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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 31 Dec, NAFISA (Australia - arid climate)
Barbara, The same happened with my pumpkins in Broken Hill, until I was told that it is a pollination problem. Bees do not want to live in Broken Hill. We have to hand pollinate the dear pumpkins. Lots of info about how to on the internet. Nafisa
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 26 Dec, Lynelda Wilson (Australia - temperate climate)
Want to but seeds to plant so I can make rosella jam
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 28 Dec, Chez (Australia - arid climate)
Eden Seeds have Rosella seeds available at present and you can order online. I grew them in my hydroponics last year and made my first rosella jam since I left the tropics. You need to get them started as soon as possible to allow enough time to fruit before it gets cool.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 13 Aug, Carmen (Australia - tropical climate)
hello i would like to hear about your hydrponics set-up. we are hoping to get students growing rosellas in individual hydrponic pots made from recycled plastic bottles, but not sure how to start. did you raise your seeds in soil first, then transplant into the hydroponics? thanks
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 12 Feb, James (Australia - temperate climate)
In temperate climates I'd say don't bother, I live in Melbourne and my plant only got to about 15cm tall and the leaves were too sour to eat, no fruit on plant. They need a long hot growing season.
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Rhubarb 25 Dec, wayne riley (Australia - tropical climate)
my rhubard is growing well but now it is getting eaten by something on the leaves and the leaf has gone brown. what can I do ? please help me.
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Rhubarb 22 Nov, Dorothy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a 2 yr old rhubarb that has produced very well over the last 18 months. yesterday I came home from work and it was limp (never seen it do that before) we have had about 15ml of rain over the last 2 day, and it is quite humid. I gave it water, as the soil looked dry. It seemed to pick up. This morning it is worse all leaves & stems drooping. I dug around the plant and the soil is moist, there seems to be no grubs and there are earth worms in the soil. As this is not it's first hot season, i am at a loss as to what is causing it and what I can do
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 24 Dec, chris (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Adelaide and find the plants virtually turn to see before I get any sort of harvest
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 21 Apr, Fay (Australia - arid climate)
Me, too. I recently read that they respond to large temp fluctuations by going to seed. So maybe start off in autumn and grow through winter, and/or have it growing in a pot and bring it inside when the weather's going to throw one of our typical spring curve balls.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 23 Dec, Keith Goodwin (Australia - temperate climate)
Can someone explain the difference between pak choy and bok choy
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 02 Feb, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Keith, the names from Chinese translated should really read Bahk Choi Bahk = white Choic - Cabbage! so thats the one with the white base, And re nibblers, if you have the time you can also just turn the leaves over, and you may find tiny white spots, they are the babies of the white butterfly that will eat and make the "holes" I just rub them off, if they have gotten under the mozzie netting.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 03 Jan, Tim McGrath (Australia - temperate climate)
I have grown both at Tocumwal. I have found Pak Choi has a very short season here, presumably because of our very warm climate (very short and mild winter). Bok Choy (grown from bought seedlings) has a much longer season here and in my opinion is a much better veg. Pak Choy has a loose and untidy habit, Bok Choy has a tighter habit and more succulent leaves and stems. Bok Choy has very light green stems. Pak Choy has white stems. (I did aquire some Red Pak Choy seeds from Diggers Club. Better than white and longer season, but far short of Bok Choy on all counts.). I bought some "Bok Choy seeds" a few months ago. I don't know what they were, but they were not Bok Choy. I guess the commercial plant nurseries have a monolpy on the seed.
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Carrot 22 Dec, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)
I have tried growing carrots which have germinated however within days they have all disappeared any ideas?
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Carrot 31 Dec, Keith Goodwin (Australia - temperate climate)
Michael I would say you have a snail or slug problem
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Beetroot (also Beets) 22 Dec, Narelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I went on holiday for a few weeks and had a friend water my garden, however they forgot. My beets came back ok but are now about to flower and I don't think they have much of a root. Should I just cut my losses, pull them out and start again?
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Pumpkin 21 Dec, Matt (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My pumpkin is growing really well, about an inch or more a day, but the leaves closest to the roots have started to turn yellow, die and drop off. This yellowing and dying is slowly moving along the plant toward the tip. The new growth is still looking really healthy. What can be causing this yellowing? Could it be a lack on N or Fe?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 19 Dec, Valerie Hutton (Australia - tropical climate)
My rosella plants are taking their time growing (slowly), and something is eating small round holes in the leaves, also they get a white aphid like funges on the stems. Can you advise what is the best repellant to use in these cases. I have noticed a lot of orange ladybird beetles on the zucchini also, will the same repellant be ok for them?
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Celery 18 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
my celery have been in the ground for 6 weeks and are really slow.is this normal
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Celery 17 Mar, Emily (Australia - temperate climate)
Yes, it is normal for celery to grow slow especially if you have had alot of rain ? :)
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Celery 14 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
same! mine's been in the ground about 2 months and it doesn't seem to have grown much more than it did in the first week
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Celery 20 Mar, Jessica (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Adding fertiliser did the trick for me. The instructions said liquid but my father in law gave me some chicken manure pellets. I never followed up so they didn't grow big fat stalks but the flavour sure is concentrated.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 18 Dec, Joseph (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Good question How long is a piece of string, but seriously climbing given a frame to climb over they are almost limitless, if they have plenty water and nutrients. Just keep harvesting the beans and the bounty should be great, also you may curse them like me with so many beans to harvest, plus they are great hiders behind the foliage, so look hard when picking. Cheers Joe
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 17 Dec, alby (Australia - temperate climate)
How tall Climbing Beans Grow?
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Cucumber 17 Dec, cheryl (Australia - temperate climate)
Why do my cucumbers go fat in the middle and curl up
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 17 Dec, Tania (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted some chilli's from packet seed directly into the tub where they would grow. They only grew about 2 cm high and then nothing. Anyone know what the problem was/is? I am not a gardener and often grow things by mistake.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 16 Dec, chehade bghaoui (Australia - temperate climate)
what is the solution for leaves wilt and for leavessudenly yellowing and drying
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 11 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi ! chehade. Your problem seems to be the soil. It is I think too acidic and sticky (not porous). What you need is some Lime and Sand to nutralise the acidity and to enable it to breathe respectively. Let me know whether this has been helpful.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 15 Dec, vantruong (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi I am about growing zucchini in the soil that used to grow potato before , I would like to know if it is any broplem and if there is any way to solve the broplem. I am very appriciate for your advice.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 06 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate)
Think it should be ok. I've read not to plant them together because zucchini's need more water than potatoes and if you water potatoes too much they rot.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 18 Dec, Sarah (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I've just planted zucchini where my potatoes used to be... I don't think it's a problem because they aren't from the same family so shouldn't have the same diseases, nutrient needs, etc. :) Hope that helps!
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