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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 13 Jan, FRANK (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The best advice about sweetcorn and its growth is to plant seeds,add plenty of compost,well aged manure and or blood/bone and be generous with these, water well if rain is limited. Also add grass clippings or lucerne as a mulch.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 12 Jan, Rukia (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Im currently growing alot of things, i have carrots, basil and beans growing (although i have chives growing that wont sprout after 3 weeks scince planting.) but somehow within the pot i have my basil in i have somehow got 3 climbing bean shoots. So far they are about 5cm tall and im worried they will ruin the basil and with the amount of rain im also worried they will drown. Tips or help please?
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 12 Jan, paul (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I've had good result in getting spring onions to germinate from seed in spring autumn & winter but NOT summer. I have come to the conclusion that the Newcastle NSW summer is just too hot for them
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Cucumber 12 Jan, Beth (Australia - temperate climate)
I've made a trellis for my Lebanese cucumbers. Should I still plant them on 'hills' under the trellis?
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 12 Jan, Alison (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, This is my first time growing rockmelons. I'm in Melbourne region. I planted them out in late November, and they are spreading across the garden bed like weeds, and have tons of flowers on them, that look nice and healthy. Do I need to do anything to them to make the flowers become fruit??? I'd hate to just watch the flowers dissappear to nothing after all this! (Do they cross-polenate with other types of veg/fruit? eg Toms/cucumber/capsicum that I'm also growing in there). They are growing in a no-dig veggie garden of mushroom compost/lucerne hay/straw/chook poo layers.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 11 Jan, Charis (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm a first time grower, our corn plants were growing so well, but once the actual corn started growing it stayed small, the silk went brown and everything seems to be dying, we have had a lot of rain this summer, could that be a problem? We were really looking forward to harvest and the kids and hubby are so disapointed. Is it too late to try again? or wait till next time? Is corn meant to be easy to take care of?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 11 Jan, Russell (Australia - temperate climate)
My corn has turned out realy well, I have got 2 cobs off each plant, do the plants re- shoot or do I pull them out and plant new seedlings
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 11 Jan, Janette Keane (Australia - temperate climate)
Is Rocket healthy and if yes in what way?
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 21 Jan, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yes healthy, raw in salads, raw into sandwiches, bigger, older stems throw into stirfry dish just at the end, as it doesn't need a lot of cooking... OR juicing with everything else green from your food garden... good health Jen
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 10 Jan, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)
Most of you are probably aware of wheatgrass & barleygrass,and their powderised forms which are claimed to be extemely nutritious with the bonus of special health benefits. In a similar fashion, can we safely eat the seeds from plants which have gone to seed and often produce an abundance of seed-heads ?
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Horseradish 09 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate)
How do you no when ready to use
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Horseradish 01 Apr, Pauli (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
As regards horseradish, I have grown this plant, but in my opinion, it would be a mistake to think you can plant it in April and harvest in 24 weeks time and have a useful root. For Horseradish to get a nice thick root, with the distinct pungent flavour, it takes a good two years per plant. And do not underestimate how much work it is to clean the dirt out before shredding the root. It is a wonderful taste and worth the hard work, but in my experience, you need to set up a dedicated bed, plant the roots and then prepare to wait a few years to get the cycle of having a constant supply of usable nice thick roots. The roots grow very deep into the soil (a good 2-3+ feet) so it is a good idea to leave some room around each group of plants, because you need to dig quite a wide hole to get the roots out. We always harvest at Easter here in Sydney. Bon apetit.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 08 Jan, dino (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My Rosella is not growing well at all, they are in a pot and were grown from seed. they have been in for 6 weeks and are only about 6 inches high. Any tips?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 23 Apr, Daf (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Rosella fruit is best grow in soil in ur garden. As it can grow to 2 metres its restricted in a pot. Ive got bout 30 plants on the property and have just harvested the first lot of fruits. Its a great annual and this year I will sell most of it dried to make into a delicious drink. Lovely member of the Hibiscus!
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 12 Aug, Lynn Thomson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Barbara, this is a year after your original comment, but if you are still there, amy I please have your cordial recipe. Thanks Lynn T Qld
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 12 Aug, Lynn Thomson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi there Daf, May I please have your recipe for the rosella drink, and any other recipies you may have for them. I am new at the rosella thing and eagerly seek any information. Thanks Lynn T Qld
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Tomato 08 Jan, dino (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi my tomatoes are growing OK , but are not showing any sign on flowers, I have had them in for weeks now.
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Turnip 08 Jan, Robin (Australia - arid climate)
Is there any way to freeze turnip by cooking in some way or?
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Turnip 26 May, Ian (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Robin, Yes, you can freeze turnips successfully, but, as with all vegetables you are going to freeze, you must blanch first. Plunge them in boiling water for about 1 minute then refresh in cold. Dry them and they are ready to freeze. Equally successful with broccoli, cabbage, beans etc. Remember - NEVER freeze without blanching first. Good luck!
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Potato 08 Jan, dave (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
my potato vines are growing berrys that look like tiny tomatoes about the size of a marble is this normal ?
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Potato 14 Jan, Grace (Australia - temperate climate)
Yes this is normal. They are not edible, so pick them off to encourage the plant to dedicate it's energy into producing tubers.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 07 Jan, Lily Flax (Australia - temperate climate)
Yes tie up the leaves and feed, the faster the wong bok grows beore it goes to seed you get a bigger plant and more compact head
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Carrot 05 Jan, Michael Mitchell (Australia - temperate climate)
Our group looks after the vegetable garden for our company - a disability service. We manage to grow successfully, - lettuce, shallots, silver beet, spinach, tomatoes and cucumbers. However our carrots fail dismally - they are short and stumpy and grossly misshapen. Can you suggest what is wrong?
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Carrot 19 Apr, Ben (Australia - temperate climate)
Possibly because your soil is to hard I've heard that if they can't grow down they come out looking like short stubby midgets
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Carrot 26 Feb, Joe (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It sounds very much like too much fertiliser, also carrots prefer open type soils if you have heavy clay soils add about a good handful of gypsum or hydrated lime (same stuff) per square meter and hopefully you should see and grow better carrots
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Carrot 06 Jan, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I'm interested in the answer to this, too. I get exactly the same problem!
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Carrot 06 Jan, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Carrots prefer light, sandy soil, mulched to keep cool and moist. Light soils give them a chance to grow long roots. If your soil is heavy clay, it is best to grow stump-rooted or chantenay types. A raised bed might be the answer.
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Carrot 27 Feb, Colleen (Australia - tropical climate)
Or dig a narrow trench by inserting the straight spade in and wriggling it. Then fill with sand leaving a 2cm gap to the ground level and then put a light layer of soil, place the seeds, cover with a light layer of soil then water, protect from birds, heat etc.
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Tomatillo 05 Jan, Adrian (Australia - temperate climate)
My Tomatillo's [6 plants], have gone crazy. I have Cape Gooseberries near them, but have not done so well. It's my first time growing them, so will keep experimenting. That's the fun of gardening.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 05 Jan, Kate Moore (Australia - temperate climate)
My zucchi plants grow enormous, flower copiously but then the fruit just shrivells away to nothing. I haven't had one fruit from either plant, despite about 10 flowers at a time per plant. I'm in Cottesloe, WA
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