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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 23 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Snow peas should grow well through the winter so if they are fairly young plants then I would keep them. If they've already finished podding then rip them out.
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 26 May, Jessica (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Thanks for the tip! The plants have finished poddong so I'm going to get rid of them. Is there anything I can plant to make use of the trelise that is still there?
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 27 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I know it's not ideal to plant the same thing in the same spot repeatedly because of pests building up in the soil, but you could put in some more snowpeas for this season, maybe digging in a bit of compost first.
Beetroot (also Beets) 21 May, Brenton (Australia - temperate climate)
Can beetroot have any other colour,saw TV program they used yellow&white beetroot in the salad
Beetroot (also Beets) 24 May, Debra (Australia - temperate climate)
Both Diggers and New Gippsland Seeds have golden, white, red and white beetroots - taste just like regular beetroot, maybe a bit milder or sweeter according the the type. the white ones are great for pickling and putting in sandwiches - if they drip, no stains.
Cauliflower 20 May, jim.byrne (Australia - temperate climate)
a friend of mind told me that if the cauli plant made a flower i should pull it out of the bed and transplant all the other cauli from around it to a separate bed. could someone please advise me about this issue ?
Pumpkin 19 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have dozens of self sown pumpkins, kent variety, the are getting really big, when do I know when to pick them, and also do they continue to ripen of the vine. hope someone can help.. thaks
Pumpkin 21 May, pete (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
just leave them until the vine dies. as you are in cool/mountain climate probably the first frost will kill them. harvest them leaving the part where they attach to the vine on the pumpkin and store them in an airy dark cool place. when living in canberra i found up in the top air space of my garage the best place. keep an eye on them and dispose of any that start to rot. they should keep for months.
Pumpkin 21 May, Jef (Australia - temperate climate)
Generally, pumpkins should be left until the vine dies back, and the stalk turns brownish. Cut with at least 5cm of stalk, and leave the pumpkins in the sun for a couple of weeks to harden off. They then should keep for months.
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 19 May, dixiebelle (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I grew Luffa's in ACT, hoping maybe to get some loofahs from them. They took a while to really get going (after a good rain) then the vine took off, but wasn't til towards the end of Summer that any flowers finally came on. I was surprised they actually formed fruit, and thought it was too late by then anyway, but then they grew & grew, and even into Autumn, the vine & fruit were still green and growing well. I didn't do anything particular to help them grow, but perhaps will try pinching the tips to encourage more female flowers next year! I was going to leave them on the vine to dry, but a few mornings of frost put an end to that. I took off the large fruit, and the next day, the frost had killed the vine anyway. I am trying to dry the fruit out on the sunny laundry windowsill, and hope that does the trick!
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 18 May, Char (Australia - temperate climate)
I was able to buy these from Ebay australia.. just did a Luffa seed search
Celery 18 May, Nicola (Australia - temperate climate)
I've had some celery plants in the plot for months - initially the older plants tasted salty but some plants are growing new stems. How long should you continue to eat them ? Thanks
Celery 02 Jul, John Bee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Nicola, Celery is a traditionally cool weather crop (if you are after the long white crunchy stems) but they do have a high demand for regular watering and fertilizing.. If they are grown too slowly the stems become bitter (which is what I think you are meaning by salty). If you want crunchy, sweet stems you do need to keep up the water and nutrients (complete type but high in nitrogen and potash). You can also grow them right thru the warmer months if you ratoon the plants when you harvest. i.e. cut off all the leaves and use them however you like. The plants will re-grow but remember to keep up the water and nutrients. I have grown celery for leave (not the stems ) right thru a warm summer and ratooned them 3-4 times with no problems. You will find you won’t get the long crunchy stems in the warmer periods but the small crunchy stems and sweet leaves are still great in cooking. So in answer to your question, along as they are growing well and the leaves/stems are sweet, then keep eating them. Cheers John.
Potato 18 May, Fritz (Australia - temperate climate)
i bought a whole potato from woolworths, a sebago potato. i placed the whole thing in soil(i rinsed it} and watered it. does anyone know if it will grow and if not how will i have to grow it?
Potato 21 May, tony (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
your potato should grow but if you had of cut the same potato into sections that have an eye in each than you would have got many plants of the one potato a tip keep the soil well heaped around each potato this will give lots of potatoes and stop them from greening
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 17 May, George Willcox (Australia - temperate climate)
You can get these on-line from Green Harvest Seeds Look them up via a web-search to get the URL Hope this helps!
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 17 May, pauline ferguson (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
is it ok to use fertilizer such as worm wee.ie from a worm farm and then water it down to 1in 10 dilution or is this too strong
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 19 May, Annaliese (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I use the liquid from my worm farm at a 1 to 8 dilution on my vegetable garden which seems to work quite well. With my indoor tropical plants I can use the liquid straight. - Annaliese
Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 18 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I always heard that diluting to 'weak tea' colour is the way to go. Admittedly I drink tea quite strong so I expect I don't dilute enough, but they seem to survive.
Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 17 May, Kathy (Australia - temperate climate)
where can I buy these seed in australia
Cucumber 16 May, Phil (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I've heard that leaving sliced or whole cucumber in the garden helps to ward off bugs and beasties. Is this true?
Cucumber 05 Jun, Martyn (Australia - temperate climate)
We've had success with sliced cucumber on aluminium trays. Maybe its the taste (to the slugs and snails) or a chemical reaction with the Al but they've stayed away
Cucumber 18 May, (Australia - temperate climate)
Lots of slugs and slaters have been tucking into the old cucumbers I didn't harvest, so it doesn't work for them!
Tomato 15 May, bill (Australia - tropical climate)
My tomato plants are just starting to bare fruit, but now the leaves are turning black on the ends and dying off. What should do.
Tomato 23 May, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It could be a fungal problem. I would take a couple of leaves into your local nursery/garden shop to show them.
Potato 15 May, Debra (Australia - temperate climate)
Does anyone know where in West Aus I can get hold of seed potatoes of different varieties? Bunnings usually only has desiree, ruby lou or nicola, and I would like others if possible. Buying the potatoes from stores and letting them shoot is not always as successful as buying the certified seed potatoes (and trying to get the varieties in the shops isn't so easy either). Thanks to anyone who can help.
Potato 04 Oct, Kevin (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Debra , I am an avid potato grower, I like Ruby Lous personally, But Waldeks here in Perth stock about 10 diff varieties of seed potatoes fHope this helps, I lurvv my spuds :)
Potato 16 May, Clive (Australia - temperate climate)
Lena's Nursery in Wanneroo Road, Wangara has Delaware, Royal Blue, Ruby Lou, Norland, Eureka and Kestrel seed from "The Spud Factory" in stock at the moment.
Potato 21 Aug, Patsy (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I have potatoes just coming through the top of a no-dig raised bed and they are being eaten off as they come through. Today I could see a multitude on tiny (1mm) little "flies". Maybe Thrips? Is this what is eating my plants, if so how do I control them? Thanks
Potato 21 May, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)
Waldecks on Manning Rd had a couple of varieties last weekend, Delaware, and something else I hadn't heard of.
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