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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 14 Feb, Sammy (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
I am currently growing luffa I'm only a beginner and I haven't planned this the frosts r coming but hopefully I'll get fruits the plants seem very hardy one snapped and it recovered love them already
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Pumpkin 12 Feb, Ty Buchanan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
To pollinate snap off a yellow protuberance from the male. Gently push the protuberance into the middle of the yellow female, right into the center, and leave it there. That's it!
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 10 Feb, Noelene Mayfield and Gordon Mayfield (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What would be eating my rosella bushes also ants on the trees. Should i fertilizer with what Thanks Noelene
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 13 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Summer brings rain - rain brings insects and grubs. Look on the leaves at night time and pinch off. Use some chemical sprays or organic mix. Any general fertiliser.
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Celery 09 Feb, Mick (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Celery is a good companion with cauliflower if planted together in February they are both heavy feeders
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Celery 13 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Maybe leave until March to plant out in the garden. 34 degreees here today and the last 2 days. Heavy rain can be a problem this time of year. Had 3.5
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Cucumber 09 Feb, Wayne (Australia - temperate climate)
Cucamelons in Adelaide: I’m having varied success with growing Cucamelons in Wicking Beds. The major issue is that the leaves turn yellow and then die. Samples taken to local nurseries have failed to identify the issue, with insect, disease or virus. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Cucumber 13 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Was applying some trace elements this morning and it said lack of T E can cause yellowing of leaves. Also may be lack of N.
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Cucumber 25 Aug, Gary (Australia - temperate climate)
Wayne I use NatraMin and have been for years with reasonable results. Get on you tube and have a look at Amazing Garden about Cucumbers and Tomatoes this young fella knows all about what they need. I picked over 30 cucumbers last year. This year I'm making over 5 Barrell's of compost for all my Tubs. Also learning how to make leaf mold. Gary.
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Cabbage 08 Feb, Ian (Australia - temperate climate)
Cabbage and Colliflower can they be grown on tubs in hot house
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 08 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate)
In Cornish pasties or boiled with potatoes and mashed together with garlic butter Salt and lots of pepper. Great with corned beef and cabbage.
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Carrot 08 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate)
I've grown carrots and parsnips next to each other for years, and have never had any real issues. [Temperate - Geelong, Victoria.]
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Broccoli 08 Feb, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
my broccoli did seed and they grew wild in the garden .Today replant in a new area .so we see how they go ....just thought i reply to my post to let u know what can happen ..i live on the gold coast queensland .
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Pumpkin 07 Feb, Lynette Baldwin (Australia - tropical climate)
Came home from holidays in January and there is a pumpkin growing in my garden it’s getting big will it grow in these months or not . I think my grandson planted it he’s only seven .
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Pumpkin 13 Feb, (Australia - tropical climate)
Let it grow and see what happens - keep it well watered in the hot weather.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 Feb, Andrew (Steve) Warner (Australia - temperate climate)
My Sunroot has been growing for about 5 months and is now 2 metres in height and flowering boldly. Do I wait.for the flowers to die off before I dig up the roots? They are extremely healthy. Steve
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 12 May, Edel Heyer (Australia - temperate climate)
Wait for the flowers and the leaves to wilt and die off. Once they're all going brown, cut back and dig up the roots.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 06 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It says 25 weeks - maybe wait till flowers die off.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 03 Feb, Helen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I've read that beetroot likes boron and this should be added to them at some stage. How much is required, what ratio to water ( 1 teaspoon to 9 litres????) At what stage ( seeds, growing seedlings, or plants with bulbs forming and how often. Also can I grow outside of my greenhouse over the colder months of winter or make sure harvested before frosts??
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Beetroot (also Beets) 06 Feb, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I wouldn't get too tied up on the boron. If you buy some read the directions or read before you buy. You would only need to apply once as it is a minor element. Plants would not need much boron so don't go overboard with it. Some fertilisers have it in it.
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Garlic 29 Jan, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i am getting my beds ready for my garlic crop .i live on the gold coast Queensland .i will be planting first week of march .i am after glen large garlic .has anyone have any idea whare i can pick some up without the postage costs ...
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Garlic 12 Feb, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i went to the farmers markets local ....some stall holders just sell !!! they do not know too much about the product they sell ...i did eventually find a market Gardner grower and we started chatting on garlic .....so i ended up buying italian purple garlic because they have their plot not too far from my local area. nice !! ....elephant garlic is a leek family ..so i picked up them too ....any way if u want to grow local it is worth the trouble to chat with people .at the end the outcome is greater reward when you go home with what u want ...ps,i also ended up with tomato from italy ...so i dry them use the seed ....they smell fantastic ....
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Rhubarb 23 Jan, Graeme Horn (Australia - temperate climate)
What is eating my Rhubarb Leaves, nearly nothing left of leaf.
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Rhubarb 12 Feb, Nat (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Possums? Put some netting over it!
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hi... i have several plants in different vegie beds.... but they have all been attacked my a little tiny black beetle... all the leaves on every plant have been decimated and eaten how can i stop them please and any advice .....
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 03 Jul, Tim (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The little beetles are flea beetles. Soil born and emerge as the weather warms up and very difficult to control especially organically. I use pyganic and this season I will try Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (vectobac) in the soil to try control the larvae when they hatch. It is expensive and a bulk buy however there is an online hydro shop selling in smaller batches. There is also the powdered form. Neem oil should work however I am hopeless at remembering to spray every 10 days. They are usually around in the warmer months and love the Solanaceae family. I also bag my flowers as they can wreck them overnight.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hi,, i have several zucchini plants in between the cucumber plants... hoping that the very few bees i see will also pollinate them... i have others around other plants but so far no female flowers all males... and they have been in for several months... any advice please....
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 23 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate)
Not a good idea to mix these crops up together. Pollinate the zucchini by hand.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 25 Jan, Mark (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Cut off the male flowers as they form to save the plant energy, it is a ratio of 1 female to about 8 male flowers
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Carrot 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i have tried to grow carrots and beets unsuccessfully over the last year... i have built up soil in beds with bunnings veg mix, mushroom compost , manure bags and dynamic lifter... i also use worm castings and tea... from my worms.. i mulch with sugarcane .. and its so frustrating they wont grow... what am i doing wrong please....
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