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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 05 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Where did amaranths orginate from
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 06 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Amaranth originated in Central America and was used by the Aztecs for thousands of years. It is often called an 'ancient grain' but is not actually a cereal. Trust this helps.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 16 Oct, Darko (Australia - temperate climate)
Amaranth growing wild for centuries all over Balkans and am not sure if this is the same variety but we had it before Columbus and eat at emergency situation, wars, famine... Before converting to Christianity.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 05 Feb, John droppers (Australia - temperate climate)
How to cook it is have tried it it seems to be guey slimey
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 09 Feb, David (Australia - temperate climate)
How to Cook Okra Without the Sliminess: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F39BHPwfBfo
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 06 Feb, Flo (Australia - temperate climate)
It is always slimy when boiled or steamed. It is often used in curries etc, masks the sliminess a bit.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 06 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
I have worked in a community garden with South Sudanese and they use okra in stews as it is to create a thickening effect. They also say that it is soothing for gastric problems. A lot of people say to soak it in vinegar for half an hour then pat dry and cook. Trust this helps.
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Watermelon 05 Feb, jenny philippi (Australia - tropical climate)
we have planted potatoes in our veg but all of a sudden this vine appears and weeks later we realize it is a watermelon vine your page said watermelons should be avoided planting with potatoes. ours came up on their own. will both survive?
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Watermelon 06 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
They may not be good companions but if both are doing wellit's not going to cost you anything to let them go. If the melon roots are intertwined with a potato you may have to leave that potato until the tops of both die down
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Cucumber 05 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate)
How to tell when apple cucumbers are ready to pick
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Cucumber 06 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Most varieties of apple cucumber are ripe when the greenish tinge has gone and they are a clear white. When they are overripe they go yellowish and are often bitter. This would apply to most apple cucumbers but there are some more recent varieties available that are green when they are ripe and some that are a golden, almost brown colour. Trust this helps.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 04 Feb, Coco (Australia - temperate climate)
hi does any one know if I could use the seeds to plant from a store bought loofa ?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
If the seeds are only a season or two old there is no reason why not. Loofa is a cucurbit (a member of the pumpkin, squash and cucumber family) but has no close relatives that it could hybridise with. Grow the same as pumpkin. Trust this helps.
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Lettuce 04 Feb, Gail (Australia - temperate climate)
I have planted a variety of lettuce from seed. From about 15 seeds planted only 1 is starting to grow. I can't see anything eating the shoots could there be bugs in the ground eating the seedling before it shoots?
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Lettuce 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Lettuce and other fine seed like carrot needs consistent moisture to germinate as the seeds are fine. A notorious thief of lettuce and carrot seeds are ants! Sprinkle pepper along the row when sowing the seed, this is an excellent deterrent. Trust this helps.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 03 Feb, Gayle (Australia - tropical climate)
Will gooseberry bushes grow in Rockhampton Central Queensland and can I buy from you (We don't sell plants - Gardenate)
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 05 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Look up seed catalogues on the net. They are easy to grow from seed.
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Onion 01 Feb, Grace (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm looking at onions. Temperate area. Cohuna vic. What isnthe difference between the "transplant seedlings" and "plant in garden"? Hmmm. Or does the "plant in garden" mean I can plant seed straight into the garden instead of growing them now in seed trays?
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Onion 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Any seeds planted directly into the garden will do better than transplants because they don't get any transplant shock. Having said that it is not easy to sow onion seed far enough apart to achieve this without thinning. Seed sown directly into the ground in friable soil will do a lot better than tray grown seedlings generally because moisture is easier to keep more consistent. these can then be transplanted. Trust this helps and is not too confusing.
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Cabbage 31 Jan, Kerry (Australia - temperate climate)
Can a drum cabbage be grown from sprouting core, the core has sent out roots not sure if I can put in garden, unfortunately sandy soil so do I need to add anything, I use liquid fertilizer on all my garden and I will not use any chemicals
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Cabbage 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
A drum cabbage grown from a core will grow but will run up to flower and seed. The leaves can still be used as it grows and you can save the seed which germinaates very readily. yYou could use some of the seed for your next crop and put some on a tray of cotton wool and clip them with the scissors at 2 leaf stage to use as microgreens. Trust this helps
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Cucumber 31 Jan, Norm Colless (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, I have apple cucumbers growing vigorously and with heaps of male flowers but no female flowers. What can I do please
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Cucumber 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
I don't know of anything that will induce cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, etc to produce female flowers. Male flowers are always produced first but it is very frustrating. Female flowers generally appear as the season becomes consistently warmer. Trust this helps.
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Cucumber 23 Feb, Pete (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can encourage pumpkins to put out more female flowers by snipping the growing end off after about 1.5 to 2m of vine. This made side shoots, which tend to make more females.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 30 Jan, Lenny (Australia - temperate climate)
Cucumber beetles mencozeb fixed the problem
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Onion 29 Jan, Anthony (Australia - temperate climate)
I am keen on growing brown onions at home in Sydney..i have been reading up on onions and found that there are long day short day and intermediate day varieties...which verity best suits Sydney this winter and even next summer...Also whats the best variety of onion that best suits Sydney....Im near Parramatta... Also where would the best place to get seeds for this variety of onion... Thankyou....
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Onion 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
We are south of Sydney but I think it would be about the same. Check the seed packets or catalogue when purchasing. Feb-Mar - Early White Barletta, Erly Flat White (salad onion) Apr-May - Golden Globe, Hunter River White, Hunter River Brown, Gladalan Brown Apr-Jul - Odourless, Calred (Californian Red), Pearl Pickler May-Jul - White Spanish, Australian Brown, Brown Spanish Jun-Jul - Pukekohe (Creamgold) Jul-Sep - Ailsa Craig, White Spanish, All Year - White Lisbon, Long White Bunching (spring onion) I am indebted to Norman de Vaus for this information. He has a seed company called New Gippsland Seed Farm which you should be able to find on the internet. Trust this helps.
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Onion 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
We are further south than Sydney but the following list should be a good guide for you. Also check the packet or seed catalogue for what is right for Sydney when purchasing. Feb-Mar - Early Flat White (salad onion), Early Barletta Apr-May - Golden Globe, Hunter River White, Hunter River Brown, Gladalan Brown Apr-Jul - Odourless, Calred (Californian Red) May-Jul - White Spanish, Australian Brown (Brown Spanish) Jun-Jul - Pukekohe (Creamgold) Jul-Sep - Ailsa Craig, Prizetaker, White Spanish All Year - Long White Bunching - Spring onions (thin like a pencil) These are seed sowing t
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 29 Jan, Sue g puttock (Australia - temperate climate)
When i pick the corn of the plants do more corn keep growing or do i just get rid of the plants when all cobs picked
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 04 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
After a corn/maize plant has produced a cob or cobs it will not produce any more. You can cut the stalks off or pull them out of the ground and use them for mulch or plant climbing peas on them - free stakes! Trust this helps
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