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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 16 Nov, steven (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
if growing zucchinis you should not grow them with potatoes why
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Celeriac 15 Nov, Joy (Australia - temperate climate)
Where in Australia does celeriac grow in?
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Celeriac 18 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Celeriac is in the same family as celery and parsley so will grow easily in a temperate climate. you will need to check sowing times.
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Onion 15 Nov, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted white onions seedlings (variety unknown) in mid-June with the usual expectation that they would be ready for harvest in early December; when the tops usually start to dry out. This year about 50% of the plants have started to produce flower buds in early November. I suspect that if I allow them to flower; the quality and storage-life of the onions will be reduced. Should I harvest them before the first flowers blossom? Regards Bob.
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Onion 18 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Onions are biennial, that is they grow and die down in he first year then regrow and flower/seed in the second year. If seedlings of biennials are stressed in the punnets before they are planted or if the variety is not suitable for planting at the time of the year the plants may be triggered to flower and set seed. If you leave them they will increase like daffodil bulbs.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Nov, Wendy (Australia - temperate climate)
Where can I buy seedlings or seeds in Brisbane or can I just use the seeds from Okra that I have? Cheers
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 18 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
you probably won't buy seedlings but seeds are often available at bigger garden centres/nurseries and would definitely be available from Eden Seeds or Green Harvest online. Google them for a catalogue.
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Garlic 12 Nov, Ralph (Australia - tropical climate)
can i plant garlic now?
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Garlic 23 Nov, Keith (Australia - temperate climate)
I suspect that planting garlic now (November) would result in the plant growing somewhat then dying back as summer heat increases and moisture is reduced. The plant would then shoot from any resulting new cloves in march and you would end up with 4 or 6 plants growing in a circle about 2 inches in diameter. These could be used as sets next yer however they would be growing from small cloves and this usually results in small or poor plants. I always propagate from the 10 or so best bulbs from each years harvest. There isnt anything really wrong with planting the generic white chinese supermarket variety except that they are generally treated to inhibit/slow germination. There are lots of different varieties of garlic so keep an eye out at markets and nurseries for different varieties to experiment with.
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Garlic 18 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Like a lot of flowering bulbs garlic is normally planted in autumn or winter. You could give it a try if someone has given you some cloves. It will probably not be harvestable until next year. NEVER use cloves from supermarkets or fruit shops unless you can be sure it is Australian grown as most garlic on sale is grown in China and they have something in their garlic that we don't want in Australian soils.
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Garlic 14 Nov, Lambrina (Australia - temperate climate)
I am also wondering this - I know the best time (from researching) is Apr, May, June BUT I am just wondering if it is worth my while planting now and if I will get any results?
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Garlic 27 Nov, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
Lambrina, I think you'd be wasting your garlic to plant them now at end of year. They need about 7 months to grow and you'll be expecting them to finish their season in Winter - it won't be pretty! For temperate, plant by end April and you'll be harvesting Nov/Dec. I am able to use horse/cow manure on my garlic bed about 4 weeks before planting and the garlic loves it. Had my best garlic harvest 2 days ago. good luck. Mary
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Nov, Shirley Hardke (Australia - temperate climate)
I bought a plant at Bunnings and it had fruit but died - seeds germinated and my second plant had heaps of fruit but they always fell off before fully ripe. My plants don't grow high but my Mum's used to be 100cm and never wilted as mine did. She kept the fruit in onion bags hanging on her patio until she had enough to make jam. I plan to do the same as i have enough fruit now. My problem is that my plants whither and die, look more like a ground cover in height while my Mum's were tall and lived on from year to year.- are there different kinds of Cape Goosberries
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Feb, Otzi (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
Cape Gooseberry's can dry off in drought and or heat bursts and don't like wet ground, rather moist free draining. water daily in heat. Excess or even any fertiliser can reduce blooms. seems these plants thrive on neglect. Just keep moist. My problems start when I try to improve things, or if you prefer, when I think I'm helping. And now early Feb (Melb) the plant is well done.
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Rhubarb 10 Nov, Di Kealy (Australia - temperate climate)
Our pet sheep has just demolished our rhubarb plant, leaves and all, with no side effects (for the sheep!). Part of the crown is still above ground, will it come back again? Thanks
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Rhubarb 16 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello Di, Providing there is still a bud on the root crown it will recover. At this time of the year add a bit of manure and mulch and keep it moist to give it a chance.
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Rhubarb 16 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
our chooks and turkeys regularly cleane up the rhubarb if they got a chance. Maybe the oxalic acid doesn't affect birds them.
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Ginger 10 Nov, Doug (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted some Ginger in July, just cut 3 nodes off the end off a piece of Supermarket Ginger.I thought it was dead and started to dig it up but noticed it had changed a dark red colour and was sprouting after a flush of rain, They are now 25cms high 10Nov16
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 06 Nov, Lynnette (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My dwarf banjo bean seedlings look like cucumber plants with roughish leaves is this correct. They don't look like what I thought beans should look like thank you
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Ginger 06 Nov, donald pelvin (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
best way to sprout ginger please
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Ginger 21 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello Donald, when I plant ginger I plant it and just cover it with soil. Ensure there are buds on the rhyzome (root). keep it moist but not wet as it may rot. Now the weather is warming up it should sprout fairly quickly. Trust this helps. John
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Rhubarb 05 Nov, Lorraine (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I transplant rhubarb in November in Adelaide. Is is possible to transplant all the rhubarb plants as they are growing and not divide them. Thank you for your comments.
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Rhubarb 16 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
I have moved rhubarb at many different times of the year. I remove nearly all of the leaves and watered it well after transplanting. it recovered fairly quickly. Winter is the ideal time.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 05 Nov, Barbara Hayes (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
This is the first time I have grown dwarf beans, they have started to die, they are going brown, then disappearing, I'm not sure if they are being eaten, I fed them when I planted them, & have get them watered, they are planted in a bed with beetroot, what can I do to save the rest of them With kind regards Barb Hayes
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 16 Dec, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably bean fly laying eggs just above the ground in the stem of the plant. The lave eat the inside of the plant stem - it just dies. I plant in the spring now not the autumn - problem solved.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 04 Nov, cheryl (Australia - temperate climate)
i have had this silverbeet for over 12 months and it has been really healthy but it has started to flower and i don't know what to do. should i cut it right back or just cut the flowering part out? thanks in advance for your help.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 10 Nov, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)
As the weather warms up this causes the plant to go to seed. Plant a new crop and if you have the space leave your old crop in and continue picking until your new crop is ready. Steve
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Radish 04 Nov, lana (Australia - temperate climate)
why did my radish look great when harvest,but were not nice .soft and spongy airy inside.
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Radish 16 Jan, Amy (Australia - temperate climate)
I have read that that can happen if you leave them in too long, could that have been the case?
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 03 Nov, david wade (Australia - temperate climate)
snow peas healthy plants lots of flowers not many pods?
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