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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 22 Oct, Indrajit Roy (Australia - temperate climate): Dear Canh I live in Canberra. Once I tried to grow gooseberry but I failed, as it could not survive Canberra's winter chill. I am interested to grow cape gooseberry by taking (if possible) small cutting from you. If you live in Canberra, I may (if you allow me) drive down to your place and collect the cuttings. Looking forward to hear from you. Kind regards, Indrajit
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 20 Aug, Danielle (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks for the information Canh; it's very useful! I'm going to try growing some from seed from my mom's plant and I think I'll give growing them from cuttings a go too!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 16 Jan, Annie (Australia - temperate climate): I would absolutely love to buy a small gooseberry tree off you, I live in batemans bay and am able to pick it up it that's ok with you. My phone number is 0478004132 or if unable to contact me on that number my partner Robs number is 0449818956. Seeing that comment you posted made my day!! I haven't had a gooseberry in years and would love my own plant! :) please be in contact :)
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 11 Jan, Greg (Australia - temperate climate): Hello canh, if you still have any surplus new plants I'd like to have one. We grew a cape gooseberry years ago and really enjoyed the flavour, so I'd like to grew it again. I'm in Gowrie (tuggeranong). cheers, Greg C
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 20 Jan, Canh (Australia - temperate climate): Hey Greg, Unfortunately, the gooseberry plants are more are popular than I first thought. Pretty much everyone at my work I've talked to about the gooseberry plant they all seemed to want one so I am out of stock, lol.. I will pot a few more this weekend but if you're happy to get a few cuttings from me to see if you can get it to strike you're most welcome. Otherwise you have to wait for about 3 weeks or so. Like I said in my post, it's very easy to take off and very quick to establish. I live in Kambah so not far from you. My mobile is 0403 706 007 send me a text and i'll reply with my address or i can drop a few cuttings to you if you don't want to wait for the ones i am making this weekend to take off.. Canh
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 11 Jan, NAFISA (Australia - arid climate): I would dearly love some baby Cape Gooseberry Plants!!! Would like to give them a go here where I live in hot Broken Hill, which a bit far from you. Do you think you could wrap a few with a bit of potting soil around the roots and then in plastic or damp newspaper and send them to me in a little box? I do receive some baby plants this way from Nurseries, and sent Express Mail, they arrive happily ready for transplanting. I would be happy to pay postage or whatever. Your story is so good!! Nafisa
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 20 Jan, Canh (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Nafisa, I just replied to Greg telling him that I've given all my potted gooseberry plants to people at my work. I've been giving away fresh cucumbers and zuuchinis at work and telling people about the cape gooseberry plants. So they were all very curious and wanted to plant them. So i am out of of stock at the moment but I am going to do a big batch this weekend and sure I am happy to send a few out to you once they take roots or I am happy to wrap them in wet newspaper and put them in Chinese take way plastic container and post to you if you want to grow them from cuttings yourself. My mobile is 0403 706 007, text me your address and let me know if you want to wait til they taken roots or send you just the cuttings. They are very easy to take roots, just follow my instructions from the original post if you want to try it yourself. Canh
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 05 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate): hi I am growing chillies this is there second season in the ground, bush is full of them but some are getting holes in them never happened before looked inside but nothing there, anyone got any ideas what it ccould be.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 05 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate): I have same experience. The holes on the chili were caused by slug. I put snail & slug pellet around the plants. In the morning after that, found died slugs.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Jan, Amy Mitchell (Australia - temperate climate): I’m growing climbing beans in a pot. I have put in stakes for support but haven’t tied them to it yet. I had someone look after my garden while I was away on holiday for a week and when I got back all the leaves are yellow and there’s a lots of little white flying bug things on them. Is it because of the heat that they are going yellow? And what are these bugs?
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Cucumber 04 Jan, Sandra (Australia - temperate climate): I am growing cucumber up a trellis - they have just started to fruit and I have picked one but the skin seems scarred or eaten a bit (not through to the inside) rather a motley look. Does anyone know what that would be?? What could I spray or do to stop it.
