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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 17 Jun, fransisca (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
where to buy a collard green in aussie market?? i cant find that kind of vegetable at safeway
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 17 Jun, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
Mine is eaten very badly, half of some leaves are eaten away and the small plants have not got a chance to grow at all.
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Rhubarb 15 Jun, Michele - Tassy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My Nan used to stew rhubarb and while warm add a packet of jelly crystals (Port Wine is good) and stir until crystals dissolve. She would then pour the mix into a jelly mould and let setin the fridge. Turn out of mould and serve with cream/ice-cream/custard. The sweetness of the jelly offsets the tartness of the rhubarb. Very yummy. As an adult I realised it was the easiest compote you can make.
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Rhubarb 11 Aug, Lorraine Phillips (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
That sounds yummy, must try it..
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Rhubarb 12 Apr, shirley (Australia - temperate climate)
our rhubarb develops yellow spots which get bigger then the stems become soft and useless. it is in full sun and this has been a pretty warm year.
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Rhubarb 09 Mar, Kathy Knudsen (Australia - temperate climate)
All the leaves have died off the rhubarb just leaving a dark crown above the surface. Is this dormant or dead? They are in a pot. Will they reshoot this Autumn/ Winter or not .Thanks
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Rhubarb 12 Nov, David (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It there a particular variety that is best for the Brisbane climate; and is it better to grow it in more shade in this area?
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Rhubarb 17 Sep, Moira (Australia - temperate climate)
what does one do when flower stalks appear, cut them off or leave them?
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Rhubarb 20 Sep, Jennifer Smith (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you leave them on and they go to seed, would you consider posting me some?
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Rhubarb 11 Mar, Di Brehaut (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I am interested in using terracotta rhubarb forcers or cloches in cultivating my rhubarb. I have not been able to find an Australian manufacturer or importer, though there are several manufacturers in China. The UK ones look to be very expensive. Any onformation? Thank you Dianne, Blue Mountains
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Rhubarb 03 Jun, Christine (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yes I too am after a rhubarb forcer. They are very expensive.
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Rhubarb 04 Jun, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
You could try the old idea of using an upside down terracotta pot over the crown or try some of the ideas here www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-force-rhubarb/
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Rhubarb 11 Sep, Susan Lavenau (USA - Zone 10a climate)
How long can you cut Rhubarb in the Northern Nevada area? My brother in law says not to cut after August. Is that correct?
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Rhubarb 27 Mar, Bea (Australia - temperate climate)
I am from Germany, we use to harvest Rhubarb only in Spring (21.March-20. June)after that Rhubarb will develop to much oxalic acid.We also have the saying < you can harvest the Rhubarb only during Strawberry Time> because of that
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 15 Jun, Diana Adelaide (Australia - temperate climate)
In between pak choys , I plant coriander to confuse or deter those white flies or white butterflies. Pak choi grow very fast and shaded coriander which love it.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 15 Jun, Michele -- Launceston (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I found a sweet potato tuber with shoots about 2cm long in the vegetable storer in the cupboard. I want to know if it will keep for a couple of months so I can plant it out when the threat of frost has gone . I paln to plant tomatoes, capsicum, peas and chiilis at the same time..... mid October ish.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 03 Aug, [email protected] (Australia - tropical climate)
next time plant them in a very large pot, wine barrel etc and keep indoors by a sunny window till frost passes. just trim the shoots that over hang or trellis them
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 09 Jul, CC (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My brother grows sweet potato & they grew from shoots, which he planted in the ground.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 15 Jun, Michele -- Launceston (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
HELP?? Have let some spring onions grown on .... now look like leeks on steroids with bulbs as big as a regular brown onion. Should I use them or chuck them out?? Any hints on how to use them?? I do make my own tomato relish, sauce and chutney. Can I use some of the sprin onion instead?? Just not sure what to do ... don't like wasting food
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 16 Jun, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Michele, I would use them. So long as the stems haven't gone hard (woody) then they should be perfectly ok. If they are woody, then they won't be very edible, but could still add flavour if you remove them from the mix after cooking.
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Garlic 15 Jun, Garry (Australia - temperate climate)
Brush off any soil clinging to the bulbs. Leave the stalks and roots on the bulbs, while they dry. Allow the bulbs to cure, or dry, for three to four weeks in either a well-ventilated room or a dry, shady spot outside. Sunlight can change the flavor of fresh garlic. Once the tops and roots have dried they can be cut off.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 15 Jun, Garry (Australia - temperate climate)
Andrea, you can try a moist toothpick or cotton tip to pick them up 1 by 1. You'd want to put 2-3 seeds in each spot, as they don't always germinate. You can always thin them out later.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 25 Oct, robyn ross (Australia - temperate climate)
My italian silverbeet has grown to about 5 ft high and is seeding at the top. What do i do? Do I pull it all out? Cut it about a ft from the bottom, or take it all out and harvert the seeds. Please help me. Thank you
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 14 Jun, Joanna van Kool (Australia - temperate climate)
When the scarlet runner beans die back in Winter, does one cut them back or just let them wither on the trellis?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 13 Jun, Andrea (Australia - tropical climate)
I've just begun growing veges for the first time. My silverbeet seeds like some others are very tiny. How can i handle them to plant them as instructed. It says plant directly into the garden its impossible to pick up a seed. So i just took a pinch and put that in the distances. I would rather not use the whole packet if i don't have to but it seems I've not much choice but to sew them all at once. Very difficult.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 29 Aug, jaime (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
try adding them to a handfull of fine sand, then sprinkle the sand where you want the seeds to grow. this sometimes works
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Tomatillo 13 Jun, Andrea (Australia - tropical climate)
Where can you get seeds for things like this. The seed supply up here in Cairns seems rather limited.
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Tomatillo 16 Jun, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
The online seed companies often have tomatillo. Maybe greenharvest, diggers, or eden seeds?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 12 Jun, philomene bell (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
planted 3 rosella bushes about 4 weeks ago and the y are starting bare fruit how do i know when they are ready to pick
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 18 Jun, Jean (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi, you can pick them once the calyx has firmed up.
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