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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 26 Nov, Alana (Australia - temperate climate): The bulbous shape comes from varying water levels. When they haven't had much water for a while, they grow more slowly and thinner, then there is a downpour or extra watering, they shoot out and the new bit grows fast and fatter. Happy gardening.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 20 Nov, susan (Australia - temperate climate): hi, dose any one know why my capsicums are getting black patches on them and have a sogy mush inside behind the black patch, we are in geraldton WA (400ks nrth of Perth). thank you for your help.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Nov, Alex (Australia - temperate climate): could be "Blossom End Rot" ?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 20 Nov, (Australia - tropical climate): Have bought rosella seedlings from mitre 10
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Cucumber 18 Nov, Pam (Australia - temperate climate): HELP, i have been trying to grow cucumbers (burpless), the plant looks great, get flowers, get little tiny cucumbers then they go YELLOW and die. I have been watering and regular sea sol. Do you think it is because they are planted next to tomatoes? Help please,
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Cucumber 13 Mar, malcolm mckercher (Australia - temperate climate): have you tried mag potash at first flowering?
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Cucumber 29 Jan, Bryan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Pam, Seasol is NOT a fertiliser, it is a plant tonic and soil conditioner. When used accordingly, it is highly beneficial in assisting the plant with nutrient uptake.
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Cucumber 21 Nov, Hannah (Australia - temperate climate): Pam, it sounds like your female flowers are trying to produce fruit but because they aren't getting fertilised by the male flowers, the little fruit are turning yellow and dying. You might want to give manual fertilising a go - pluck off the male flowers (small ones with no tiny 'fruit' at their base) and brush their faces on the faces of the female ones to transfer the pollen. Good luck!
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Cucumber 03 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate): Thankyou so much, I have now real fruit
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Fennel (also Bronze fennel) 17 Nov, Graeme (Australia - arid climate): You will find fennel seeds in your pantry cupboard. And cumin seeds. And a lot of other things you use everyday for cooking. Just plant them and water them!
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Garlic 16 Nov, Barb Burnet (Australia - cool/mountain climate): This year my beautiful aussie golden garlic." the pearls of life' has grown better than ever. And it has been very wet down here. planted iin March and pulled all in Oct. ! sadly I will have to move so will have to sell most of my garlic seed. over the years of growing same seed in different states,.. healthy soil, lime ,& blood and bone. and love.
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Garlic 17 Jan, Cynthia (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Barb, I would love to buy some garlic seed from you. please email me [email protected] Thanks!
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Rhubarb 16 Nov, Roma Schilling (Australia - temperate climate): My Rhubarb grows well but the stalks arent very thick. Is it a different type that I need to buy? Thanks Roma
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Nov, jeanette neumann (Australia - sub-tropical climate): All the leaves are coming away from the corn befori iit is formed properly and i have never seen this before do you know what this might be from . thankyou Jeanette
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Tomato 15 Nov, Lola (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My tomatos started to fruit but now the plant is dying with green tomatos on the dead vines....
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Tomato 17 Nov, dave (Australia - temperate climate): i would say u may be over watering them , if u dig down in the soil about 4 to 5 inches and squeeze the soil if i stays in a ball soil is ok and dose not need water.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 15 Nov, jojo (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I 'm in west of Melbourne This is my first time to grow rockmelon. Do they grow on the ground or I need to make some stakes to hold them up? cheryl said she has a rockmelon vine. What is this? do I need one to grow my rocky? what is the best PH soil to suit growing rockmelon?
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 06 Dec, Ian (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Rockmelon must be left to grow on the ground as they rapidly gain weight and would quickly detach themselves if they were suspended. Sheep manure well dug 2-3 weeks before planting . You're friends vine is definately horizontal. Hope it helps.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 15 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate): My trees are very healthy and produce many flowers but disappointingly no fruit seem to set. A patch of beans at close proximity thereto has cropped very well, (just as a comparison for you may also think as I did that possibly the lack of pollinators may be the cause).
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Tomato 14 Nov, Beth (Australia - temperate climate): I'm growing Red Truss and Grosse Lisse tomatoes in Adelaide. The truss plants have already flowered on plants 30cm & 40cm high. Should I remove the flowers to let plants grow taller before putting energy into fruiting?
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Tomato 19 Nov, Tricia (Australia - temperate climate): Ive planted a variety of tomatoes this year and they all started flowering before they even got to 30 cm, I have left them and they are still growing and flowering, the early flowers have set and I have some really nice looking tomatoes already, I made my own compost and have side dressed them and I swear they have grown another 6 inches in a few days :)
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Tomato 21 Nov, Beth (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks Tricia - that sounds promising. That's what I'd decided to do. They certainly love compost. And who wouldn't prefer home-made? Roll on delicious tomatoes!
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Ginger 14 Nov, Altone (Australia - temperate climate): Ginger in Temperate Australia. Although not truly suited to temperate areas ginger and Galangal can be grown. I've had a small bed of both for 3 years which produces a small crop for the kitchen each year. I grow in sandy well drained soil and the bed is surrounded on 3 sides (fence/shed) - northern aspect open. I suspect this and the deep mulching I give it over winter helps it survive the frosts. Go on , give it a go.
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Ginger 25 Oct, Anabelle (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Will i be able to grow ginger here in the ACT? If so when is the best time of the year to plant pls TIA?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 14 Nov, Kelvin (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have trouble with something eating into my broad beans. It leaves a black spot on the out side of the broad beans & also black on the inside as well.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 13 Nov, Kaytee (Australia - tropical climate): My eggplant is healthy looking and flowering very well but fruit doesn't set. I tried to pollinate them but that didn't work either. Can you help please.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 13 Nov, nerida (Australia - temperate climate): I got a lot from my grandfather one year but made the mistake of dishing them up to a group of friends just before we went to see a play..... those who have eaten them before can imagine the consequences. Really yummy, but unfortunately they do have a side effect not compatible with a quiet live theatre.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Nov, Darryl (Australia - temperate climate): Will okra grow well in southern Tasmania?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 14 Nov, Chris (Australia - arid climate): It will be a challenge. Okra needs a long hot growing season (best in tropical/sub-tropical QLD, southern US)
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 13 Nov, Tracey in Melbourne (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Jim, Spring onions are grown from seed, not a seed onion (I assume you mean onion set?). I notice that the Gardenate guide says to sow Aug through October in Temperate regions, but my experience (Melbourne) is that they can be sown pretty much all year round (obviously they grow faster in warmer conditions). I just put in some more seeds the other day. One thing worth knowing is that onion seed doesn't store very well, so if you have an old packet you might get poor germination.
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