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Lettuce 22 Jan, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Cos are definitely a cool weather variety but otherwise it depends on your climate whether lettuce will grow in the Summer.
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Peas 03 Dec, Gab the Gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, is there any benefit in pruning a pea plant? If so, what is the best method? I love to prune but I think I may be over doing it. Thanks in advance, Gab
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 03 Dec, Howard mcKinnon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I want to know where to plant a Choko after all the information on your site and other sites no where does it say if it is planted in sun, shade part shade etc.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 05 Dec, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We've had lots of choko vines over the years, running along the fenceline in full sun.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 03 Dec, Lesley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, I planted rocket seeds in a large pot with organic soil about 3 months ago. They sprouted very quickly then when they were about 1 centimetre they went purplish colour. Now 3 months later they are only about 2 cms high!!! (In another pot (about 3 months ago) using the same soil I planted seeds from same pack - these grew to about 2 inches and didn't go purple. BUT they haven't grow anymore!!) I tried everything, not watering, watering, adding fertiliser, leaving them in constant hot sun, not so hot sun...but the purply ones have not budged!! I took one out and the roots are about 4 inches long though... I am wondering if I should just start again?? Thanks anyone who can help!!
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 11 Dec, Helga (Australia - temperate climate)
Same thing happened to me they grew to a small size and stopped growing, my issue was over watering. Now I use a moisture meter about $10-$20 from large hardware shops . And they do very well. Also Liquid feed fish/seaweed every 2 weeks. Try digging out a bit of soil down to the bottom of your container and see if it is water logged?
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 14 Dec, Lesley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thanks Helga, I think you are right - the pot i used didn't have good drainage (i now know)!! Will give it another go... thanks again
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Mizuna (also Japanese Greens, Mitzuna, Mibuna) 03 Dec, Hugo Tissera (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Melbourne. Want to find an easy method of growing mizuna in a simple hydroponic set up under cover and hopefully grow right round the year. How long is the cropping period? What can be done to delay the plants going to seed? Your advice on this matter is much appreciated. Thanks. Hugo
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Mizuna (also Japanese Greens, Mitzuna, Mibuna) 19 May, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)
Hugo, I live in Sydney and grow Mizuna hydroponically all year 'round. Typically I re-seed 3-4 times a year. If you harvest heavily the plants will re-shoot. I grow in cups of perlite and just sprinkle seeds sparingly on the medium. The perlite takes up the nutrient and the roots grow down through the perlite to the water level. Beware of excess heat though. Growth slows (but continues) through winter.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Dec, Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
I have Scarlet runner beans growing and they appear to be very healthy there are lots of flowers and they are not dropping off.However they are not setting any beans in any worth while quanties, very few bees visit the flowers. Are there any suggestions as to what the cause may be.
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Sunflower 01 Dec, Patrick Conteh (Australia - temperate climate)
Please advise on the variety of sunflower to grow commercially for oil in Sierra Leone with temperatures that average 25 degrees C, Rainfall not a problem
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Tomato 01 Dec, Colleen (Australia - temperate climate)
we've had so much rain, the soil in places is boggy but my tomatoes are in a new slightly raised bed. I've noticed blossom end rot on many of the plants. I guess the calcium has been leached out of the soil with all this rain, should I add some lime?
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Tomato 28 Dec, Pat Lightfoot (Australia - temperate climate)
From experience night temps will stop flowers from bearing fruit. We in Armidale (Northern Tablelands NSW) have experienced 1 C over the last few weeks at night. However, I have pot plants in a secure under the eves and one self seeded plant lived through winter, and has beared a few fruit. Not the most healthy looking either. But has three tomatoes on it.I don't think Armidale is the best place to have tomatoes unless in a green house. They grow well but don't bear much fruit, as night time temps go beneath 10 C.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 27 Nov, Nicole (Australia - arid climate)
does okra need trellissing? Thank you!
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 02 Dec, Sam (Australia - arid climate)
A Google image search shows Okra without trellises. The Queensland DPI speaks of Okra farmed in raised-bed farming systems and doesn't mention trellises or other supports. Okra is used in Southern USA cooking both for flavour and because it naturally thickens soups.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 01 Dec, Helen (Australia - arid climate)
No, it is quite a woody plant and will support itself if sown at the recommended spacing. I usually sow a double staggered row and end up with a sort of hedge. I find that in arid conditions the pods go tough very quickly so you have to pick them daily - although it might be a different story this season with all our recent rain.
