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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Apr, Macuei Bona (Australia - temperate climate)
I moved to southern Tasmania from overseas and am not sure when to plant corn in this part of the country. Advice please.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 04 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Click on climate zone - temperate and look up sweet corn. Sept to Jan. It says similar for sub-topical but I grow it all year.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 04 Apr, Phil (Australia - temperate climate)
In Tasmania I would be looking at November, assuming all risk of frost has past.
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Strawberry Plants 02 Apr, Marg Herbertson (Australia - temperate climate)
Where can I purchase 50 crowns for planting in Portland south west victoria
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Strawberry Plants 04 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look on the internet for people who grow/sell in your area. Or ask around for someone who is growing runners/crowns in your area. I have plenty at my local men's shed - don't know the variety. Don't know how they would travel from Qld to Vic either.
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Pumpkin 01 Apr, Grant Onysko (Australia - temperate climate)
I grow pumpkins every season. If you want your pumpkins to grow big you must make sure the entire plant gets watered and fertilised regularly as the vine sends down a root at about 1/2m intervals in search of water and food. When you start getting female flowers (with a pumpkin attached) you need to fertilise them by getting pollen from the male flower, just put your finger inside and you will see the pollen on it, gently brush it on to the middle of the female, once pollinated the new pumpkin will go into a growing frenzy, (I know they are about 90% water ) Water, water, water! And food, My best Kentia/ Jap went 12.2 kg 33cm high, save the seeds and keep them in the freezer. Veggies are the best.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 31 Mar, Poppy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted a Rosella suckling 6wks ago. The past few weeks a fungus had started due to the wet weather. I got that under control, I thought. I just noticed the new leaves are getting eaten on the tips and some of the leaves have "brownish orange scales" on the underside. I couldn't locate a caterpillar. Might it be a cutting insect? Help! it has been doing really well in the well prepared soil and drainage. Location outside of Bundaberg.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 04 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live near Bundy but travelling at the moment. Look up the internet for the symptoms. Try a bit of shade cloth or similar to protect it from eating insects for awhile. Or put a plastic bottle over it (with top open) with some oil or grease on the out side of it to stop bugs climbing up into it.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 30 Mar, Kaki (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi I have greenish caterpillars on my mint, can I use pyrethrum to get rid of them, n after how long can I use the leaves for cooking Thanks
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Mint (also Garden mint) 04 Apr, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Yes use it.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 16 Jun, Leigh (Australia - temperate climate)
Cut garlic cloves, mix it with warm water. Put in a sprayer. Stinks but it’s natural. Caterpillars gone!
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Pumpkin 28 Mar, Kara Wisniewski (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi I planted pumpkins in mid November, they are still growing and i'm getting heaps of them. Do I just let them keep growing until they decide to dry off from the stalk? I live in Launceston,Tasmania
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Pumpkin 30 Mar, Jen Oscroft (Australia - temperate climate)
My Pumpkins are the same. Still growing like crazy and flowering. I thought they are supposed to be finished? This is my first time growing them down here (Victoria). I guess we'll just have to leave them until the plants die off.
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Kohlrabi 26 Mar, jacob kim (Australia - temperate climate)
how can i get seed? in Sydney Australia.
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Kohlrabi 02 Apr, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate)
Bunnings have seed packets. There is the purple one and white ones
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Pumpkin 02 Apr, Kaye (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
You can buy a piece of pumpkin you enjoy and if it has seeds keep those. Let them dry before planting again.
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Pumpkin 15 May, Ben (Australia - tropical climate)
I would advise against using shop bought pumpkin for seed. Most pumpkins grown commercially these days are hybrids that are bred to look like the well known varieties. They will not however produce true to type offspring. If you are happy to take pot luck then by all means go ahead and plant them, but if you really want a good tried and true pumpkin variety you will need to get seed from a seed supplier or a friend who has grown them before. Happy gardening one and all.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Mar, Susan (Australia - tropical climate)
Eureka! My gooseberry seeds have peeped through today. I am on my way now to lots of jam hopefully. Thanks for your help. It has taken 8 weeks to germinate.
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Pumpkin 26 Mar, Maddie (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted my kent pumkins in September and have javested about 8 mature pumpkins...new pumkins are now starting on the same vine. Will they mature even though it is coming into winter?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Mar, Steph (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Ive planted my capsicum in Feb this year and they have grown nicely however they are pretty much the same size (the plant itself) and have been for about 3 weeks. Still quite small. They are healthy just really small still (approx 15cm high) is there anything I need to do to keep them growing. With a harvest est. In May, I just do see them being big enough to grow the harvest.
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Tomato 24 Mar, Maree (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I grow tomatoes in adelaide in winter
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 23 Mar, Graeme (Australia - temperate climate)
We had a great crop (considering 1st year in the ground.) This 2nd year the plants have flourished but haven't flowered. The plants are just beginning to feel the cooler monthes (we water but very dry). We have had no flowers this year. Should we be concerned? Thanks for any tips!
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 21 Mar, Kathy charles (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted 3 tubers of yellow and 1 purple sweet potato in October 2017 now March have picked first purple one but cannot find even a little yellow tuber. Healthy looking plants but WHY no s/potato. Thank you in advance
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Cut off some runners/vine and plant them - better than tubers. About 18
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 21 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
what weather conditions do capsicum plants grow in. do they grow better in the sun or the shade?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They need sun and I believe in the warmer weather to pollinate.
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Pumpkin 21 Mar, Cecilia (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Why are my home grown pumpkins watery? Not nice mashed.Would they make a nice soup.?
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Pumpkin 23 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have the same - maybe they might dry out if left for a month or so. Mine are jap - very sweet and moist. I probably pick them a bit early as I wanted to dig the garden up to plant other crops.
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Pumpkin 20 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I am trying to grow pumpkin in raised beds without much luck. I have flowers that don't fruit. I have lots of bees in other beds but suspect there is a pollination issue. How do you tell the difference between female & male flowers, then how do I pollinate the female flower?
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Pumpkin 23 Mar, Also Lisa (Australia - tropical climate)
Ditto to Lisa above. The female flowers look like they already have a small pumpkin at their base. They are very easy to pollinate by hand.
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