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Tomato 27 Aug, Bill (Australia - temperate climate)
My dogs like to eat manure and blood and bone drives them nuts, so last year I used mushroom compost together with liquid fish fertiliser on the tomatoes. Had a staggeringly large crop.
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Tomatillo 26 Aug, Rod Hoad (Australia - temperate climate)
Have one tomatillo weighing 140 grams,diameter 70mm. Saving the seeds.Manyothers on the bush but none this size.Ho.d
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 26 Aug, Peter B (Australia - temperate climate)
I've got Rocket growing nicely in a large raised wicking garden bed but I have staqrted to see lots of yellowing leaves mainly around the base of the plants - anyone know why this might be? Too wet, dry, sunny, not enough food? I have been feeding with soluble fertiliser every 2 weeks. Maybe it's normal - It's my first veggie garden so not sure.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 01 Jan, Jacqui (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have the same problem, did you find a solution??
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 02 Feb, Peter B (Australia - temperate climate)
Sorry Jacqui, no solution, I just resow in an propagator (you know the Yates seed tray with the clear lid) every couple of weeks and replace them as they go off. hot weather sends them to flower but the next batch is ready to go seems the best solution, they grow very fast anyway. Cheers
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 25 Aug, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate)
Bodage is a great companion plant for strawberries.
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 18 Oct, Sophie Molnar (Australia - temperate climate)
I have just started my kitchen garden. The only place I could have it is in the front yard.I removed all the rocks and black matting, its all been dug over with compost added. It took four weekends to do. I have planted quite a few strawberries( about 30 plants), in one whole section. The borage sounds like a good idea. What can I use this for other than to be kind to my strawberries and encourage then to reward me with lots of fruit. In my other side of my garden I have parsley, sage, garlic chives, chives, capsicum (3 from last year that I planted in a pot too late) and 2 tomato plants, (one that I planted too late last year and it was also in a pot) and three baby asparagus plants, ( I have taken on board the three year wait, I was told that by a customer when I purchased my asparagus). I have also planted many, many petunas on either side of my two new garden beds, until such time as I know what to plant. I don't really want to waste the water on just flowers. Any suggestions, I live in South Australia in the Western suburbs. And I'm a newbee at this. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Tomato 24 Aug, Moshe Ioh (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it possible to use mushroom compost (alkaline) with tomatoes (liking acidic soil)? Has anybody used this technique and what were the results?
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Tomato 23 Aug, MICK (Australia - temperate climate)
DO YOU PRUNE GRAFTED TOMATOS THE SAME AS A NORMAL TOMATO
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Tomato 24 Aug, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I don't prune tomatoes at all. Diggers Club did a comparison of pruned vs unpruned and found no difference in fruit production.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 Aug, Savi (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it possible to grow s/potato in Melbourne? If yes, when is the best time to plant them? Thanks!
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 23 Aug, PEGGY (Australia - temperate climate)
I've just started sowing snow peas (late August). Do you think it is too late? I added some chicken manure to the soil hoping it will grow well and produce good peas. What is your opinion?
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 30 Oct, Digging Dave (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted snow pea seeds in small pots in Feburary, Kept them in a cool place and planted then in the garden in late march, they are starting to die off now after a great crop, I used dolomite with a little blood and bone mixed in the soil
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 29 Aug, Georgi (Australia - tropical climate)
Peas and beans don't need rich fertilizers. Too much nitrogen will kill them.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 24 Aug, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When I used raw chicken manure (right from the hen house) less seeds grew. I think the extra nitrogen or acid damaged them.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 29 Aug, Georgi (Australia - tropical climate)
not too late. I'm growing them up in tropics of far nth qld and they're fruting well. just plant from seed not store bought punnet trays and they'll adapt to your climate better.
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Garlic 22 Aug, Brianna Dall (Australia - temperate climate)
Janis you can buy Garlic 'seed' gloves at any good garden nursery. Or if your local green grocery sells local Australian garlic you can just break off the gloves and plant those. It need to be Australian garlic, the import stuff has been treated to not germinate.
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Brussels sprouts 22 Aug, (Australia - temperate climate)
why do my brussel sprouts seem to be more of an open leave than compact i use seasol fertiliser at 3 week intervals
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Horseradish 21 Aug, arthur (Australia - temperate climate)
Anna you could try dawsons or ring 9358 4811 Nursery and garden Industry of W.A they are very helpful.Arthur the mad gardener. Horseradish.
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Horseradish 19 Aug, Annette (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello Could any one please tell me when to harvest horseradish? how do I know its ready ? Please, thank you :)
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Strawberry Plants 16 Aug, Sally (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Ducks are a great idea.. Be ready for the score to even out!
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Brussels sprouts 16 Aug, Val (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We have had a cold winter this year. we have successfully grown Brussels Spouts but are wondering if the cabbage like top of the plant is edible?
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Brussels sprouts 19 Feb, Kerri (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Val. I recently moved to Tasmania and am loving being able to grow the whole range of brassicas. We eat the lot - leaves, stems, flowers - of all of the brassica plants. What we don't eat, the chooks relish. I consider the tops of brussels, including flowers, to be a gardeners treat for break time grazing.
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Watermelon 15 Aug, Linda Black (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What variety of watermelon will grow best in Ballina NSW. Do you know any suppliers of these seeds around this area? Thanks Linda
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Watermelon 02 Sep, Oli (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have grown the variety Sugar baby succesfuly around Byron Bay. The melons are the best I have ever had, juicy and extremely sweet and they seem to suit warm climates. You can buy the seeds from places like Bunnings or Mitre 10, or if you want organic seeds then there is great supplier called Greenpatch Seeds based in Taree that will post you seeds for $2. Good Luck!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 15 Aug, Renate (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Can you grow gooseberrys from cuttings
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 14 Nov, Ken (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Yes you can..Ref> Google search Cape gooseberry from cutting
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Horseradish 15 Aug, Anna (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello - can anyone help me locate some fresh horseradish to plant in WA please? Thank you for your help! Anna
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Horseradish 20 Feb, Kappie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi can anyone help to find fresh horseradish plants
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Celeriac 13 Aug, bill (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
the leaves on my celeriac seedlings are going yellowing and theyre not growing very fast. whats the problem?
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