of garlic and chilly infused water seems to fight off both successfully. Caulis seem to be strong feeders; I applied good general fertilizer weekly and added aged cow manure a shovel load per plant per month. Heads are now developing, yeah! I grow them under 90% shade cloth and hope this keeps the heads white. temperatures are going up which they dont seem to like a lot; supply decent deep root drinks daily. Fingers crossed! Joe
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 05 Jan, Canh (Australia - temperate climate): How I got my Cape Gooseberry to grow from a cutting..The cutting I managed to get was about 3cm long. It was the tip of one of the branches. When I got it home after a 30 minutes car drive, I let the cutting soak in cool tap water for a couple of hours. Then I put the cutting into a small pot with 3/4 of soil. I then put 3 small stakes about 15cm above the pot level wedged around the edge of the pot. Then I use a clear plastic bag and covered the pot. I made a small hole in the bag for ventilation and also for watering the pot without having to take the plastic bag off. keeping it moist but not damped I noticed the cutting was getting bigger and side shoots began to show. When it got to about 15cm tall I transplant the gooseberry into a glasshouse. about 3 months later the gooseberry plant is over 1.5metre tall and has dozens of side shoots over a meter tall. It's like going wild in my glasshouse. And yes, the tree is loaded with fruit but not riped to pick as yet. Since my cape gooseberry took off and produced many side shoots I've been making more cuttings. Now I don't know what the hell I am going to do with all the new plants I've made. So it is very easy to grow Cape Gooseberry from cuttings as long as the cutting has a tip or a nod/ bud where branches or new side shoots going to come out of. Anyone in the Canberra area wanting a cutting or small Gooseberry tree let me know.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Jan, Wilson (USA - Zone 4b climate): To some that posted replies on this page... Cape Gooseberry is not a gooseberry tree, it is a ground cherry.
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