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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 26 Mar, Benny (New Zealand - temperate climate): That's because pollination didn't happen. Manually pollinate them by taking a cotton bud, rub the pollen on the female part of the flower.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 22 Apr, M (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I suggest you research on the internet why they are falling off. I have never grown them.
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Ginger 21 Apr, Rakesh (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I’ve been be lucky with a super strong ginger plant food ginger not decorative) that has been growing for ~>6 months, and bringing up new shoots. The main plant is now flowering and still has vibrant green leaves. Is flowering good or bad? What should I do wait until the plant dies back?
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Ginger 22 Apr, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Read the notes here about how to plant and grow it.The ginger plant and quite a few others die back in winter but shoot/grow again in the spring. Asparagus is very similar.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 21 Apr, Lisa (USA - Zone 6a climate): When can I plant cilantro plants? Zone 6a
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 22 Apr, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Check using your zone 6a eg www.gardenate.com/plant/Coriander?zone=16
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 21 Apr, KATHRYN SMITH (Australia - tropical climate): Problem growing Beans of any sort.. Dying just after one inch tall. Well watered once a day in the middle of the day when plants start to stress and getting second set of leaves.. Can it be too hot or is there a fungis in my soil? What can I treat the soil with? Planted Snake beans but only a few came up. Not growing really well. Climbing beans not producing beans Have been using Blood and Bone and Seasol. Grew Marigolds in the bed last year.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Jul, Bec Care (Australia - tropical climate): Hi Kathryn, I live in North Queensland and was having the exact same problem! Tried growing climbing beans in three different areas of the garden , sunny during April/May, all sprouted fine and then died after 2 or so weeks. Watered well. Some say fertilise, others don’t. Some say water well, others don’t. I should try growing them again now but a little hesitant. Did you end up getting a crop?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 18 May, Linda (Australia - tropical climate): Just wondering if you could be experiencing an ant problem? So ants here in the tropics, especially ginger ants actually attack seedling and plants above and below the ground. They are very small and some times not so easy to detect. Just a thought from past experience similar to your problem. I didn't suspect them at first thinking they were just looking for insects but in fact they are eating/sucking the life out of my plants. In my case I used a product called Amdro at the nest site.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 22 Apr, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate): When planting beans, wet the soil the day before planting them. Then plant them and cover over with soil. Do not water again for 4 days unless it is very hot. After 4 days give a very light watering if the surface soil looks dry. They should germinate within a few days. Little plants need little waterings. Good idea to water in the morning.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 22 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I suggest you buy a general gardening fertiliser. Blood and bone is not a complete all round fertiliser and seasol is not a fertiliser.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 22 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I don't grow them in the autumn, I grow them in the spring. The bean fly gets them this time of the year. Was told to put boron in the soil before planting.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 21 Apr, Lea Zimmer (Australia - temperate climate): This is a worry to me.. My greenhouse seedlings are dying. What can I do. The soil is wet, Do I need artificial lighting and heating. Can someone advise Thank you
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 22 Apr, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Are you playing around with a toy greenhouse from Bunnings or Aldi or do you have a decent size one, like 4-5m x 5-6m. IF your soil is WET WET then you are over watering it. Do you have heavy clay soil or loamy soil. MAKE your soil more friable by adding compost, manures etc. Water should drain through soil easily. I t should not sit on the top for any length of time. A greenhouse protects the plants from the drying sun so water less. Little plants only need a light watering each day for the first week or so, then a good watering each 2-3 days.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 21 Apr, Paul Tooley (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): we live next to sea in Auckland with no frost-will sprouted dwarf beans grow through May
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 22 Apr, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Go to the bean page and read when to plant beans in sub-tropical New Zealand. That is the main purpose of this web site, to find out when to plant and how to grow things.
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Brussels sprouts 20 Apr, DiA (New Zealand - temperate climate): My Brussel Sprouts cuttings are sprouting now. Where and how best to transfer them to pkant where they best wiuld thrive, in the garden or in separate trays ? I guess with quarantine mesh in both cases?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 20 Apr, Jim (USA - Zone 8a climate): Just my observations. I am in zone 8a. I built my first lasagne bed in the fall of 2018. Then planted n spring of 2019. I experimented with a variety of chiles. Poblano, Thai, Cayenne longs, Pasillas, Italian sandwich, Sweet Bells, and Jalapeño. The bed got full sun, I planted closely, and harvested 472 mature chiles. Every variety produced heavily. This would seem to contradict your data, that chiles need growing room, and good air circulation. The “ stems” were more like trunks of a two year old fruit tree. Almost 2” in girth and very sturdy. I submit this data not to gloat, but for further consideration. Thank you!
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 24 Jun, Mairlyn (USA - Zone 8a climate): Jim what date did you plant your chiles? I'm new to the area and gardening and want to plant poblano peppers. Thank you
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 04 May, Colleen (USA - Zone 9b climate): Hey Jim, How many plants did you plant in the bed? One of each? I'm doing a variety of chili peppers in containers this year and your comment gives me hope that two plants could fit in one 7 gallon grow bag. Thanks! Best, Colleen
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 02 May, Melinda Schwab (USA - Zone 8a climate): Thanks for sharing!! I have had huge trunks before on ours as well because we planted them in front of our hen house [bedding was tossed out in that garden area all year] and they were HUGE by October and loaded to the point of cracking a few "branches" from the weight... LOL! I think the same thing... They just like a lot of sun and nitrogen and water at least once every week or two.... Didn't seem to matter much about spacing and the closer they were the less breakage it seemed to have. :-)
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Broccoli 20 Apr, Greg Cave (New Zealand - temperate climate): Is it advisable to fold leaves over the broccoli head as you do with cauliflower? The heads are still quite small but parts seem to be yellowing.
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Broccoli 21 Apr, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Putting the leaves over the broccoli head won't achieve anything. It is natural with caulies. If the heads are not growing and turning yellow and you have small plants then I would say you didn't fertilise them enough. The heads should fully develop in about 7-10 days.
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Cabbage 20 Apr, Kaye moore (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What do u spray cabbages with to keep grubs out
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Cabbage 06 Dec, Glenn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Nothing - simply place a small piece of mosquito netting over the cabbage with a couple of sticks to keep it off the cabbage to stop the white cabbage moths landing to lay eggs. Bingo: another step to organic cabbages.
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Cabbage 01 May, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): You can make organic spray from garlic or mix olive oil with water and add a squirt of liquid soap. Lots of ways to do it , just search online for some others using chilli or neem oil. Goodluck!
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Cabbage 21 Apr, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Look on the internet for 1. chemical sprays at Bunnings or nurseries or 2. if you want organic, look for one of them. You can buy some organic ones or make then up yourself.
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Cabbage 23 Apr, Gozer DeLino (Australia - temperate climate): You can use "Take Down" from Monterey. It is a Pyrethrin based organic spray.
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Pumpkin 19 Apr, Lisa (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I’ve got butternut pumpkins seedlings will they grow this time of year live in Inglewood region qld
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Pumpkin 19 Apr, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Pumpkins will be killed by frost.
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