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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Feb, John Manousso (Australia - temperate climate)
That is a better cheaper way to buy Okra then to buy them at a grocery store supermarket they charged me $5 for roughly 00.282 grams. All I wanted was to get the seeds so I can grow my own crop
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 01 Sep, Roscoe (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We live in the Brisbane Valley. Our sweet potatoes never die off.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 04 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It is perennial - will grow for a few years.
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Watermelon 01 Sep, Coccinelle (Australia - temperate climate)
I have 1m square veg boxes. In one I've only planted a few pumpkin seedlings. Can i use the rest of the space to grow watermelon? Will they be compatible?
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Watermelon 04 Sep, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)
In that space, you will only be able to grow 1 or 2 pumpkin or watermelon vines. Both require a lot of room.
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Watermelon 04 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A 1 square meter garden would only support about1- 2 pumpkin plants. Or only 1-2 water melons. About 3-4 cucumber plants. Just think how big the plants will grow and how much nutrient they will require.
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Broccoli 30 Aug, stella jackon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
where would be the best town or city in Australia to grow broccoli
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Broccoli 31 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How long is a piece of string? Anywhere - it is a cool weather season crop. Plant from April onwards. Really hot places it would dry out if not watered a lot. Read up about growing it.
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Ginger 27 Aug, Geoffrey Page (Australia - tropical climate)
I trying to grow ginger in a large pot but seen to-be doing to well how high does grow my only about 6" high
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Ginger 28 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google - ginger plants - they seem to grow to about 18-24" high. Read about how to grow it. Regular fert each month - not one big hit of fert.
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Ginger 28 Aug, Geoffrey Page (Australia - tropical climate)
Sorry word that last comment wrong ginger is not doing well struggling is there a particular fertilize required
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Ginger 29 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A general all round fertiliser has about 10-12% N, 4-5% P and around 12-14% K for growing vegetables around here (Bundaberg) . Only way to know is do a soil test. If you dig up some ground put some dry matter (dry grass, manure, leaves etc and some fert and lime and give it 3-4 mths to all rot down you should have a reasonable soil. see how you plant goes in the next few months with the warmer weather.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 26 Aug, Cathie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My choko vine is healthy and gets flowers no fruit forms we have native bees live between Yeppoon and Rockhampton given potash, composted manure is it lacking something and what Ph they like
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The notes here say plant Oct-Nov. Maybe yours is a bit out of season. We have had a very mild Winter. Don't go too hard with the potash - maybe only put potash on when it has flowered and fruit has set. Google about growing it - it needs warm weather to grow.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 Aug, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)
Despite your vine having flowers, how old is it? On this site, it states that chokoes need a long growing season of 4 to 6 months.
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Garlic 26 Aug, Alan (Australia - temperate climate)
Planted garlic in June in pots and in vege patch. All plants growing well until 2 weeks ago when I started noticing yellowing of leaves any remedies please
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Garlic 28 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
"Yellow tips are such a common garlic phenomenon that many consider it “normal.” They can be caused by any number of stressors: a hard winter, a warm spell followed by a freezing spell, mild nutrient deficiencies or imbalances, too much or too little water; a little of this and that. I don’t worry about yellow tips. My garlics usually get them. Everything I read says that unless they are extreme, yields should not be affected. However, yellow stripes, splotches, speckles, leaf curl, thickened leaves, purple veins, or other abnormalities indicate something more serious is going on: soil deficiencies, insect infestations, fungal growth." Google and read up about it.
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Garlic 28 Aug, Darren (Australia - temperate climate)
If the leaves are yellowing, and look like they are dying, it is possible your garlic is ready.
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Carrot 25 Aug, Justin (Australia - temperate climate)
I got carrot seeds to grow in 1 week, that's right, I soaked the seeds in warm water for 24 hours then sowed them out & covered with a thin layer of sugar cane mulch.
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Carrot 29 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
An old trick was to put a damp hessian bag on the seeds until they germinated. Or today you could use shade cloth - probably the 90% the best. Cost about $10/m 1800mm wide.
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Carrot 28 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Bet you had fun trying to plant out small wet carrot seeds.
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Carrot 02 May, Jennifer (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I can just imagine it, tiny wet seeds, it’s difficult enough to sow when they are dry. I planted my seeds in a large pot hope they are successful, I like your tips
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Carrot 05 Oct, Ashmoore (Australia - temperate climate)
I just buy the ones on tape,so basically just lay the tape down and lightly cover and water
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 Aug, Pauline (Australia - temperate climate)
I have it growing in my vegetable garden in full sun,and afternoon shade, and it borders on becoming invasive The plant sends out underground runners a bit like mint does. It dies down each winter. I love it for the beautiful skeletal seed cases, so I just rip it out of some areas. I tried it in pots but it quickly filled the pot with roots
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Potato 23 Aug, Paul Kelly (Australia - temperate climate)
The leaves on my potatoes seem to be shriveling and dying. Leaving crisp brown holes in the leaves and dead stems. Could it be a fungal disease or insect attack. If it is fungal disease what should I treat it with. Could it be viral?
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Potato 25 Aug, Tim (Australia - temperate climate)
How old are your plants? The leaves and stems will die when its time to harvest.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 23 Aug, Tracey Flynn (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi..I have come across a great recipe Jamie Olivers Spicy Lamb Shanks...Absolutely Yum if a meat eater....He suggests Oregano OR Marjoram. I I have used Oregano....I want to grow at my home....wondering why he chose between the 2 herbs....I googled and seems to have an Italian taste.....
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 02 Sep, Anne-Marie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Tracey, my husband makes this yummy dish often and always uses Oregano - better flavour, more versatile and can be used in several other recipes we make, like bolognaise sause, with oven baked Mullet, chicken bone broth. We have grown oregano both in the ground and pot, morning sun and not too wet or it will die! I recently bought some in a pot and repotted it to a larger pot within 3-4 weeks... grows very quickly! We've had a very mild winter (warm days) but very cold nights.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 23 Aug, Mario Skapin (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I bought the seeds from "ITALIAN GARDENER" they are situated in Adelaide, find it on google by the name, they are very obliging and helpful, and they have a mobile number on site that you can call. I bought Radicchio,Salad mix, Cicoria Zucherina di Trieste, witlof and other seeds from them. i am starting to do the final stage with witlof now hope it works. Cheers Mario
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Cabbage 21 Aug, Alex Little (Australia - temperate climate)
Why should you avoid growing beans next to cabbages?
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