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Cauliflower 12 Jul, Steven (Australia - temperate climate)
Cauliflower florets will be green if exposed to sunlight. You need to rip of a leaf or such, or grow a curling leaf vaiety, to cover the florets from sunlight, so they stay white. Sounds like you grew a good head of cauliflower, but its green now instead
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Tomato 11 Jul, Michele (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, We planted small roma tomatoes about 4 weeks ago. The plants are thriving and heaps of flowers, but the flowers do not seem to be turning into tomatoes? Could it be over fertilisation? Really interested to hear your ideas. Thanks
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Tomato 28 Aug, Andrew (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It most likely will be short day-length - plants need enough energy to convert into flower and fruit production, and in winter there is simply not enough daylight in a day to do this. You should find that by October they will be forming fruit...
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Tomato 08 Jul, Margaret (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi, everyone. We've got a beautiful crop of tomatoes this year, with varieties including Rouge De Marmand, Tropic and a black variety I can't remember the name of. My problem is fruit fly (specifically, QLD fruit fly). Is there any way of eradicating this horribe pest? I've done some searching online which suggested fly traps may be beneficial but not much else. Help!
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Tomato 10 Sep, Neil (Australia - temperate climate)
Try a physical barrier, like exclusion bags, to keep the fruit fly off your tomatoes. I got some from Greeen Harvest last year, and they made a huge difference to the amount of fruit that survived.
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Potato 08 Jul, julian (Australia - tropical climate)
Which is the best breed of potato for the hot 'tropical or sub-tropical' area. Help me give them the best chance i can.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 06 Jul, Slatter (Australia - temperate climate)
Help we have been invaded and over run by slaters. How do you irradicate slaters(the ball insect).Not just in veggie patch but all around the home. Have a dog and 5 children under 10, so needs to be a natural source. Have a 10mx10m vegie patch with a 3 stage compost(uncovered). Have tried some natural sprays, but not much luck. With seedling i even put pvc pipe around them, it helps but they still manage to cause damage. Any ideas would be Greatly appreciated.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Jan, Kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Are you sure they are not earwigs? Whatever they are, your garden is out of balance and just killing them won't fix the underlying problem. You need to plant some native things to attract insect eating birds. I surround my veg garden with a wide variety of native plants and let nature take care of it. It works!
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 02 Nov, Ruth (Australia - temperate climate)
Set the Children a competition to see who can collect most Slaters, ( we also called them "Cheesy-bubs" when we lived in UK)
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 18 Oct, boddo (Australia - temperate climate)
i set traps in the vege garden like a newspaper and they all scater under it then i massicar them bit cruel but im sure your kids will love doing it i found they were a problem when i didnt have much plants in the garden and there were no food for them to eat hope this works
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 12 Jul, suga (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
O.k this will sound weird but orgainic farming stats say it works! Collect the caterpillars.... on the full moon burn them and then spread their dead bodies around your problem area... the smell of their dessicrated race will deter them..... cruel yes sorta,but pesticides are worse...
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 31 Jan, Trish (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
My banana capsicum plant is smoothered in fruit but the plant isself looks like its dying. I know its been really hot but we water well every night. The plant looks like its dead when we get home and really only perks up a little by morning. The fruit is still ripening and growing, its just the plant itself. Should we start removing some of the fruit?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 31 Jan, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Trish, It might help if you have some mulch around your plants to stop them drying out during the day. Water well then use something like newspaper and wood chips to cover the ground round each plant. You will still need to water regularly.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 05 Jul, Ray South (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Belinda, I like most of Jackie French's books. They're easy to read and full of info. Something like Backyard Self-sufficiency or Organic Gardening. However, I'd start with my local library. Find a book that looks like it might do and borrow it. Only borrow one so that you can get familiar with it. Also, if it's your first veggie garden, go with easy things to grow. If you have a local gardening club, particularly something along the lines of BOGI (Brisbane Organic Growers Inc.), join up and pick their brains. There's nothing like homegrown. Good luck.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 05 Jul, Belinda Welland (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
On your site it says to sow at a particular time, and I am assuming that is for seeds. Is there any difference if I am going to use seedlings from the nursery? Can you recommend a book or website where I can learn about growing my first vegetable garden, the dos and do nots etc? Thanks
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 04 Jul, Denise (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I love these and find the best way to cook them is unpeeled and they then peel easily, with fingers, while hot. Delicious - like a cross between an artichoke heart and a kipfler potato
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 03 Jul, Margaret (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When you pick out the tops, don't throw them in the compost, they are lovely chopped up and put in with your stir fry vegetables.
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Radish 02 Jul, Martin (Australia - temperate climate)
My radish seeds germinate OK but when the young seedling emerges something is eating them. My cabbages are similarly being eaten and some leaves are mere stalks. I never see the culprits even at night time. I suspect cutworms because I put a small barrier around the last two emerging plants and they seem to be surviving. If cutworms are my problem how do I control them?
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Radish 03 Jul, Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hiya Martin, Had the same problem with lettuce and broccoli -- found the culprit/s were garden birds, swallows and wrens (obviously love the fresh new growth). I covered my new plants with 1.25l drink bottles with the neck cut off -- also acts as a mini hothouse. Have you considered slugs and snails? Good Luck.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Jul, ken bryan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
leaves are turning yellow at the bottom of the plants and falling off
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 04 Jul, Natalie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like it is a nitrogen deficiency. treat plants with fish emulsion on foliage and roots. the other thing it could be is bean fly. usually affected plants stems become swollen and cracked and the plants may become yellow. So check for swollen and cracked stems. if it's bean fly, you could try making a batch of garlic and chilli spray and spraying the plants. hth
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 01 Jul, Margaret (Australia - temperate climate)
My broad bean plants look healthy and come into flower but the beans aren't setting. There are lots of bees around so I am assuming it is not a pollination problem. Has anyone come across this before? Margaret
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 03 Jul, Fiona (Australia - temperate climate)
I had the same problem last year. Turns out I sowed them too early. Don't worry though, they will start to set when the weather is right. We still had a really good crop in the end :-)
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 01 Jul, anthony (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I would like to know in datail of Pak choi. I need the information for reference my thesis. Please suggest to me. website? or something Please................... [email protected]
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Spinach (also English spinach) 01 Jul, Lloyd (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
re heritage spinach are the leaves eatable when they go red heard they are not when coloured hope someone can help
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 30 Jun, Natalie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
greenharvest sells the seeds online.
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Marrow 30 Jun, Natalie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
New Gippsland Seeds and Bulbs. 15 seeds cost 3.50.
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Carrot 30 Jun, Natalie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
As long as your ground doesn't freeze you will be right. Our carrots are growing really well at the moment. We have even planted more seedlings for a sept crop.
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Carrot 30 Jun, joan jenks (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Is it okay to grow carrots in the winter? it says u can but its not the preferred weather.
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Carrot 15 Mar, Anonymus (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Yeah, you can grow carrots during the winter. Just keep the ground mulched and make sure the grund doesn't freeze. For winter growing I would recomend Artist and Merida (nantes types) and Camberly and Scarlet Keeper (danvers types). However, the coloring on the carrots aren't as good in colder weather with less daylight hours.
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