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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 29 Jan, Bryan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Mel, the roots you refer to are not feeder roots, they are mainly to stabilise the plant stalk.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 10 Nov, Sri (Australia - temperate climate)
The secret with corn is to keep them warm they dont like cool soil so get some straw or some mulch and cover the roots up that will keep them warm but also allow for good drainage so the roots dont stay wet and start to rot.
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Potato 08 Nov, Jan (Australia - arid climate)
This is my second year at growing potatoes near Kalgoorlie. Although it gets hot quickly as long as you keep the water up to them they seem to thrive. All I added last year was some blood and bone and a bit of hay for mounding them up. I've got heavy red loam ground here and the first year I grew enormous potatoes but many were derformed from the rocks in the ground. This year I decided to build a raised bed and use a mix of the red loam, potting compost and hay. I didnt plant till late September because of late frosts but already plants are really high and flowering. Unfortunately I didnt keep up with mounding them up as quickly as I should have and maybe they will not produce as many spuds because of this. I have read that you have to keep mounding them so that only one inch of stem is out of the ground. If the main stem becomes too long and exposed to the sun it no longer grows side shoots and spuds - is this true?
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 08 Nov, darren (Australia - temperate climate)
In regards to the bitterness, it is known that rocket is tastier when they are smaller, and as it flowers and goes to seed, the leaves get bitter. Best thing to do is cut the flowers and force the flower back into vegetative state. Good luck
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Onion 07 Nov, Gema gonzalez (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
what do they need, phosforos, iron...potasium? please let me know
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Onion 01 Jan, Daniel (Australia - temperate climate)
Onions need a fairly mellow compost. The best conditions to grow onions in would be to have a very rich composted bed which you grow something like tomatoes or zucchinis in (heavy feeders) and once those summer crop are finished plant onions in to that same soil. That will give you the best onion results. Onions also require a cold period to form the bulb
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Onion 29 Oct, Sue Spriggs (Australia - temperate climate)
My onions always go to seed. What am I doing wrong?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 06 Nov, leah (Australia - temperate climate)
I have planted corn in large raised beds - they plants are now very pale green and haven't grown very much - they were planted about 6 weeks ago in an out Melb suburb. I suspect I planted them too early - any suggestions - thanks.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Dec, Sam (Australia - arid climate)
If they're not thriving, try a liquid fertlizer. Organics can work but dissolved conventional fertilizers work faster. If they are pale and weak they might need phosphorous (superphosphate or chook poo, or a soluble fertiliser) or nitrogen (urea or sulphate of ammonia are both soluble and very high in nitrogen, some soluble commercial fertilizers have a lot, chook poo also has some). It might take a week or two to see results.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 07 Nov, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
They might start moving with some warm days and nights. I'm starting mine now - they don't like cold. You could try inter-planting a few more and see how they go and pull out the ones which don't thrive. Also, watering with sea-weed emulsion can help if they are stressed.
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Cabbage 04 Nov, Sasha8268 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted wombok starting from seed - it has grown beautifully but it is prickly on the leaves (not edible at all) and did not grow to the normal head of cabbage is just fallen leaves. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Cabbage 05 Nov, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Maybe the seed was something feral, or saved from an F1 hybrid so would not grow true?
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Cabbage 06 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have grown HEAPS of bokchoy, and i save the seed each year. About 10% of it is always the prickly leaf (not good to eat) kind of bokchoy. I feed it to the chooks.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 03 Nov, WarrenMickleson (Australia - temperate climate)
Are Capsicum plants 'Perennial', 'Biennial' or 'Annual' in (Perth) Australia? Or is it a case of "they do continue to grow, however the harvest is poor"?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 15 Sep, Ann (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My red capsicum has maggots. Green too. How often do I water please.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 03 Nov, Leanne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi there My mint always seems to get a type of "rust" on it? Any idea what this might be caused by? Insect or lack of something? Cheers Leanne
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 02 Nov, Annie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I bought amaranth seeds from the health store in Hobart. About $5 per kilo
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 04 Nov, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Were they unblanched viable seed? I've only found blanched (and therefore dead and ungrowable) in our local store.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 11 Nov, Sri (Australia - temperate climate)
If your looking for Amaranth seeds try diggers.com there and aussie company and have large range of seeds and they have an online shop
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 02 Nov, Nina (Australia - temperate climate)
please don't forget that Warrigal greens are poisonous unless blanched.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 23 Mar, Glen Op den Brouw (Australia - arid climate)
It is completely untrue that warrigal greens are poisonous. They contain oxalates just like all members of the spinach family. They dont carry silly warnings at the supermarket saying you must blanch this or warning contains oxalates. Just treat warrigal greens as spinach and dont believe the misinfornation.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 03 Nov, Kate (Australia - arid climate)
? I eat them all the time and don't think I've suffered any ill effects. Also the chickens seem to love them, are they poisonous for hens too?
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 22 Nov, Glen Op den Brouw (Australia - temperate climate)
My chicken love it as well, but in moderation. they know when they've had enough.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 02 Nov, Marianne (Australia - temperate climate)
As amaranth has 18% protein, why does one of the biggest pesticide companies in the world rate it on top of their list of weeds ??
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 27 Feb, Joe (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Have you ever watched landline on the ABC midday on sunday's. Some programs have explained the correlation of weedicides and Plant variety rights. So be cynical and all will be clear.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 05 Nov, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Probably because it can out-compete other plants. If you're trying to grow maize you might not want a field of amaranth taking over instead..
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Nov, Sandy (Australia - temperate climate)
Sometimes a caterpillar will eat off the base of the silks - making them look ripened. Will also eat the corn. Corn love Nitrogen, Zinc and water especially early. Beans grown up corn is good, but the beans don't put much nitrogen in until they die off.. I also grow cucumber/gherkins/lebanese cucumber under the corn. 3 crops in one.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 01 Nov, Cynthia (Australia - temperate climate)
Put a packet of spring onions through a cold wash by mistake in a pocket. Left them on top of the w. machine a few days - they all sprouted in the packet.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 01 Nov, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Last week I planted out some spring onion seedlings and within a few days something appears to be eating them from the top down. It almost appears as though they have been cut with a knife or scissors. Anyone help?
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 07 Mar, gary ellard (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like earwigs. Had the same problem with capsicum and cucumber seelings. Look around for sprays to "control" them , mainly with garlic in them. They hate garlic.
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