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Cucumber 13 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably need bees or hand pollinate them. Check if there is male and female flowers.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 12 Nov, Jack (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Is it to late to grow capsicum
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 06 Feb, Colleen (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I live in Christchurch. I had planted my capsicum in Oct 2017 they are still growing. I had put 6 plants in & they are so full that I've had to tie the plants up as very heavy & falling over. I think it depends where u live in NZ on how they grow
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 12 Nov, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
You might be lucky, capsicum like heat and our summer seems to be very slow starting. It is worth a try.
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Garlic 10 Nov, Mandi Prinsloo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi there, I stay in Limpopo province. I have some bulbs that have jyst stated sprouting. Can I plant them now?
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Garlic 24 Feb, Ria van der Westhuizen (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Try to plant indoors in pots. It is an easy way and keep ants away.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 10 Nov, Evelyn Corbett (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Where can I get seeds of Warrigal Spinach?I live in Evant Texas, will it grow here in hot dry climate?
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 13 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You need to try and see if you can buy it from seed selling companies in the USA - it probably will grow - can handle hot and dryish conditions.
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Ginger 10 Nov, Fiona murati (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I going to try and plant the Ginger now it is budding and got compost which now ginger is in I have watered it I just want to know how long does it take to grow is it (ready) when the leaves die off
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Ginger 13 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go to gardeningknowhow on the net and read up. Takes about 10 mths.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 09 Nov, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have planted 2 zucchini seeds close to each other and about 60 to 80 cm further on another 2 seeds close together.( as they say to plant 2 or 3 seeds in a clump and then keep only the healthiest one) Well , 2 came up so healthy ,right next to each other, and I don't want to pull out one and throw it away...can I re plant it or just leave it there (about 3 or 4 weeks old) The other 2 don't look as healthy,(not sure why that is .)
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 10 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It might be a bit late to transplant now - you will really set it back by transplanting it. Next time don't plant them so close. When you transplant always try and have soil around the roots. Leave it there but keep the water up and maybe a touch of fert in a couple of weeks.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 09 Nov, Meta (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
i cant really understand, why growing spinach in subtropics is not recommended...pls anyone?
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Spinach (also English spinach) 12 Nov, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It goes to seed (bolts) very quickly in hot weather so it won't get very large before it becomes unusable.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 11 Nov, Charlotte (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
My understanding is that the warmer weather can cause it to bolt and go to seed extremely quickly. It likes sun but needs less heat to give the full benefits and yeild. Nz spinach does better during the summer months and is a good alternative option.
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Broccoli 09 Nov, Clare Stockdale (Australia - temperate climate)
Once flowers have formed, can the plant be productive or should I throw it out? This is broccoli I'm talking about.
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Broccoli 10 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Once broccoli has flowered it has gone too far.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 08 Nov, Lizzy Miller (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi there my ? is can I cut the underside leaves from a productive plant, as the are becoming intrusive on my herb garden. Thank you. Cheers Lizzy.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 10 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Yep cut them.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 07 Nov, Linda Swanborough (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I buy them in the Sandton, Fourways area? Thanks
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 08 Feb, Astrid (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Not sure if you have come right yet, but if not... Jerusalem artichokes will probably not be on sale until the end of the season - at the moment they are putting all the energy into the flower and won't be of a quality to sell. You can keep an eye on www.seedsforafrica.co.za and www.theseedvault.co.za, both of these sites usually have tubers available when in season.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 07 Nov, Cherie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am growing a yellow zucchini variety, mulched and composted. Trying to be consistent with the water but it's hard in the stormy weather here in Bris. Plant looks healthy and happy and fruiting well, but none make it to edible size as they get squishy and brown at the flower end (Blossom end rot?), When I break them off and open there are maggots inside... Any experience and ideas to fix this issue, not the first year, or variety, I've had this problem, though the worst it's been.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 08 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A couple of things. 1. Zucchinis need bees to pollinate or you have to do it by hand ( break off a male flower and peal the flower part back and rub the female flower). 2. You need both male and female flowers to be able to pollinate (sometimes there is all male flowers and sometimes all female flowers - happened to me this year). 3. Wet weather brings moths grubs and disease - water down low around the plants and not on the plant - also if watering the plant do it in the morning so it dries out before night. 3. With the storm season happening it is probably too late for zucchinis now. A thing for blossom end rot is some Epsom Salts - google about doing it - it works for tomatoes. By this time of the year I normally have all my plants harvested - summer too windy, too hot and chance of wrecking storms - like last night - Bundaberg.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 08 Nov, Matt (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Zuchinni, pumpkin, rockmelon and such are now just starting. Early fruiting generally does not get pollinated as well as it does in a week or two's time. From your description your female fruit buds are not pollinated and then they rot and get infested with fruit fly larvae or similar. Try hand pollinating your female buds with a male bud at this stage in the season and this will secure fruit production. Strip the male buds covers and wiggle around the inside of a female bud, that will ensure pollination. Use your finger in soil if it comes out with material on it don't water, if not, water well once every 3 days. Regards Matt
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 10 Nov, Cherie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thanks for that info. I'm thought pollination was occurring, as the fruit starts growing well, doesn't that mean it has been pollinated? The fruits are about 5cm long when they go soft and squishy at the end. We do have bees around...
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 13 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When the female flower comes out, the little zucchini grows to about 5 cm long in the first few days. If it is not pollinated, it then shrivels up or goes rotten in the end. You may have bees, but you need to look to see if you have all female flowers - or all male flowers. My zucchini crop - at the start they were mostly male flowers and at the end just about all female - 1 male 20 female.
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Tomatillo 07 Nov, Patricia (Australia - temperate climate)
What a lovely idea! I’ve never grown them and about to plant some seeds-
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Potato 06 Nov, stephen lavell (Australia - temperate climate)
all my potatoes are growing in the same soil mix sandy loam ,mushroom compost general mulch etc and ive followed your planting tips . Some are doing really well and some are stunted and look a bit sad. The best ones are producing some potatoes but im worried that the others are not going to be much good. Any ideas.?
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Potato 07 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I tried to keep hilling up with a 1/2 compost mulch and probably soil was too wet. I did get much of a crop. Use good soil with completely composted material. I would say you probably have some disease.
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Asparagus 06 Nov, ken chee (Australia - temperate climate)
How could I would like to grow ASPARAGUS PURPLE BASTARD. Anyone around Sydney who could supply seedlings or crowns? Any help would be very much appreciated....
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