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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 04 Jun, jade (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have found if left unnattended my coriander will pop up on it's own wherever it likes in the right weather - I have a big garden and like coriander so this is ok. Are there any plants I should be concerned with - does everything grow well with coriander?
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Strawberry Plants 04 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate): Start a 2-3 sections compost bed. We have clay and always add some gypsom before we plant in a new area. Compost and mulch, when it breaks down, is really good. It takes time to build up good soil, but if you have good sun and install some drip irrigation ( not all that expensive if you do it slowly) you will find your vegies growing really well. Suggest raised beds also. We used pine ( unfortunately treated) and then one can build up the soil gradually, layer by layer. Crop rotation is also what we try to do. It's a learning curve for most of us. Don't give up. Just keep working on the soil. Good luck. JVK
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 04 Jun, Jan (Australia - temperate climate): I have planted broadbeans this year and some of my seeds have come up and some not, could it be the seed or something else I am doing? Are the seed already planted likely to come up? I looked where I had planted and found the seeds however they don't look like sprouting. Please help
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 02 Jun, arthur (Australia - temperate climate): The shallots perchased from the super market are now 50mm high.These I soaked in water with a litte thrive for a few days before planting. (arthur the mad gardener)
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Strawberry Plants 02 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate): bury plastic cups into ground and put beer into the cups snails love the yeast and get drunk and drown
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Onion 01 Jun, arthur (Australia - temperate climate): I find the best way to store onions pull them, leave them exposed on top of the ground for two days or until the are brown then platt them like they do in spain. Hang if possible from roof of a shed or such like. ( arthur the mad gardner).
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Cauliflower 01 Jun, geoffrey (Australia - sub-tropical climate): this year we are using large pots for cauliflower more control of them and growing well has anyone else done this gayndah-qld
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Beetroot (also Beets) 31 May, arthur (Australia - arid climate): MAY 30 Hi Helen I have awooden stake which Ive painted white it is 25mm x 25mm x 2 metres long ive mark it with a black marker pen at 100 mm along the entire stake.This gives me a guide when planting seeds or seedling.Answer to your question if you want to use the beetroot when they small 100mm is alright if you want to grow them larger 150mm. (space can be a problem.) Arthur the mad gardner
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Beetroot (also Beets) 30 May, Helen H (Australia - temperate climate): Is the plant spacing info correct? I thought you could plant betroot much closer than that - 10cm - 15cm apart.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 27 Jun, daniel (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Helen, There are a number of ways to plant beetroot. If you want to harvest them at golf-ball size then plant them at 10cm spacings. If you want to harvest them when they are large then they need around 40cm spacing. There is one other way to plant them (only to harvest at golf-ball size) which is by planting 4 seeds in one hole and spacing those holes 15cm apart. Make sure that you only have 4 seeds in each hole and thin them if you have more after germination. With 4 seeds they will nicely push each other out to make a perfect bunch of beetroot and give you a much large yield. This also works well with onions, leeks, spring onion, spinach and corn among others. Daniel
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Beetroot (also Beets) 31 May, Liz P (Australia - temperate climate): I have had no problems growing them about 10 - 15cm apart.
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Pumpkin 29 May, Helena Stam (Australia - temperate climate): Took a chance with a large pumpkin with broken stalk that had been sitting in sun for a 2 weeks or so. It sounded hollow. Cut it and it was absolutely beautiful-thick fleshed-did I say it grew from vegie peelings etc, dug into garden last year? Sometimes my best crops grow from throw outs dug into garden. As happened with tomatoes this year. What a lovely surprise to have crops growing well-all without buying seedlings!
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Pumpkin 04 Jun, Hz (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Congrats Helena! Hollow sound means hard flesh inside - "cured", ie ready to pick and store.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 29 May, Aliza (Australia - temperate climate): How do I treat the spotting on my snow Peas, they are about 8 inches high, and how much sun do they need.
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Pumpkin 29 May, Helena Stam (Australia - temperate climate): I have been scrolling through pumpkin comments. I am not sure if this will help, but make sure your hands are very clean when pollinating. Also, I have a query- pumpkins growing well, but on some, main stalks have been broken off accidently. Have put these under shelter where sun gets them-when are they ripe? do they sound hollow, or are they supposed to sound full?
