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Onion 15 Jun, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I cannot find Potato Onions on this website....as I am not successful with growing regular onions, from a seed tape, I was gifted some potato onions,.. telling me they are easy grow and keep well too>>>> Is there a organic grower who can give me some tips>>> for Tasmania as I read to plant out from now on over the next 3 mths>> Thats all???? Thanks Jen
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Strawberry Plants 14 Jun, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When to fertilise IF I leave the plants in their bed, as it is only the second year...?? and do I have to remove and replant plants as many are NOT 30 cm apart??? and they say slow release fertilser... is the standard slow release pellets suitable>?? AND if I may I have a self seeded plant NOW in late autum start of winter here in Tasmania... and it has flowers and mini fruit set??? What is mother nature doing??? Any tips, thank you
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Strawberry Plants 13 Jun, Nevaeh.Robinson (Australia - temperate climate)
can strawberries be move from inside to outside
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 13 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
how much water a day does chilli pepper need
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Tomato 13 Jun, Ali.Emery (Australia - temperate climate)
how long dose it take to grow tomato's
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Watermelon 13 Jun, Suzy Georges (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi. I live In Sydney new Australia, I don't know my zone of growing vegetables, I am very interesting to grow watermelons and other melons like honeydew, rockmelons, but I have not good knowledge of how and when to start sow the seeds, and what is the best fertilizer and how often to put it on, and how much and when to water the watermelons, I tried 2 times but I failed, and I don't know what is the best seeds to buy to grow large and sweet watermelons I love to see watermelon growing and show my children so they get excited to see watermelons in our yard, please can you teach me in a simple way to understand how to stat and how to take full care on growing watermelons thank you. Best Regards Suzy
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 30 May, Glenn (Australia - tropical climate)
Hello :) I planted my sweet potatoes in mid January, therefore they have had a good 16 weeks of growth however, they leaves are still very green and healthy looking. I know that I am supposed to wait until the leaves die down and turn brown, but I wanted to know if the leaves turning brown wasn't always a factor, and that I could harvest them now based on the time since planting? Thank you very much for your guidance. G.
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Pumpkin 19 May, Jan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a kent pumpkin vine which is producing lots of male and female flowers but none are developing and I rarely see a bee around. I have tried hand pollinating (thanks to Youtube instructions) in the early morning, some pumpkins grow to golf ball size even some a bit bigger before falling off. Last year I managed to get only two to develop and this year I only have one so far. I have pollinated at least 50 or so females and results have been so poor. The vine gets plenty of sun and water. Any suggestions please.
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Onion 19 May, Jan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Last year I planted brown onions. As they grew their stems became thick and most were as large as a softball or bigger. I kept them growing, waiting for the leaves to die back but they never did and some went to seed. I eventually bent the stems to try to dry them, but that was a bit unsuccessful and on storing them using the hanging plait method, quite a few eventually rotted. This year my onions are growing quite well, some a bit bigger than golf balls now, so what can I do to prevent the same thing from happening as last year.
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Pumpkin 07 May, Kel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a butternut vine that produced 3 lovely pumpkins, but has now taken off (very healthy looking) and has mostly male flowers, the occasional female only produces a 2" long fruit before it goes brown and drops off. I suspect that its too late in the season for more, but it is so healthy and vigorous that i am reluctant to pull it out. I was of the opinion that the vine dies after harvest but this has confused me. Any ideas ? Kel
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Endive 03 May, Tibor (Australia - tropical climate)
I am moving to Cairns soon and my Dutch wife and I love eating witlof and endive. Any practical hints for me growing it in the tropics.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 01 May, bigdaddynacho (Australia - temperate climate)
what does pak choi taste like
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Carrot 16 Apr, Lucille (Australia - temperate climate)
Can you sow carrot seedlings, or just carrot seeds?
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Dill 10 Apr, Amelia (New Zealand - temperate climate)
when to plant drill in timaru
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 28 Mar, Phillip (Australia - temperate climate)
When to plant cow pea in southern darling Downs region Queensland Tara
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 16 Mar, Jason Melville (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi my silverbeet grow this wonderful great big leaf but then they get really floppy and just lay down on the ground the new leaves are firm and good but they to just turn soft at full size and flop
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Radish 11 Mar, Levi (Australia - temperate climate)
What is the Harvest Legnth
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Radish 18 Mar, Celeste Archer (Australia - temperate climate)
Days to harvest (which does not include time to germinate -- so this is from seedling to harvest) varies by variety examples: Bartender Mammoth (35 days) -- Cherry Belle (20-30 days), -- China Rose (21- 28 days) -- Crimson Giant ( 28 days) -- Dragon’s Tail (50 days) --- Early Scarlet Globe (20-28 days) -- Fire ‘N’ Ice (25 days) -- French Breakfast (23 days) -- French Dressing (25 - 35 days) -- German Giant (30 - 40 days) -- Perfecto (25 days) -- Royal Purple (33 - 35 days) ================= extra large radish ============ Daikon Long (60 days) === Black Spanish Round (53 - 70 days) == Shinrimei (60 to 65 days) == Beauty Heart (60-65 day) == Watermelon Mantang Hong (50 days) etc.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 26 Feb, Diane Austin (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Why do my dwarf green beans have grey marks on the pods? Is it from the sprinkler? Leaves are very healthy. Can I eat them?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 20 Feb, Phillip (Australia - arid climate)
When do you plant sweet potatoes or potatoes in the Tara Queensland region
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 15 Mar, (Australia - arid climate)
Sept to Dec
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Cabbage 17 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate)
I want corn
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Ginger 16 Feb, Jillian (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How deep a pot or structure can I plant ginger. Also I freeze my ginger whole and grate it frozen for recipes.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Feb, Nancy McAlary (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have been growing corn for several years, in small blocks in my suburban garden plot (6 to 12 stems at time). I stagger the planting to have a more continuous supply. In order to get full cobs (no gaps), corn, which is movement/wind pollinated, needs to have pollen from the top fall onto the lower cobs (with their silks showing). All I do is determine whether the pollen is ripe by tapping the top stem. They usually release pollen twice a day, in morning and then later in the day. If I see a small cloud of pollen falling, I break a few pieces of the top male flower spike and place them across the silks. If you have a big plot of corn they should self-pollinate easily and don't need this done, if you have smaller plots like me, it will always guarantee full cobs.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I read that corn pollinates for 5 days. So after about 2-3 days I wrap my hand around the bottom of the tassel and run my hand upwards. The pollen falls down onto the silks. Pick 21 days approx after pollination
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Marrow 05 Feb, Keith (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where can I buy Marrow seeds please. I live in CHCH. Best regards. Keith.
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Marrow 06 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
You can use the seeds of courgettes to produce marrows, just leave them to grow larger. Feed well.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 01 Feb, Emeline Donoso-Brady (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
The temperature here in Lithgow is from 14-26 till April, can I sow corn now? Thanks Emeline
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Mar, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Too late by the guide here.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 31 Jan, Kieron McPherson (Australia - tropical climate)
Hello there in 2023 I bought 2 sweet potato pots from bunnings and we planted in our avocado orchard and just let it run wild for a few months, when it came time to harvest I got 100kg of sweet potatoes my question is why do you say- They will go for miles and you will get no tubers. Was I just lucky or is there more to it than that?
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