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Garlic 23 Feb, Robert (Australia - temperate climate)
From Melbourne, born again organic gardner, just started on garlic late last autum here , a whole 2 bulbs! Good size and taste. Put some more in around late November, healthy but small bulbs, hower very tasty and nothing like the unadventurous supermarket variety. Looking forward to planting plenty this season.
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 06 Apr, Wendy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have something eating my chilli plant too. When I look at the underside of the leaves there are lots of tiny pale green creatures, I think they might be aphids? I'm trying pyrethrum to get rid of them, fingers crossed.
Garlic 06 Apr, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
We planted 2 bulbs worth of cloves last winter and they were brilliant. Just buy them from the market - make sure they have some roots left on them, separate the cloves (don't peel) and plant pointy end up. We harvested 2 lots in Oct then Dec. The earlier ones were biggest, and I'm guessing that it was the stock that they came from which made the difference.
Garlic 05 Apr, minloo (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Where can I buy a commercial quantity of garlic seed??
Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 05 Apr, Robbie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Try growing Egyptian Broad Beans. The beans are smaller then regular BB, But they don't go woody as the pods mature. And they are not affected by frost much at all. The plants are shorter and mature quicker too. I love them
Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 27 Apr, Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
Robbie, where do you get the Egyptian broad beans - I haven't seen them anywhere
Garlic 04 Apr, Lillie Hugill (Australia - tropical climate)
We eat lots of garlic, I put garlic in all my cooking,as such I spend a small forutne buying local garlic. I thought its best I grow my own. I am now in the same predicament as Donna and Matthew, I am strugglling to buy garlic shoots. Appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction please.
Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 04 Apr, Eddie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have two bushes this year, bought as about 500mm high bushes from Bunnings. The site is very sandy soil on the east coast of Brisbane so I covered it with shadecloth and planted into that through a hole. I put combo fertilser pellets (chicken, cow etc)in the base of the hole. As soon as the bushes were rooting and growing I took out all the centers of the branches to make them bush, and get more flowers. They flowered in 8-10 weeks and of course the calyx was immediately available. We have picked about 2 kilos from the 2 bushes, washed and frozen them as there's plenty still to come. They need to be treated like any other hibiscus. Hibiscus beetles are a nuisance in the flowers but do not seem to cause any problem with the "fruit" .The flowers only last 4 hours, but can be eaten in salads. This year the flowering stems are way high above the main leaves. Approx double the height. I think the fertiliser is the trick.
Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 04 Jan, Wendy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi there i planted 2 rosella pushes (about 6 weeks ago) in raised soil so drainage isn't a problem but today I noticed small holes in the leaves as well as some of the small fruit seem to be dissapearing. The shrubs are about 40cm tall so they're still only babies. Appreciate your imput Wendy
Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 09 Apr, Lesley Sayers (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I would like to know how to preserve Rosellas in a syrup for serving with white wine or champagne. If any any one has a recipe that they have tried and tested - I would be most grateful. Many thanks & happy cooking - Lesley.
Garlic 04 Apr, Debra (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm in the same boat as Donna and Mathew - rural WA so markets aren't really a good place to buy, most shops only sell the chemically treated China garlic which won't germinate. Diggers have about 8 varieties of garlic but can't get them or potato to WA. Would like to be able to grow different varieties but can't get them locally anywhere. Help please - any seedlings I've seen have all been the plain white variety (Bunnings locally and Benara Nurseries will deliver)
Garlic 12 Jul, molly (Australia - temperate climate)
Garlic can be sent to WA, I've just ordered some, it does cost though... garlicfarmsales.com.au/ Just add the www. to the front of it cheers, molly
Garlic 12 May, tony (Australia - temperate climate)
hello,is there a good hot garlic verietiy that i can plant in the warmer months,such as summer.
Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 04 Apr, Debra (Australia - temperate climate)
I managed to get a packet of seeds from Yilgarn Traders in Geraldton WA a few years ago, the plants grew but not successfully. Supposedly able to grow here, but maybe getting only 60% annual rainfall for a few years and hotter than normal temperatures made the difference. Moving to Donnybrook WA in next few years, hopefully the pea will take to cooler climate.
