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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 13 Mar, Lyn (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Thanks Mike, yes I know to eat the tubers [luv them, my Father always had them in the vege garden-many years ago] think from your answer I may have watered too much. Was hoping as they had grown so tall that the tubers would be more, but...... I have read somewhere since posting my query, that if one stops them flowering a bigger crop is produced?
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Beetroot (also Beets) 09 Feb, Robyn Williams (Australia - temperate climate)
Do beetroot need to be planted direct in the ground where they are to grow or can you transplant easily from seed trays? Thanks.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 10 Feb, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A seed can produce several seedlings. I plant in a tray and then transplant when 50mm high. Best to cover with some shade cloth for a few days to protect from the sun.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 08 Feb, Alana (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi, i have big healthy plants buth but the fruit are turning yellow and shrivelling. Ive harvested 6 out of around 20 ive had to throw away. Ived been trying hand pollinating but it seems to make very little difference. Are there any other issues that could be causing this?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 10 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read up about pollination - it could be some disease - I have no idea.
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Strawberry Plants 08 Feb, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)
When is right time of year to transplant strawberries we live in Wallaroo sth Australia
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Strawberry Plants 12 Feb, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Plant May June
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Leeks 08 Feb, Charlotte (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have grown leeks but found that they often have a hard inedible inner stalk when harvested. What have I done wrong?
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Leeks 11 Feb, Oliver (Australia - temperate climate)
Have you let them flower? My experience is once they send up that flower stalk.. that is the woody centre stalk. You need to harvest before this happens. Otherwise you just have to slice along the leek and pull this stalk out and use the softer outside bits in a stew or tart. Leek and fetta tarts are awesome:)
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Leeks 10 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Could be dryness. Try and have a consistent soil moisture. Check plant and harvest times.
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Pumpkin 08 Feb, eden ande (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i live in Eritrea and work on national agricultural research instiution. in Eritrea pumpkins grows well in the subtropics,tropics and also semi arid places. my question is about powdery mildew, all our pumpkins gets affected by this fungus so i would like to ask if their are any cultivation practices we need to practice to avoid this fungus
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Pumpkin 10 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read up about organic or in organic sprays for it. Google. Plant in a different area each time. Go to dengarden on the net .com - go to gardening and organic ways to kill and prevent powdery mildew. A mixture of 60 water to 40 milk is quite good.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 08 Feb, Jan Clifford (Australia - arid climate)
I have grown a sweet potato in a glass and want to know if I can plant it or not. I an in the Central West NSW in the arid zone. TIA Jan Clifford
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 12 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Plant it and see how it goes.
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Asparagus 07 Feb, Lucia nunes (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Can I grow asparagus in zone 10 .
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Pumpkin 07 Feb, Haydn Battye (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I plant pumpkin seeds now? I live in Mildura VIC which is quite warm at this time of year
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Pumpkin 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Did you read the pumpkin guide here. They are the best times to plant.
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Cucumber 06 Feb, Sue Proctor (Australia - temperate climate)
Borage is a great plant for attracting bees ..they absolutely love it. It’s a very hardy plant with lovely blue flowers but it can reseed and spread around the garden
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Cucumber 06 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grew borage last year in the winter - grew tall 1.2m high and bushy - fell over everywhere. Had to stake and rope it. A bit turned off by that. Bees love it. I now grow a perennial basil for bees. Will have my own bee hive in a few months.
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Watermelon 06 Feb, Cherry (New Zealand - temperate climate)
If you pick a watermelon early and its greenish, is there any way to ripen it up without throwing out to the chickens
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Watermelon 06 Feb, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Read up about when to pick them.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 05 Feb, Sandra (Australia - temperate climate)
Maybe a bit of a silly question- but are the western suburbs of Sydney considered temperate ? Thank you
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It suggests you are sub tropical - I would say probably more sub tropical than temperate. You can have very hot summers - hotter than us - sub tropical (Bundaberg).. Winters here are generally 10 - 4-5 min and 20-25 max. Work around these figures.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 04 Feb, Srini (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Does Dwarf French beans die after 1 harvest. The plants had an excellent produce and seem to start dying (with yellowing leaves) after the first harvest.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 05 Feb, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Could be lack of water fertiliser and even end of growing season. I'm sub tropical and don't know temperate. You still have very hot days in summer - I don't grow in summer. Don't let the beans become too old before picking. I generally had 3 pickings in the spring.
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Pumpkin 02 Feb, Katrina (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Hi guys, our neighbours are growing pumpkins (look like crown variety with pale skin and flat bottom) and the vines came over into our place and a nice big pumpkin grew, so of course I picked it right away not knowing anything about pumpkins. The inside was a weird pale yellow rather than orange, I presume now that I have just picked it too soon and it is unripe! Is that correct? Thanks.
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Pumpkin 04 Feb, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate)
Not a problem if it is unripe! can still make lovely pumpkin soup (I actually thin it is better with unripe pumpkin!)
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Pumpkin 05 Feb, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Put some curry in it to give it some taste. lol
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Pumpkin 03 Feb, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Check with your neighbour next time. Next time wait until the stem has become hard and woody. About 16-20 weeks after seeds germinate.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 02 Feb, Vic (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Hi. is there anyone here who can spare a small piece of Jerusalem Artichokes this time of the year. i only need a small portion to plant.
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