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Cucumber 14 Aug, john (Australia - temperate climate): hi. that sounds like slugs or snails wait till night.take a torch with you and you will find out;
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Cucumber 06 Jan, Miguel (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Sandra, It sounds like the skin may have split as a result of growing too quickly. Try cutting down the watering a bit
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Radish 04 Jan, Val (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I cannot grow radishes, carrots or parsnips. Tops look great, but nothing below the soil. What type of soil should I concentrate on, type of fertiliser etc. I have fluid off the worm farm, is this ok to use.
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Radish 12 Jan, kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi! I had the same problem with just putting the radish seeds in the ground. I found it easier to germinate them first. I put the seeds into a wet tissue and then popped it into a ziplock bag until they germinated. Once they germinated (6-10 days), I put them into my soil and VOILA.... growing very well! This trick can be used for all seeds! Let me know how you find this.. Kate
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Radish 02 Jul, Ash (Australia - temperate climate): This was the same problem with me too last year. Then i notised that few plants with no shadow whole day grows well down under and lots of plants with shadow for even a short time in a day also remain smaller raddish. So this year i planted all under full sun and all good now.
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Tomato 04 Jan, Dianne (Australia - temperate climate): Is it too late to put more tomato plants in the garden
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Tomato 06 Jan, Miguel (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Dianne, I've grown tomatoes as late as December, shortly before Christmas. I've had success but got only a small handful of tomatoes. They ripened on the windowsill as there was not enough sunlight or time to vine rippen them and some tasted a little bland. So in answer to your question, you can plant tomatoes now but don't expect them to give you more than 2-3 green tomatoes each plant.
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Tomato 31 Jan, tim (Australia - temperate climate): try tommy toe. i have grown them from february and picked full flavoured fruit through to end of june in southern riverina in frost free years.
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Broccoli 03 Jan, Lisa (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I note some plants say don't plant with certain types. does this just mean not in same garden bed? or not at same time? so one after the other? or same time but seperate beds? I have yet to start a vegie garden and am trying to decide what i'd like to plant and when. and broccolli and tomato are plants i'd like to attempt growing. thanks for any tips
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Broccoli 08 Jan, kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate): companioning planting is In the same garden bed Each garden bed should have it's own companion planting for whatever vegetables you are planting at that time. If it statesa vegetable with another one, but you can't plant the other one due to a months difference, it doesnt matter, cause once you put that other plant into companion the other original plant, it still works well, due to the timing of the plants for when they are meant to grow
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 03 Jan, eva (Australia - temperate climate): why is my cobs goin brown, is it a insect or not incorrect watering this is my second year of goin corn, they grow well but when its time to eat they are brown and rotten parts inside the corn, please help as its a waste of time and water
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Potato 03 Jan, Gina (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown potatoes several times but never had flowers. I harvest potatoes (when I get sick of waiting for the flowers) but can't understand why everyones says "wait till it flowers". Do all varieties flower??
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Potato 06 Jan, Tracey (Australia - temperate climate): No, not all potato varieties flower. If you have the patience, wait until the plant dies, then you can be sure you've waited long enough. If I'm after new potatoes I start bandicooting at around the 90 day mark, or when the plant starts to look a bit ratty.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 02 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate): How can you tell the difference between Marjorum and Oregano? I have a ground cover type plant that produces purple flowers and I have lost the tag to what it is.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 02 Jan, marlene (Australia - temperate climate): my zucchini, newer, leaves have gone very limp hanging down from the stem,they have been well watered , wonder if it could be too much, l have grown these plants for years without this happening. They do have some potatoes close , also tomatoes carrots and beetroot.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 06 Jul, Stephen (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Marlene. I have exactly the same problem. New leaves are coming up and the plant is still flowering but the original leaves are all just hanging at the base of the plant. Nearby there is another very happy courgette and a cucumber. Did you find out what was going on? Stephen (far north west Scotland)
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Tomato 02 Jan, Cathy (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I am growing Grosse Lisse tomatoes, they have fruited well but the fruit is splitting before they are ripe. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?
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Tomato 05 Jan, Mudhonei (Australia - temperate climate): Sounds like too much water.
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Tomato 23 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): generally it is caused by irregular watering or lack of lime
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