Corn Salad (also Lamb's lettuce or Mache) 04 Apr, Brad (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Rosemarie, Try www.thelostseed.com.au. They have seeds packets which is a start. I use these guy's all the time and can highly recommend them. Hope this helps.
Garlic 03 Apr, cees koeman (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
what is the best variety of garlic to plant in the high country 1200meters above sealevel .Snowy mountains of NSW. and where do I buy ? I want to start now! Thanks ,Cees.
Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 03 Apr, Raelene (Australia - temperate climate)
Have tried for past three years to grow okra, with no success. Have asked many people, and no -one knows what it is or how to grow. Love it in stews and soups. This site has helped, but now have to wait until next spring/summer to try again. I am in southern victoria.
Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 02 Dec, Sam (Australia - arid climate)
I have heard of using black plastic as mulch, or no mulch, to help warm up the soil for Tomatoes. (The dark colours absorb more heat, whereas straw mulch reflects the sun's heat away). Then you mulch later on when the weather warms up. Maybe that will help with your Okra. Even 20C is very warm, for soil. Maybe you need to plant it a little later or in better sun?
Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 09 Oct, Dana (Australia - temperate climate)
Okra needs really warm weather and plenty of sun. Southern Victoria may be too cold for it to succeed. You could try starting the seeds early and planting in the hottest spot in your garden.
Cucumber 03 Apr, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate)
I've just transplanted my lebanese cucumbers & they've now started turning yellow on their leaves. I'm not sure what could be the problem as the ground is very fertile and there's no problem with the amount of water that I give them. Please help !!
Cucumber 29 Jan, Bob (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You may have damaged the root system, pop some more seeds in, keep mulch away from the stem.
Lettuce 02 Apr, Marcel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My iceberg lettuce doesn't seem to get a firm 'heart' just a bunch of loose leaves. I followed the seed packet and planting instructions but no joy. my rabbit was happy with the lettuce though. :-) Any hints? I don't need to wrap them like with cellery do I?
Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 02 Apr, peter mclachlan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
looking for a receipe for rosella cordial and rosella wine if anyone can help i have 9 plants just starting to flower thanks heaps in advance [email protected]
Garlic 02 Apr, lee (Australia - temperate climate)
hi, we would love to grow organic garlic but i have no idea where to buy seeds/bulbs,can you buy them online,we are in port macqurie,will they grow in our climate?
Garlic 28 Apr, peter (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, We can supply organic Russian garlic seed if you need some. We are in Coffs area cheers Pete
Garlic 04 Nov, Garry (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hey i am after some Russian Garlic Peter,Can you help me out ? [email protected]
Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Apr, Lynne Brogan (Australia - temperate climate)
Scarlet Runner beans are perennial (3 to 4 years but loosing vigour each year). Do I let them die back or cut them back after they have finished bearing, and if I cut them back,how close to the ground do I cut them. back to ground level
Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Apr, Geoff (Australia - tropical climate)
when cooking my corn I just wrap it in baking paper with the ends twisted & cook it in the microwave for 2 & a half minutes, cooked & still has a nice crunch to it,a dash of butter if you want but straight up is good for me.
Tomato 01 Apr, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Anna, If you squash caterpillars on the plant it discourages others from laying eggs there. Put a pot with flowers next to your tomatoes to encourage predators of the caterpillars. Also, I suggest you dig down to see if the soil is too moist towards the bottom of the pot - sometimes tomatoes wilt if their roots are too wet. If so, empty out the water in the 'self watering' and give them a little less water. Do feed the soil with seasol/fish emulsion, or worm wee if you have a worm farm - the nutrients should help make the plant more healthy. And don't worry - it's not you, it's just that tomatoes are notoriously susceptable to diseases and pests.
Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 01 Apr, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
HI Sacha and Nicole, Sounds like you may have fruit fly getting your capsicums. I had the same, but now I cover each little fruit with a piece of cloth (cut up an old shirt) and it seems to stop the fruit fly impregnating the fruit. Now that the weather is cooling they take a very loooong time to go red, so we usually eat them green. In summer we did get lovely red ones.
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