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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 01 Nov, Manuel (Australia - temperate climate)
1/11/2010 Hi, I started growing broad beans seeds in the first week of July and three to four weeks later they started to germinate. Towards the end of October the pods were starting to appear looking healthy and are ready to be picked in the first week of November. The plants with the pods on them are half to one meter in height.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 31 Oct, Annette (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello, Could you please tell me what is wrong with my snow peas. They seem to start Ok then turn yellow with brown spots and die from the bottom up. thank you, Kind regards Annette
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 29 Oct, Pam Hall (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Planted Pak Choi 4weeks ago didn't realise it was a cool weather plant its now tall yellow flowers only a few leaves what can I do?
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 09 Feb, Kat (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I suggest letting it going to seed, harvesting the seeds and trying growing it again when its cooler.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 02 Dec, Tracey (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Pam, Pak Choi/Bok Choy are best planted after midsummer, when day length is decreasing, as increasing day-length will signal it to flower. Once it has started to flower you can't stop it (but you can still eat it!). Sow some more seeds at the end of the summer and through the autumn and you should be fine.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 28 Oct, Merlijn (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew corn for the first time from seedlings. The cobs are now still very small but the silky threads have gone brown. So I pulled a cob off thinking it must be ripe, but there are only a few corn kernels on the cob. Have I left them too long? How do I know if they are ready for picking?? They've had plenty of water (we've had a wet spring in Brisbane!) Any ideas??
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Brussels sprouts 27 Oct, chad (Australia - temperate climate)
have not grown brussel sprouts before but seem to have big plants and leaves and dont know what or if anything to do next. no fruit as yet. just letting them go
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Brussels sprouts 16 Jan, daniel (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Chad, You need to be sowing your seeds as early as December (Some varieties, November) and setting the seedlings out in mid January you if you are anywhere close the Sydney climate (I am in the lower Blue Mountains). The information on gardenate is sometimes too general. Also the harvest time is 20-28 weeks not the 12-13 stated here. I had the same problem as you
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Brussels sprouts 22 Nov, Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hiya Chad, Have the same problem but have noticed the tiniest of buds in the crook of the leaves (closest to the stem) ..... fingers crossed these are baby sprouts .... will just have to wait and see. Cheers Michele
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 27 Oct, (Australia - arid climate)
You can get Okra seeds from Eden Seeds
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Watermelon 27 Oct, Davis (Australia - tropical climate)
How well do watermelons grow in the Australian tropics in the wet season?
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Watermelon 21 May, wayne (Australia - tropical climate)
growing watermelons in the tropics can be very tricky..with a huge wet season like we have just had,i had about an acre of melons and most either rotted,were tastless or didnt develop properly before rotting..to top it off,the flat flooded and washed the rest away.
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Onion 27 Oct, sharon (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in the Adelaide hills and i have my onions in since May this year they are starting to get flowers on the top and some bulbs are under the ground as i hilled them a couple of time not knowing thay should be on top of the ground. should i take some dirt away as they have very thick stems and bend the tops over to stop them from going to seed or just pull them up.???
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Peas 26 Oct, Nicole (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I recently grew a few pea plants however they produced a couple pods each and then all died. There was no sudden change in weather, soil, watering, insects and I can't think of anything that could have led to all of them dieing so rapidly. Does anyone know why? Thanks
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Peas 16 Aug, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Nicole. Yep, it sounds like a bit too much love. They don't need a lot of water. If they get wet feet they just conk out pretty quickly. Just a thought.
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Peas 14 Aug, john (Australia - temperate climate)
you could be over watering your pea plants.do they have spots on them.?they might have to be planted in a more warmer part of the garden.they love the winter sun.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Oct, Jon (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted some seeds in a mini hothouse three weeks ago and they are yet to germinate. Are they slow or do I have a dud seed packet?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 25 Oct, salah yacoub (Australia - temperate climate)
what best area in victoria to grew okra warm in my understanding
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 24 Oct, John Herford (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have the round zuccihni when is the right time to pick them
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 25 Oct, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
You can pick at almost any size. Golf-ball size are pretty tasty. Anything over a tennis-ball size might be too big and watery. If you keep picking the plant will keep producing new flowers and fruit until it dies.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 24 Oct, sue (Australia - temperate climate)
planted by silverbeet four weeks ago, and the plants are still only a couple of cm high. Prepared soil with good garden soil, blood and bone and a little mulch, and have watered every day. what am I doing wrong???
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 23 Oct, Bob Hayward (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, my broad beans grow well initially but after the pods start to emerge the stems and pods start to blacken resulting in a withered plant. This decay seems to limited to the broad beans, other plants and weeds in the same area remain healthy. Any suggestions as to the cause and remedies.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 22 Oct, Lisa Hopkinson (Australia - arid climate)
Should you let your roquet plants flower? How do you get them to keep sprouting new leaves? If they go to flower - how long does it take for them to go to seed? Do they survive beyond the flowering period?
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 25 Oct, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Once they seed they're basically finished for producing leaves and die off when the seed pods have developed. The leaves get very narrow and tough. The flowers are edible, but pretty tasteless. I generally let a couple go to seed to get more plants, and toss the rest.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 20 Oct, tom berghella (Australia - temperate climate)
how best can I grow capscums in sandy soil and what fertiliser should I use
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 20 Oct, pete (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i only take the one main cob off the corn then pull the plant and compost it. any subsequent cobs are usually small and spindly, and in my opinion not worth the bother. cheers
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 19 Oct, Jeanie kirk (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a small amount of Warrigal green seeds to give away
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 28 Oct, (Australia - arid climate)
Hi Jeanie I am very interested in your Warrigal seeds. How can this be arranged? My email is bobncol@ hotmail.com and I am in Brisbane Cheers Bob Firth.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 13 May, Flavia (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I would love some warrigal seeds. Could you post me some? THX Flavia
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Asparagus 19 Oct, Tim (Australia - temperate climate)
My asparagus is coming into it's second spring after planting (crowns) and producing nice thick spears. I was planning on leaving the first few spears un harvested but just discovered that on one plant a spear that was about 80cm or so tall was broken in half (by fast running cats...) I've happily eaten the part that broke off but wondering if it's worth leaving the second half in the ground - will it still form fronds fronds etc or am I better off just cutting it out. It's the only spear that plant has at the moment and I already harvested one from it and I'm worried about removing too much. Anyone have any idea if it will still form fronds from the bottom half?
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