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Yacon (also Sunroot) 07 Aug, Ken Chee (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Marilyn - Could you please provide me the seller's contact details as I wish to purchase some Yacon rhizomes from her. I am from Castle Hill (Sydney). Many thanks. Ken
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 30 Aug, Ron (Australia - temperate climate)
Morisset nsw Ken, I brought YACON from Mountain Herbs Katoomba nsw in may 2017 .Some tubers in small cardboard box $10.00 were sent by courier $6.10. Planted middle May 4seedlings now up & growing
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Sep, Minh Ha (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Ron and friends, I live in Bankstown NSW. I am interested to grow Yacon in my backyard. Could you tell me where can I purchase the plants? Thanks a ton. Minh
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 19 Aug, Marilyn (Australia - temperate climate)
Sorry for the delay in respo ding. Was looking for an email . I bought them through Gumtree $26.00 for 2. Very prompt service too. The add displays YACO peruvian ground Apple plant with a picture of the plant in flower. PLSLCC in Taree. Hope this helps Ken.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Jul, naomi fischer (Australia - temperate climate)
I purchased the rhizomes from the Diggers Club. They may not be in stock yet but they do supply stock in pots when available. Cheers
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Cauliflower 24 Jun, Stuart worsfold (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My cauliflowers and cabbages were planted about 6 weeks ago. They have grown huge with early foliage but not starting to heart yet. Can I cut the older leaves off and would it encourage them to heart faster
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Cauliflower 26 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
I have the same problem - too much N and probably too much water. My plants struggled to get above surrounding plants and then took off. We are too good to our plants. I have stopped watering them to try and make them go to seed (heads). Take a few bottom leaves off.
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Broccoli 22 Jun, Lyndel -- Toowoomba Qld (Australia - temperate climate)
We live in Toowoomba and would like to know the best time to plant broccoli seeds please. Also, a clarification as to whether we are a temperate or sub tropical climate please??
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Broccoli 24 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
You are temperate to bordering cool - you probably have warmer summers than cool. If you are high up in Toowoomba you maybe lean to temperate - if down in a hollow lean a bit to cool. By the guide on this website you plant seeds Feb and transplant Mar-April. Buy some well established seedlings and plant now.
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Kale (also Borecole) 21 Jun, Coral (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Just wondering how long a kale plant will live for?
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Kale (also Borecole) 21 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It is a biennial plant - could live for a few years - a good outcome is 3 years. It is a cool weather crop and can handle some frost. Tastes a bit bitter in the summer - drier and warmer. My rule is once a plant has produced a good crop and the quantity and quality has fallen away time to plough out. Put something else in that will produce a good supply.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 21 Jun, Kevin Watkins (Australia - temperate climate)
In Perth Western Australia did not flower and leaves are dieing back.Will tubers be ok?
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Ginger 19 Jun, Andrew (Australia - tropical climate)
What is the required annually rainfall for ginger in the tropics?
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Ginger 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
"Ginger is a warm climate plant. It can be grown indoors in cool/temperate areas. To grow well it needs lots of water and nutrients. Prepare the soil by adding compost which will retain some moisture but not get saturated. Add a small amount of sand to ensure drainage. Water regularly in summer to keep moist". I would suggest a raised bed - even just a bed that is higher than the surrounding area. Doesn't have to be a constructed bed. Put plenty of compost and sand as suggested. A sandy soil rather than a clay soil - a good loamy soil. The trick is to keep it moist but not have it wet all the time.
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Horseradish 19 Jun, john (Australia - temperate climate)
any recipes for real horseradish / European style? I think that it is just grated and put with vinegar but notsure
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Asparagus 18 Jun, Laurie (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a question about asparagus. I am planning to plant some crowns soon. Can I plant other veg in this bed whilst the asparagus is dormant? If yes, presumably something not deep rooted like lettuce? if yes, any other suggestions?
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Asparagus 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
The crowns will start shooting August -Sept. Very little time to grow something. Depending on where you live - you would plant crowns Aug -Sept and put a good cover of compost / manure on top. This supplies the crown with nutrients for growing - you wouldn't want other plants use the nutrients up.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 18 Jun, Merv (Australia - temperate climate)
After the growing season do I have to wait until the vine turn brown before cutting them down
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
As soon as you have picked all the beans you can pull them down or let them die off if you want to. A suggestion either way you do it, put them on the lawn and run over them with the lawn mower - will chop them up into small pieces. Use as a mulch or compost them.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 18 Jun, Patrick webstet (Australia - temperate climate)
What time of year do I plant chokos on the central coast of Nsw l live At kulnura
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 20 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
December
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Asparagus 17 Jun, Margaret (Australia - temperate climate)
I have just dug up old crowns to transplant, will these grow successfully in new fertilised beds or do I need to get new crowns? They are probably 30 yrs old but were still producing some shoots. Healthy long stems on the crowns.
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Asparagus 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They are probably past their use by date. Usually only have a good productive life of about 15 to 20 yrs. You may get more though. My suggestion cut one into a few pieces and plant them out. If you have the ground buy a few new crowns and plant them also. Next spring 2018 will tell, if the old one don't do well then you have new ones on the go.
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Pumpkin 16 Jun, Dilsie Evans (Australia - temperate climate)
I've grown pumpkin for the first time, 6 pumpkins. Just cut up the largest, the centre seems a bit soft and has lots of seeds. Is this normal??
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Pumpkin 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You have the skin and then a layer of firm to hard pumpkin - then in the middle is soft tissue and seeds. You don't eat the soft tissue.
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Strawberry Plants 16 Jun, Jean (Australia - temperate climate)
As far as I know, you are meant to cut off all the flowers as soon as they appear for the first year. The plant needs more energy to establish roots, etc. then the next year, you can let them flower and fruit and you should have a more abundant crop.
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Strawberry Plants 21 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Commercial growers here plant the strawberry runners in late April May. After the crop has been picked they plough them in. A one year crop. They buy new runners each year under contract - special patented varieties. Generally a home gardener may leave a few plants at the end of the season to keep over for the following year. During the late summer these will start to develop runners - you use these for the next crop. Doing this for years will produce an inferior fruit over years I believe.
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Carrot 15 Jun, Megan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted carrot seedlings from bunnings I thought each separate square of the tray would be one carrot, heaps grew all tangled together, I separated what I could, and replanted the ones that still had roots, will they still grow? Also when sowing first, do. I plant one seed per space or multiple seed and seperate when transplanting? Any advice is appreciated!
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Carrot 09 Sep, Carole (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I did the same thing. Planted each cell and ended up with clumps of carrot spaghetti. I have now planted seed directly into the garden. I got enough odd shapes big enough to do a meal so that's ok. All a learning curve.
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Carrot 16 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Carrots need to be in thin rows and spaced out. Best to have your soil quite fine - smooth over with a rake to make very level. Pick a few seeds at a time and try and plant them thinly. Keep well watered until the germinate and protect form the sun. Your seedlings may grow - protect them until they are established.
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