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Yacon (also Sunroot) 24 Feb, Liza Storo (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Adelaide. Can you grow Yacon there? Any advice on growing and where to get the rhizomes/tubers to plant?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 21 Jun, Tina (Australia - temperate climate): My daughter grows them in Gawler and I grow them in Naracoorte where it is cooler. let me know if you want a tuber
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 15 Sep, noel (Australia - arid climate): would love a tuber live . kapunda
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 24 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): Read the article here about growing it. Try the internet for buying - Diggers Club may have it.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 24 Feb, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Chris grew them in Armidale, (cool/mountain zone) so you should be okay
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Cucumber 21 Feb, Tony (Australia - temperate climate): Is it to late to plant cucumbers and how get rid of rats low cost way no poison thanks
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Cucumber 28 Sep, Lynne (Australia - temperate climate): Tony, an old bushy's trick is to grease a tub or bucket (plastic works well) to about 3 to 4 inches from the top, fill to just below the grease line with water and put grain or food that floats onto the water. Check daily.
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Cucumber 22 Feb, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): You have left it very late to plant. You may or may not grow a crop - you can try. No idea on the rat problem. Look on the internet - but gee Ratsack works - you are going to kill them anyhow, does it really matter how.
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Cucumber 26 Sep, Natalie (Australia - temperate climate): Yeah, ratsak kills the rats! and the owls that eat them :(
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Pumpkin 21 Feb, Kate Mundy (Australia - temperate climate): I planted JAP pumpkin seedlings about 3 months ago, (coastal Victoria) I have never had a flower but the plants are doing well enough, should I pull them out, or is it possible they will still product fruit?
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Pumpkin 22 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): May have planted too late - try planting earlier next time.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 20 Feb, Lachie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, if I plant eggplant seed now will it fruit in time before winter?have I missed my window?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 22 Feb, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): Egg plant like warm weather -so judge that in your area - probably too late by this guide.
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Leeks 20 Feb, Helena (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What type/variety of leek is best suited for Sydney South West area?
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Leeks 22 Feb, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): Look up some varieties on the net and pick one and try it.
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Pumpkin 19 Feb, John Kelly (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I've grown pumpkins which have fruited nicely ,havent harvested all of them,the vines are slowly dying back but now the plants are re shooting quite nicely ,will they produce fruit ?
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Pumpkin 20 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I don't think you will grow much on the new growth - you can give it a try and see what happens. It is not a perennial.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 18 Feb, Geoff Baker (Australia - temperate climate): Do chilli plants need plenty of water? My bushes look healthy but the leaves and flowers keep falling off. Thanks
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Depends on the soil type. Small plants need small waterings regularly - each day in summer especially. Larger plants need a bigger watering less often - each 2-3 days. Pushing your finger in the soil will tell you if the soil is dry or wet.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Feb, Carmen J. (Australia - temperate climate): Your peppers and chillies will do better with some shade cloth on top, not more than 50% shade, they are stress with the heat and they start to drop leaves and flowers.
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Tomato 16 Feb, Peter (Australia - sub-tropical climate): my roma tomatoes have got a big brown spot on the very end just as it starts to show colour, what would you say that is ?
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Tomato 19 Feb, Carmen J. (Australia - temperate climate): Looks like is lacking calcium, normally we put fertilizer but we forget to put calcium, get some dolomite or some rock dust.
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Tomato 25 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Use Epsom salt - a teaspoon in the hole at planting and even sprinkle another on top of the soil a few weeks later.
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Tomato 18 Feb, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Blossom end rot by the sounds of it. Buy some Epsom Salts and put in your garden - from supermarkets. Couple of $$ for 1 kg.
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Tomato 20 Aug, Marie B (Australia - temperate climate): Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate and doesn’t address the lack of calcium. For this coming spring you can buy calcium at Bunnings or your nursery but if you add finely crushed eggshells in your soil and let it degrade over the winter months you will not have to buy calcium again. Boiled eggs water and fish bones buried in soil work wonders against blossom end rot.
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Ginger 15 Feb, Peter (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I grow ginger successfully in 'foam' boxes from the green grocers. I use a shallow style box with good drainage holes. Use a good potting mix and I mulch the top. I water regularly and liquid fertlize. Ginger doesn’t need full sun all day. Mine don't get the hot afternoon sun. I live north of Brisbane.
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Ginger 18 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I do the same to grow some greens - lettuce beetroot spinach -(I'm doing this right now- germinated last week) . I had 3 boxes - heavy when full of soil, so I cut some of the top off. I place some shade cloth on the bottom, then mix up some good soil and compost. Top it off with 25 mm of fine potting mix, plant my seeds and more potting mix to cover the seeds. I place them under a shade cloth cover. I water by using a 6 liter sprayer - the spray doesn't dislodge the seeds. Seeds are planted very thick and when grown you just cut the top off and let it regrow. I use a worm castings fertiliser and when bigger a water fertiliser solution. Can do this also to germinate seeds for seedlings. Bundaberg - sub tropical
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Cauliflower 12 Feb, Linda (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I was wondering when you say to plant cauliflower in seed trays undercover in February, do you mean in a glass house, or under shade cloth? I live in Taradale, Victoria, which is temperate, but we get little rain and have had some really hot sunny days lately that have fried some of my crops. However, we get frosts here that are not like the surrounding areas, and have had things die overnight from that well before and after winter. I also read that cauliflower doesn't take well to transplanting. So would sowing seed direct in February, under shade cloth be okay? Also, Thanks I love this site and all your information Linda
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Cauliflower 12 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): Read all the notes here about growing it. Doesn't like frosts - doesn't like hot days, doesn't like really rich soil. Caulies and cabbage take a lot of care to grow to the seedling stage.If growing seeds, need a good controlled environment - temperature and watering. Undercover means out of the sun and heat. You are starting them in hot/warm weather to transplant when the weather is a bit cooler and grow as the weather goes into winter. When you transplant it is best to have soil around the roots if possible, do it late in the afternoon and put some protection over them - shade for a week or so, water morning and night - only need a light watering. Little plants have small root system so need watering more often. Big plants - bigger watering less often. (Under cover also means protected from frosts- Liz)
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Beetroot (also Beets) 09 Feb, Robyn Williams (Australia - temperate climate): Do beetroot need to be planted direct in the ground where they are to grow or can you transplant easily from seed trays? Thanks.
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