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Peas 27 Nov, Damian (Australia - temperate climate)
Peas, I found milk made them worse with powdery mildew, I'll try the ecorose spray. I'm actually growing some peas now (late Nov!) as a trial of SE Asian sugar snaps as the kids LOVE them. For cabbages, get some Dipel, it's not a chemical, it's a bacteria which only attacks caterpillars. Zero withholding period, perfectly safe, derris dust has been under a cloud lately re safety, so I no longer use that. Plus it's nice to see the little green beggars shrivelled up dead a few days after you spray!
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Daikon (also Japanese radish, Lo Bok) 26 Nov, Kang Koo (Australia - temperate climate)
Can you judge if the Daikon is ready for harvest by the size of the middle stem? My earlier batch was very big.Current batch of daikon is still small but middle stem started growing large. Looks like all the effort in this batch is on flowering. Is the reason due to planting in the wrong month? Thanks
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Broccoli 26 Nov, Bernie Lazzaro (Australia - temperate climate)
Have grown broccoli before with great success in the backyard vegie patch,just a bit concerned with my crop at the moment with lots of long healthy leaves but does'nt seem to be any sign of the main flowerhead yet. It's been awhile since I grew the last crop and I can't remember when the flowerhead appeared or will they just grow through the long leaves,there's no sign of seeding yet either?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 26 Nov, Pru (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
RE Chris P, if flowers are dying and falling off, sprinkle a small hand full of epsom salts around the base of the plant, just away from the stem. My grocer told me this trick last year and I had a full crop after applying the epsom salts.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 26 Nov, Pru (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I found out the hard way that transplanting seedlings is not worth it. They were pale and stopped growing. A month later I planted seed next to the seedlings and now the seed I planted is as bigger and looking healthier than the transplanted seedlings. The transplanted seedlings still look sickly pale. I'm going to pull them out. If the cobs are not forming properly, this means that pollination was not completely successful.
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Rosemary 26 Nov, Urp (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I placed rosemary cuttings into a glass vase of water and they shot roots in a few weeks. Then I planted in pots in soil.
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Pumpkin 24 Nov, Sylvia Allan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I want to buy Windsor Black Pumpkin seeds, Brian Jarrahdale pumpkin seeds, Grey Crown, Crown Prince, Wampanura? or any crowned pumkin seeds, any one know where I can buy them, please? Sylvia.
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Pumpkin 11 Jun, Rod warren (Australia - tropical climate)
I have recently retired and would like to grow some black Winsor pumkins
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Pumpkin 10 Jul, Robert Knight (Australia - temperate climate)
Contact me if you want Windsor Black pure seed
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Pumpkin 29 Apr, Amanda (Australia - arid climate)
I know this is an old conversation but I have been trying to find windsor black pumpkin seeds if you could help me out I would be grateful Amanda
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Pumpkin 04 Jul, Laurie Thompson (Australia - temperate climate)
Sylvia Have a look at this template , They have Windsor black Pumpkin seeds . Laurie www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/wendouree/plants/windsor-black-pumpkin-seeds /1146729338
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Pumpkin 14 Feb, Mervyn (Australia - arid climate)
Looking for some Winston black punkin seeds if anybody no.s where to get them please let me no
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Pumpkin 09 Apr, Laurie Thompson (Australia - temperate climate)
Sylvia I was saddened to hear about the floods which killed the Windsor Black Pumpkin plant . You were the only one I knew which grew the Victorian Pumpkin Emblem . It seems America is the only place growing W B P . Thanks for trying . regards Laurie
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Pumpkin 07 Feb, Lairie Thompson (Australia - temperate climate)
Sylvia Did you have any success with Windsor Black Pumpkin . The great Pumpkin Patch Illinois USA has them . I have searched all seed suppliers in Vic and NSW and Adelaide . They were the Pumpkin Emblem of Victoria . Await your reply . Laurie Mt. Waverley
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