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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 29 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
Buy from an online gardening site.
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Cabbage 16 Jun, Lesley (Australia - tropical climate)
Something bigger than caterpillars eating my seedlings no evidence of caterpillars start with nipping tops off beans cabbage cauli etc only things they don’t eat is silverbeet and pumpkin last year it ate all flowers on paw paw tree sick of replacing veg
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Cabbage 24 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you have a fencing company near you, go and see if they have mess off cuts (approx 6-8' x 4-5') . Make frames in a u shape and put insect mess over it.
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Peas 15 Jun, John (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I’m in a frost prone area. Can I sow peas in July in green house and transplant out in August. Are the flowers damaged by frost
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Peas 16 Jun, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Peas can indeed be cultivated in a greenhouse and then transplanted. While pea plants themselves can endure frost, their delicate flowers are susceptible to frost damage, hindering the production of a harvest until the frosty conditions have passed
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Asparagus 13 Jun, Janice (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted a few asparagus plants in a small raised bed. The bed now looks very full. What do I do for over crowding?
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Asparagus 01 Aug, Garlic Breath (Australia - temperate climate)
Try putting some in a seperate bed
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Asparagus 16 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thin out weaker plants and provide adequate spacing between the remaining ones. You can also transplant or divide the crowns.
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Garlic 11 Jun, Allan (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I grow Garlic next to Onions.
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Garlic 11 Jun, (Australia - tropical climate)
Onion, garlic, shallots, and leeks are all vulnerable to onion maggots, so they don't make good companion plants for each other. These maggots can easily move from plant to plant, causing significant damage. To prevent their spread, it's best to plant these allium plants far apart from each other.
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Gourd (also summer squash) 11 Jun, wayne (Australia - temperate climate)
Do gourdes need to be rotated to a different bed every year or can they tolerate the same bed for two years.
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Strawberries (from seeds) 13 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew borage once - the plants ended up 1m high and 1.2m in diameter so I feel the borage would just over grow the strawberries. They don't sell seeds here and you should find out what grows in your area.
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Asparagus 09 Jun, Sandra (Australia - temperate climate)
I bought a punnet of very fine spindly asparagus plants a few days ago from Bunnings not much information on how to plant should they be planted individually or should I leave them in a clump? Theres about 2 dozen measuring 3 to 6 inches in height and should they be planted in a separate piece of ground or tub?
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Asparagus 10 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You could plant out but you would have to pay a lot of attention to them. Work out how many plants you want to grow - 6-8-10. Maybe plant two seedlings together and later (3-4mths) reduce to one plant. OR plant into pots and grow them to about ,5m and then plant in the ground. Plant in a separate part of the garden as you will have them for 20 years. The ferns grow to 1.2-1.5m high.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 08 Jun, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi I have many self seeded silverbeet the heirloom varieties all different colours that are growing too close together in one large HDPE Planter...Can I not dig them out and re plant now??? IF not all I can do is cut the leaves as greens to go into salad??
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 10 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Plant out in the late afternoon. Water each day. Provide some shade if possible for a few days,
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 13 Jun, Cool Climate gardenerJen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Thank you the two fellow gardeners that gave their tips re my seeded heriloom silverbeet seedlings... I had to smile when I read to shade the new transplants.. normally I agree BUT in winter in Tassie...hm. every bit of sun is being thanked!!! Now 11:00 fog only just lifting.... !!! But thank you as I have plenty I shall transplant some and maybe even some into pots to give away. Happy gardening... I am trying to convert reg gardeners to chem free / organic gardeners ... Thank you
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 13 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Re my advice to shade the plants. I reply to comments here for Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and South Africa. Temps probably vary from 0 to 40+C degrees. Good luck with the organic gardening. I just left a volunteer garden place for health reasons and they were going/trying to go organic. Their crops this year so far, are very under nourished. I generally don't spray, use some compost, pigeon poo, worm juice and a bit of chem fertiliser if I need it. When transplanting - plant out when 4-8 leaf stage.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 09 Jun, Sara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I transplant silverbeet (rainbow chard) regularly. Some of my plants have been moved about 5 times and they always pop back up pretty quickly. Try to minimise root disturbance, but it's not essential - I have been very careless (snapped off roots, let them dry out for a couple of hours) and they survive, they just take a little bit longer to look happy again. Although I would not suggest being careless! If the plants are larger than seedlings it might be worth removing the large outer leaves before transplanting to reduce wilting.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 07 Jun, Stephen Gunthorpe (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My Grandmother had an old tin bucket with a herb she used in Stuffing. She was the best cook ever. this plant has a thick leaf about 1/8 inch or more thick with a green colour. The leaves were about 30 mm long and 25 mm wide, I think it was a bit hairy. I am trying to identify it but this was 60 years ago. Can anyone provide me with some idea of what it was Thank You Stephen g
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Sage (also Common Sage) 09 Jun, Sara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Was it mother of herb (Coleus amboinicus)? It's a semi-succulent with broad, hairy leaves.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 04 Jun, Carole liddell (Australia - temperate climate)
They don’t sell mustard greens in any supermarket or grocery store near me - what is the next best thing to it.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 07 Jun, deidre (Australia - arid climate)
Kale or chard would work, as would bok choi / pak choy. Mustard greens are very fast and very easy to grow in pots or the ground, you only harvest what you need, a few leaves at a time.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 02 Jun, Jackie (Australia - temperate climate)
I’m in south coast area of NSW, can I plant collard seeds now 2nd June or should I wait till spring?
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 03 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
It says to plant Spring. Reason - soil temperature.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 02 Jun, Pete (Australia - temperate climate)
Perpetual Spinach. This year I planted some perpetual spinach in a fairly large pot. It has grown quite well but the leaves are quite bitter. I have grown Pepetual Spinach in my Veg plot and the leaves were fine, however everything wanted to eat it. Hence planting in a pot any ideas?. Cheers Pete
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Leeks 29 May, Dave (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have stopped trying to grow ordinary leeks and now grow perpetual ones. They absolutely thrive in our subtropical garden and continually keep making side shoots so I never have to plant seeds. I thoroughly recommend them for people if they want to set and forget
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Celery 28 May, Pete (Australia - temperate climate)
I have been growing celery for a few years. I always blanch the Celery for about 2 weeks using a piece of downpipe. When I harvest the Celery it looks terrific. Store it in the crisper in a plastic bag with a paper towel. After about 2 weeks it turns all mushy. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?. Thanks in advance. Pete.
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Celery 01 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
Make sure it is dry and put in the plastic bag. Maybe put a few small holes in the bag and use a tie.If it goes limp stand in some water for a few hours.
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Pumpkin 18 May, tyler (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
can you grow Kent in winter or does it die off ?
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