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Spinach (also English spinach) 28 May, Jacob (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, about three weeks ago I planted three different types of Spinach "direct where they are to grow". I planted three or four seeds in each hole. Some of them have germinated but around 50% haven't. Would I be better off waiting or digging up the soil and planting new ones. Also, I am using open pollinated, or heirloom, seeds. Would this have something to do with the germination speed. Someone told me that when sowing open pollinated varieties to pour warm water over the area where they were planted. Help on this would be greatly appreciated, thank you :)
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 26 May, Jo (Australia - cool/mountain climate): You can also peel, slice, dip in water and lemon juice and put in a dehydrator. Once dry, eat as chips or grind into a flour to use as a sugar substitute. :D
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 24 May, Dinee (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Dave, just kept our yams in an onion bag hung in the garage and checked them every month disposing of any which had deteriorated and planted in September. We had a good crop this year and have just started harvesting and eating them. We live in Northern Tassie and began growing yams only a couple of years ago as they were becoming harder to buy.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 30 Mar, Megan (Australia - temperate climate): HI, I AM FROM SOUTHERN TASMANIA AND WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF ANYONE AT ALL CAN TELL ME WHERE I CAN PURCHASE YAM DOWN HERE... MEGAN
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 11 Jun, (Australia - cool/mountain climate): hey dinee,,,,nw tassie here,,,,,sandy kinda soil,,,,,,,thinking ill have a crack at yams....whats ya advice
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Brussels sprouts 24 May, daz (Australia - temperate climate): it should be fine.
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Lettuce 23 May, jenny (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I have some Bok Choy and cos lettuce planted. Something is eating them, but the Bok Choy more than Cos. I'm presuming its not snails or slugs as dont they always leave a silver trail behind, of which there isnt any. I have several planter boxes on a table(like a school table) so high off the ground. Does anyone have an idea what types of bug could be doing this-I live in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
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Lettuce 09 Mar, John (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have the same problem with my Bok Choy. It is caterpillars from the white cabbage moth. I try to remove them by hand but some still manage to evade me. A tell tale sign is lots of caterpillar poo in the centre of the plants
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Lettuce 30 Jul, Shona (Australia - temperate climate): I would suspect possums.
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Lettuce 24 May, Geri (Australia - temperate climate): I had Bok Choy in also and I initially had cabbage moth catapilliars on it...used some vegie dust and that seemed to do the trick...have eaten it and need to plant more...I am in Melb southern suburbs....good luck
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Lettuce 24 May, Angela (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Jenny, I had a similar problem. Thought it was snails or slugs but then one day found caterpillars on them. They were so small( less than 1cm) I didn't notice them at first, and because they are green they blended in with the colour of my asian greens. The plants were infested and i lost a few of them. Try looking for caerpillars - the cabbage moth type. - Angela
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 23 May, Naomi (Australia - tropical climate): is anyone able to help I have been stalks with no flowers? they are dwarf broad beans.
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Horseradish 23 May, Petrer antonenko (Australia - temperate climate): Looking at growing horseradish on a sloping block in N.E. Victoria (Yea region). Does the plant need protection from kangaroos,rabbits and is it mainly disease resistant? Does it need much attention or can it be left alone?
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 22 May, John Bee (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Susan, Coriander like most of the herbs particularly the leafy ones do best on a complete fertilizer, but one high in nitrogen. I use the popular Tropic or CK88 granular fertilizer for beds and a soluble one like Aquasol. In fact you can expect to see a positive response from a deficient plant well within a week using a good soluble complete fertilizer; .as soon as deficiency symptoms start to appear I would water the plants weekly with the soluble fertiliser. Deficiency symptoms in coriander are very obvious from yellowing to even reddish leaves in severe cases. There are definitely different types/ cultivars of coriander, depending on the seed source. There are also two distinct types the more leafy cilantro type and the quicker seeders type coriander. However both go to seed/bolt easily in the warmer weather. I always continuously plant, from weekly in summer to monthly in winter to maintain a continuous supply of lovely leaves without flowers. Plants in partial shade tend to grow taller with thinner stems. Interplanting with other herbs or close planting usually negates the need fro supports. Of course the best way to overcome need fro support id to harvest regularly, which coriander loves. Hope this helps. John Bee Master Gardener.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 22 May, Mukluk (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have found them to be almost embarasingly productive. One small root produces about 1kg of food for us.
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