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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 01 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): It says plant May June and Aug Sept. Good rich soil and water regularly. Read the notes on it. Check the internet also.
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 30 Apr, Chris (Australia - temperate climate): Cypriots, particularly from the North of Cyprus have been successfully growing taro since the 1950s. It needs a lot of well aged manures, chicken, sheep, cow etc and a huge amount of water. That is why it is not widely or commercially grown in SA. The soil must not be allowed to dry out. Because of water restrictions, many Cypriots grow the plants in 1/2 wine barrels. Good luck. They make great chick or pork stews.
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Strawberry Plants 30 Apr, Gavy (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi I lives in Melbourne and planning to plant strawberries into big pots. Is May month is right time to plant them? I am planning to buy 20 small plants from the market.
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Strawberry Plants 01 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You are temperate zone - plant May June July - learn to use the tools here - set you climate zone to temperate and then check when and how to grow plants.
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Strawberry Plants 02 Jun, Skye (Australia - temperate climate): Are they frost tolerant? The strawberry farm seems to stop growing them in winter as we get many frosts
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Strawberry Plants 01 May, Gavy (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks Mike. I am going to plant some this weekend and I set my temperature to temperate too.
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Strawberry Plants 04 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm in Southern Qld and we plant about mid April. I planted mine a month earlier as I was going travelling for 3 weeks to mid April. The plants have done really well although the new plants are still sending out new shoots (runners). I cut them off. The weather here has just changed from summer to autumn in the last week H 30-33 down to 26-28 and .L 20-23 down to 15-17 at night. Read my post today about planting new runners each third year etc etc.
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Ginger 28 Apr, Anneliese (Australia - sub-tropical climate): After digging ginger how do you store it until replanting and how long will it keep
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Ginger 22 Jul, Bernie (Australia - temperate climate): I am just outside of Brisbane. I leave my ginger in an open area until the cut ends are well dried and then store them in a polystyrene box until I need them. I usually plant the new crop around mid to late October
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Ginger 30 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Also go on the internet and type in how to grow ginger in Qld (???).
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Ginger 30 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): From the notes on this website about growing ginger. "This perennial will die down in autumn. Remove the dead leaves. In spring lift the root clumps and break them up into smaller pieces to replant" LEAVE it in the ground if you haven't dug it up already. If dug up -probably best to store in a cool dry place over winter. .
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Strawberry Plants 28 Apr, Ann (Australia - temperate climate): I have a compost bin. It is full of slaters working away. When I use my compost it appears that the Slaters eat the fruit. They also like to hide under mulch. Any suggestions to deal with the slaters?
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Strawberry Plants 03 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): From Gardening Australia. "Growing strawberries in pots or growing melons over structures keeps the plants and fruit off the ground and reduces the likelihood of slater damage. When sowing seed keep mulch well clear of the furrow as slaters don't like venturing far from cover. Make traps from hollowed out orange halves or seedling punnets filled with potato peelings, to distract slaters from seedlings, and germinating seeds. When it comes to seedlings, try plant collars (old pots with the bottom chopped out) for the first couple of weeks, or pot on seedlings to establish them before planting out. Once the stems become tougher, they're less attractive to slaters. Iron chelate based snail pellets are also effective against slaters and, as they break down, they release iron to feed the plants. They're safer than traditional snail pellets for use around pets, children and wildlife but they should be stored and used with caution and common sense. In larger gardens, rotating chooks over vegie beds in between crops is a great way to clear up infestation and provide your birds with protein".
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Strawberry Plants 01 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Don't put the compost around the strawberries. Use another fertiliser (manures etc) and put fresh mulch (fine grass clippings) around your plants.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 26 Apr, Sal (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): pinch the flowers if you want to foster increased leaf production.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 12 Oct, Rose (Australia - temperate climate): I pick my flowers off every year, and 4yr old shrubs are now 1m round balls of deliciously scented leaves
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Sage (also Common Sage) 26 Apr, Gail (Australia - temperate climate): Howdy im working towards being a white sage grower in South Australia, if you're interested in being apart of my journey, feel free to email me. Cheers.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 02 Feb, Geraldine (Australia - arid climate): Hi Gail, how is your white sage venture going ? I am just harvesting seeds of my one precious plant. Do you know if now is best to sow swwd or spring ? Also have you used smoke water to help with germination ?
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Sage (also Common Sage) 21 Jul, Jackie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Gail, Wondering how you are going with your White Sage journey? I live Goolwa way and would like to plant White Sage in my front garden. Have a pot of Pineapple Sage, very beautiful, smell..... amazing! Thank you Jackie
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Sage (also Common Sage) 14 Oct, Rhiannon (Australia - temperate climate): hi Gail, Please email me about your sage journey in south Oz! Very keen to know if it took off as you expected
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Sage (also Common Sage) 16 Jun, Lois (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Gail, i'd be interested in hearing about your white sage growing. Hopefully my email address is visible t you! Cheers, Lois (Gardenate doesn't show email addresses unless they are part of the comment -Liz)
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Sage (also Common Sage) 16 Jun, Lois (New Zealand - temperate climate): Thanks Liz. Gail, if you have time to keep in touch, my email is [email protected]. Thank you
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Garlic 24 Apr, Daniel Barresi (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Has anyone used a weedecide such as roundup prior to garlic emerging?
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Garlic 25 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The roundup would have to come in contact with the leaves of the garlic to do it any damage.
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Garlic 10 Jun, Sensible (Australia - temperate climate): Who in their right mind would use poison in the vicinity of where they are growing food?
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Asparagus 23 Apr, Tony (Australia - temperate climate): Hi all, our asparagus ferns are still green.We're in Gisborne Vic.Should we wait till they turn completely brown or can we trim them off now.Will it make any difference to the crowns if cut them now while they're still green .Thanks Tony
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Asparagus 24 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm no expert - I have been growing them for 3 yrs. The new spears shoot in early Spring. So do not trim them now. I made the mistake of cutting them in late July last year and I had a very poor crop. My advise is to water them until the end of this month and then no watering. Let the plant die off. Then in late August cut the dead stalks off and put on the composted manure or just some good compost.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Apr, Erika kluge (Australia - temperate climate): How do i know to take out the capsicum plant after a rather successful season..
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 18 May, David (Australia - temperate climate): I read on this site years ago about a person who had 3 seasons off his/her plant. It thought that I might try the same. Next season will be my fourth. The fruit isn't as large as what you buy at the grocers but are quite acceptable and sweet. The plant will look ratty during the cooler months. Around September I start cutting off the ratty leaves that are close to new growth, being careful to leave enough large leaves to keep the plant growing. This might take 4-6 weeks of removing the old leaves. I also have to support the plant due to the quantity of fruit. Perhaps if I thinned out the fruit I would have larger capsicums. Just tried this for fun but the results have been pleasing.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 24 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When the yield drops off and fruit are becoming small, time to pull them out. A plant only has a limited cycle. A crop may take 12 weeks until it bears and then produce for 4-6 weeks and then that is the end of the cycle.
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