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Pumpkin 31 May, Jill Western (Australia - temperate climate)
I would like to plant some butternut pumpkin in a warm sheltered area that has rich soil. Is it possible to plant now in June. Also should I use seeds or buy plants. Thankyou.
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Pumpkin 01 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A warm sheltered area in June July August is not warm at night. It says to plant in Sept to Dec for a reason - it is a summer growing crop.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 29 May, Lee (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
So, I have some yams to plant. Earthing up means covering the plants with soil a few times with soil as they grow? O
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Earthing up means to build the soil up around the plants as they grow. Don't cover the whole plant with soil. Dig a trench about 150mm deep - plant the yams. Then as they grow back fill the soil. Even hill it up when you have back filled to level soil.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 28 May, Ronnie Enis (USA - Zone 12b climate)
Where can i find Warigal spinich in the U S. I live in wisconsin.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
USA company is Sow No GMO on the net.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
I found some on Amazon - 30 seeds for $6.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look up seed selling companies in the USA on the internet.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 May, Chris braid (Australia - temperate climate)
Where do I buy a choko plant in Melbourne?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
Normally you buy a choko and leave it in your pantry or window sill - when it starts to sprout/shoot and grow a vine then you plant it. In Melbourne that is December.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 30 May, ME- Rachel McCracken (Australia - temperate climate)
You can just buy a choko, sit it in the laundry (or somewhere, on top of a cupboard worked for me) till it sprouts, then plant. You’re going to really struggle though, buddy. The best luck I had was when I bought a choko at a Farmer’s market in SEYMOUR from a grower around Ardmona. They were better acclimatised. It takes two years to start cropping. Best of luck!
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Horseradish 28 May, Norma modistach (Australia - temperate climate)
My late husband always dug and replanted horseradish in July, Is this too long in the ground, he usually replanted the crowns. I am not having a great success
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Horseradish 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
By this website leave them in the ground and plant out in Sept Oct.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 27 May, Jeannie (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Will it grow in full sun in Phoenix, AZ?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 29 May, Mike Logan (Australia - temperate climate)
You are on the Australian section of the web site. Try the USA section in the "Set my climate zone" Top left side of the page.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 26 May, Graham Donnelly (Australia - tropical climate)
The first year I planted Rosella plants , that was three years ago The plants took a long time to flower and fruit These plants grew approximately 3.5 meters tall They did fruit ok though These were fertilised only with Searls Dianamiclifter pellets These plants were given to me by a friend . Last year I purchased seeds from CRT at Gordonvale These seeds shot in the pots in three days in good potting mix , they were planted out in about 3 weeks This time I mixed into the soil Sulfate of Potash as well as Dianamiclifter pellets And plenty of water The plants started flowering when 100mm 4 inches high and never stopped This year the same thing I think a lot depends on the Type of seeds and area you are in. Good Luck
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 29 May, Mike Logan (Australia - temperate climate)
Small ones could have been dwarf rosella. I have snow peas growing one grows 4' high the other doesn't start flowering until it is 4-5' high and grows 8"+ high.
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Pumpkin 26 May, Kerri (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have 2 pet chickens and a whole front yard of pumpkins because of the chickens. Somehow in the rains in February 18 we started growing pumpkins. There’s 6 or more good sized Kent pumpkins there that we can see. I cut one the other day and it was just yellow inside, still a little soft but tasted ok. How long should I wait to harvest the rest?
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Pumpkin 29 May, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Wait until the plant starts to die back or dies back in winter. About 20-26 weeks from planting.
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Pumpkin 31 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When you cut the pumpkin from the vine make sure you have some of the stem attached to the pumpkin.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 25 May, Nina (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
1) Where do I get the cape gooseberry seed from? 2) Temperature & climate required ?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 29 May, (Australia - temperate climate)
Boondie seeds - go to the all vegies and to page 3 - you will find them there. Temperate climate plant Aug to Dec.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 25 May, Lina (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Our choko plant had thousands of little chooks but they all fell off, in all we picked 15 Can you please tell me why. Please lina
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 Jun, Peter (Australia - temperate climate)
Could be a variation in the availability of soil water. Plants are better producers the more years they are in the one spot. Ours (in Sydney) was in the ground forever, trunk thicker than a forearm, and covered chook shed. Never watered so must have put down some really deep roots. So much fruit we'd play cricket with them. Not very good for soccer though ;)
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 29 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably not many bees to pollinate the female flowers.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 25 May, Sean (Australia - temperate climate)
Can capsicum be frozen for future use?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 29 May, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Yes, capsicum freezes quite well. Cut it into strips, ready to use and freeze on a tray before bagging up. It loses a bit of flavour but the colour stays well.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 29 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try the internet - probably not.
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Cauliflower 25 May, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Gidday. Can someine tell me if St Lawrence Qld which lies smack bang between Rocky to the South and Mackay to the North is Tropical or Sub-tropical? No-one seems to actually know.
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Cauliflower 30 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
More so Sub-Tropical as it is only just north of Rocky. The notes here say from Rocky south.
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