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Cucumber 05 Feb, Darren (Australia - arid climate)
By lady beetles, I assume you mean ladybugs. They are a beneficial insect so I wouldn't recommend spraying them. I am having the same problem; apparently it has something to do with the extreme heat.
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Cucumber 05 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Check to see you have female and male flowers. There can be up to 7 times more male than female flowers. Usually on the vines come male flowers first and then produces female flowers. The female may only be open for 1 day. Do some hand pollinating. Look up the internet for a youtube video.
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 01 Feb, Clint (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi, are the seed for sale and does it grow in well in gauteng?
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Pumpkin 31 Jan, Karen hoye (Australia - temperate climate)
When to plant gourd seeds in Newcastle NSW first attempts Cheers Karen
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Pumpkin 02 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It says it grows like pumpkin, so plant it now.
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Ginger 30 Jan, Stanley van Der Berg (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
how to plant and when,wild mountain Ginger.
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Ginger 27 Feb, Sheena (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Based on my personal experience, any time and just as long as there is an eye or shoot, just stick it in the ground facing up...my have always grown hassle free.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 30 Jan, thabo mofokeng (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
My babymarrows are rotten from inside. Thee past two years I never experienced any problems. They do not show from the outside that they are rotten inside some have worms inside. Pls advise. Thabo
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Beetroot (also Beets) 29 Jan, Mick (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it best to plant beetroot late summer or early spring ? we get frost here in Bathurst
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Beetroot (also Beets) 30 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Do both.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 31 Jan, Katie (Australia - temperate climate)
Beetroot don't seem to mind a frost although in my area we only get a few days of severe frost. Most are light. Due to our hot Summers they only really grow well in Winter here so consider how hot your Summers are if planting in Spring! If you are likely to get temps over 40 degrees before harvesting they probably will struggle
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Potato 29 Jan, Ava (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live in emerald area and want to plant potato in a raised garden on concrete and was wondering if they will go well in the ground if planted now
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Potato 31 Jan, Katie (Australia - arid climate)
They will grow better in Winter
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Potato 02 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A commercial grower in Bundaberg (about a 6 hr drive south of Emerald) plants in May. Emerald would be a drier place than Bundy and colder in winter. In Bundy they grow two crops sometimes, an Autumn and a Spring crop. Sweet potatoes are grown all year here also.
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Potato 30 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
You talk about a raised bed and then say plant in the ground. Leave it until March April.
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Radish 28 Jan, Alice (Australia - temperate climate)
You mentioned that Radishes are best planted at three times the seed's diameter. Could you suggest a specific depth for a variety such as a Cherry Radish?
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Radish 02 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I received some cherry radish in the mail yesterday and it says 10mm deep.
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Radish 30 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Just run the rake handle in the soil to make a small furrow 4-6mm deep. Shake a few seeds into one hand and then pick up a few with the other hand and drop along the furrow. When finished cover the seeds with 4-6mm of soil. Water them morning and night. You could put a piece of shade cloth over the top of them until they germinate.
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Pumpkin 28 Jan, Shelley O'Brien (Australia - arid climate)
What are the best varieties of butternuts, and pumpkins to plant in dry areas of western NSW?
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Pumpkin 30 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Go to a seed company like Boondie Seeds and read about different pumpkins. Doesn't matter what kind of pumpkin you grow it will need a fair amount of watering.
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Cucumber 28 Jan, JOHN schofield (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Help I got such nice fruit but they get stung and I cut off the worst part deep cut and eat rest taste great so my question what do I do as I don’t spray and they grow against a wall ,
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Cucumber 30 Jan, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I take it you mean they are stung by some insect. Try and find an organic spray on the internet. Try and work out what the insect is.
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Horseradish 27 Jan, buys (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
where can i get horseradish to plant
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Horseradish 08 Feb, Astrid (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Hi Jan, Try www.theseedvault.co.za. They sell horseradish rhizomes (pack of 3 for R60). I bought some recently and they were excellent quality.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 27 Jan, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Can i grow a mint plant in a pot in my shadehouse?
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Mint (also Garden mint) 30 Jan, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you read the notes here it does say in doors and out doors.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 27 Jan, Heather (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Hi there. Can orkra be frozen so it is available all year ?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 02 Feb, Fathima Bibi Ismail (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Yes. It can be Frozen :)
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Pumpkin 27 Jan, Cat (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a pumpkin vine just pop up in my compost heap (just a hole in the ground i dig the compost into away from the house & pets). It's starting to grow pretty prolific, no flowers yet though. I have no real idea of the variety as I've used probably (at least) 3 different varieties of pumpkin and all of the seeds have been mixed in the compost heap. a) can i transplant it to a garden bed in full sun? b) does the one vine/plant grow flowers of both genders or do i need two plants? How do you know what's going to grow? This is the first time I've ever heard you needed or that there were genders to the flowers. My grandpa grew pumpkins when I was a kid & never said. TIA, Cat
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Pumpkin 02 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you read the last 20-30 posts here about pumpkin, we talk about hand pollination. Each female flower is only open one day and quite often shut by lunch - so check each morning. If it has grown quite a bit I would not transplant it.
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