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10 Jun 09, Mark (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Natalie, We had a really bad problem with slaters which can easily be overcome by decreasing the amount of mulch (thats where they live) and or using a product called Multiguard by Multicrop. It is excellent in controlling slaters and snails and doesn't impact on the beneficial animal in the garden and breaks down into an iron chelate. Good luck.

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02 Jul 09, Hannah (Australia - tropical climate)

Living in Darwin, and would love to grow spinach/baby spinach, but can't seem to get it to grow in our hot climate! Any tips/suggestions on how to keep it alive would be appreciated!

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04 Jul 09, Barb (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

HI Hannah, Traditional spinach struggles in a hot climate - I grow it in winter in Sydney, but summer it only survives in cool shade. Fortunately there are various hot climate 'spinach' options: Egyptian spinach (Malu Khia) likes hot climate, and I think Ceylon spinach is another. Seeds obtainable from www.greenharvest.com.au - they're QLD based, so they're seeds should be acclimatised to tropics/subtropics.

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07 Jul 09, Sherran (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Help!! We want to get hold of the old fashioned long leafed spinach, a sweet juicy tender skinned purple grape. And can any one recommend a nice, sweet , juicy miniature manderine.

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18 Sep 09, jennie (Australia - temperate climate)

my spinach seems to be dying all my other plants are fine ( herbs and vegtables) but its only the spinach that is dying they have shade area ,that gets a good amount of sun and alot of space what do i do my nursery don't know either i have tried alot of seedlings but still only the spinach die ?? could it be seasol?

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10 Oct 09, Elia Rigali (Australia - temperate climate)

When the spinach germinate and at the small one leaf stage, its got little dots on the leaves all over. It looks like its marked by a tiny insect. What spray is reccomended. Thank You

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15 Oct 09, sharon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My English spinach has gone to seed and im not sure what to do with it? Should i leave it or pull up? Does it regenerate after it has gone to seed?

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21 Mar 10, sandy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Sharon, my spinach went to flower also, I pulled them out except for one plant just to see what would happen, I cut the flower off and pulled the rest of the leaves off and it grew back! not sure if that's what you are meant to do but it worked for me

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01 Jul 10, Lloyd (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

re heritage spinach are the leaves eatable when they go red heard they are not when coloured hope someone can help

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15 Oct 10, Charmaine (Australia - arid climate)

Hi I was wondering if you need to stake up spinach. Mines laying flat on the ground. Thank you

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