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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 14 Sep, (Australia - tropical climate): YES PLEASE!!!!! PO BOX 544 Toowoomba 4350 i'll actually grow them in Brisbane so would absolutely LOVE some seeds if possible THANKS so MUCH!!!! Celia
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 31 Aug, Lachlan Gordon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Simone, I would love it if you could send me some Rossella seeds. My father loves the Rosella jam and we have to go around various markets to look for the home made stuff. I would love to be able to grow and make my own for him. My email is [email protected] Thank you so much!
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 01 Sep, Robert Shayo (Australia - temperate climate): Hi my friend, Could you please send to me some hints on how to prepare the rosella jam as your grand mom used to made. Thank you.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 12 Aug, Lynn Thomson (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Simone, I would love some seeds please. I was over your way this time last year and saw the rosellas there. At the time I had no idea that I would be looking for seeds a year leter. My Mother used to grow them and make jam and she passed away in May and as a tribute to her I plan to grow rosellas on my property so I can think of her and remember the times we spent growing the plants, picking the fruit, separating the seed pod and eating the reward at the end. Thanks for the offer.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 03 Aug, Robyn Rowe (Australia - temperate climate): Hello Simone I live in Kalgoorlie and would love to grow some rosellas like my mother used to for jam. If you would be so kind as to send me some seeds my PO Box number is 10766 Kalgoorlie WA 6433. Would be happy to send you a mystery env of seed packets if you like or pls name your price. Kind regards Robyn
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 16 Jul, Roger Goebel (Australia - tropical climate): Rosellas can be used for jam, topping, wine, jelly, chutney, paprika substitute ect. All "fruits" /calyx (the red fleshy cone) are used after the yellow flower opens for a day then dies. Full sized "fruits" take a couple of weeks from flowering and get to around 6cm long 10g+. smallest fruit about 4cm and 5g. Don't let seed capsule dry out. Most recipes require the "flower" to be separated from the seed capsule, can do this with a tool made from a push bike pump handle with 6cm of steel tube. I also eat young leaves of rosella bush. Packet seeds are often available from various seed packet producers check online or better for a quick start get plants in punnets from garden shop.I'm a 2nd generation jam maker growing rosellas sincef cub gardeners badge in early 60's.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 28 Mar, Fay (Australia - tropical climate): I have a rosella bush I bought , it's about 6ft tall but has not produced any fruit can you tell me why
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 22 Mar, Josie Lamattina (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have over 100 plants just wondering if anyone knows where I could sell the fruit ?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 22 Mar, Josie Lamattina (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi I have rosella fruit just wondering when are they ready to pick? Mine are not all red they have green as well are they still ok to use ?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 04 Jul, Colleen (Australia - tropical climate): My mum has rosella bushes and they have been fully loaded with fruit and before the fruit is ready the bushes are just dying. This is also happening to her neighbour . All her vegetables and roses and gerbera are not having a problem. Any suggestions??
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 07 Apr, Brenden (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I’m in Perth and my plants have been growing nicely till few weeks ago the leaves are starting to go lighter / yellow and brown on the worst on the out skirts of the leave. Any ideas why
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Strawberry Plants 13 Jul, gigi (Australia - temperate climate): how often do you need to feterilise your strawberry plant?
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Cauliflower 13 Jul, Bruce (Australia - temperate climate): You don't say what is eating your plants such as snails or small grey match head size bugs. Di-pel is available at local garden shops for cabbage moth(grey bugs). It is not a chemical and acceptable for use by organic gardeners. You need to read the label to understand how it works. Bruce
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Garlic 13 Jul, (Australia - arid climate): If you have divided the bulb into cloves, plant in the ground with the pointy end upwards about 10 mm from the surface. Bruce
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Strawberry Plants 13 Jul, martin sanders (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live just sth of Brisbane. My strawberries are being eaten from the bottom I have straw mulch and don't think its birds. I have'nt seen any slugs can u please assist
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Strawberry Plants 25 Dec, gary ellard (Australia - temperate climate): millapeeds love strawberrys,rock mellon and watermellon. They drill little holes. Have had that problem here in Adelaide. Put down some snail/slug pellets. This helps to control them for a little while. Hope this helps.
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Strawberry Plants 17 Jul, Rodney & Koren Riddle (Australia - temperate climate): Ants are your problem!
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Garlic 11 Jul, Kate (Australia - temperate climate): Trying my first lot of garlic; russian and another darker organic one. Do I need to do anything to the cloves before I plant them?
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Cauliflower 10 Jul, (Australia - temperate climate): How do I stop my cauliflower heads from being eaten. I have put down pea straw. I do not want to use chemical sprays.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 10 Jul, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate): where can I buy some seed to plant. thank you
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Jul, (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have just bought a gooseberry bush from Bunnings, Tweed, Burleigh and Nerang all have them at only $10 so Im sure Brisbane Bunnings will stock them.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 09 Aug, Bel (Australia - temperate climate): Cape Gooseberry is an entirely different species to the Gooseberry bush you bought at bunnings. Cape Gooseberries taste like tiny cherry tomatoes and are from the tomatillo family, where as gooseberries are from similar hedgerow families to blackberries. The bush you bought will produce very sweet, tart berries, but the cape gooseberry is quite different- and nice! Grab some cape gooseberry seeds from ebay, sprinkle a packet over your garden & go nuts!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 27 Oct, Bill (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Quite right - it just shows the importance of scientific species names rather than only relying in unspecific English names. The European gooseberry is Ribes uva-ursi and closely related to black currants (Ribes nigra). However it seems to be difficult to differentiate these two totally different plants even at the nursery that produces them, as the Physalis peruvianas sold at Bunnings some time ago had the correct information about the plant, but a picture of R. uva-ursi...
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 09 Jul, Stephen (Australia - temperate climate): My chilli plants got frosted in the last few days, is it worth pruning them back a little and cover them or do I just start again in spring with new plants? Now, what to do with 2.5kg of chillies???
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 01 Aug, Chrys (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Stephen New to the gardening world - but I pickled my excess chillies this year and they worked out great! Pickle in Vinegar and pickling spice and Store for a min of a month. That way you have chillies you can use all year round. Chrys
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Watermelon 08 Jul, Fringe Dweller (Australia - arid climate): ''ýou'll never never know if u don't give it a go" From my expeirence of using wicking beds, as long as u have set up your bed correctly, watermelons should grow successfully,provided they get adequate summer heat. I experienced 46C on the day of the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires, the only vegetable bed that didn't die on that day was the one set up as a wicking bed. I rest my case.
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Tomatillo 07 Jul, alevity (Australia - sub-tropical climate): i planted about a dozen seeds in early June, and have 6 hardy small plants, one of which has been exceeding all the others! Though small, I transplanted one of the saplings in to a pot far to large for it, but it took off as if trying to fill its big shoes. big tip, DEFINITELY give them there own pots early.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 07 Jul, Margaret Mangelsdorf (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What is the best way to harvest pak choy?
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Broccoli 06 Jul, Maryann (Australia - temperate climate): Some broccolini I purchased has gone to seed and I was wondering if it would grow if I planted it? Could you please advise the method? Thankyou.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 06 Jul, Confused little chilli plant (Australia - temperate climate): I've bought my potted chilli plant inside over winter so that it doesn't bite the dust like my previous bush did last winter. So it's staying nice and warm and is catching a lot of north sun on my windowsill but I just noticed that it is starting to bloom flowers already!! I think it's confused about the season it's in. Anyhow, will it still be ok to produce flowers/fruit in spring/summer if it's already started flowering now? Should I prune off the flowers or leave them to die off as they won't see any action from bees...
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