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Asparagus 14 Nov, Naomi (Australia - temperate climate): Try the diggers club online
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Asparagus 07 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try Bunnings or a nursery.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 06 Nov, Sally Ong (Australia - tropical climate): i want to ask can - can silver beet grow in equatorial climate like Malaysia? Please advise. Thank you.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 07 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You could try planting April May next year.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 06 Nov, ken chee (Australia - temperate climate): Hi folks, I have now 6 plants growing very well in timber planter boxes and should be in a position to supply in 4 months time. Will let u know (with photos) then....
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 05 Nov, joel (Australia - temperate climate): where in Australia can u grow fennel
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 05 Nov, John Avery (Australia - tropical climate): I am planting a choko and was wondering what fertiliser to use when planting it?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 06 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Don't fertiliser when you plant. Either mix the fertiliser in a few weeks before you plant or wait until after the plants have grown a bit before fertilizing. Just a normal veggie growing fertiliser. 10-12 N, 3-4-5 P, 10-14K.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 05 Nov, Chin (Australia - temperate climate): Where can I buy okra seedlings in adelaide?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 06 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try the seed selling companies on the internet. The seed collection company - Boondie etc.
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Parsnip 04 Nov, helen duckworth (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Whoopee my parsnips have germinated 100% by the look of the rows. Do I need to protect the seedlings from frost - I live in the McKenzie Country of South Canterbury.
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Tomato 03 Nov, (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi there, to tie up all my tomatoes etc I have used an old cotton/polyester sheet that I have torn into strips about 2cm wide. You get heaps of “ribbons “ and can even buy an old sheet from vinnies for $6. The polyester makes them last and they are soft on stems unlike twine and the like. Also old stockings are excellent! Cheers.
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Tomato 06 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have used old clothes sheets towels all my life. I'm now trying a couple of posts with wire mesh between them. Train the plant in and out of the wire mesh and can use twine etc to support them also. Saves having dozens of pieces of cloth.
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Asparagus 03 Nov, (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): I am new to planting Asparagus seeds harvested from my garden. I live in the USA in Northeast (Rhode Island) I had a bumper crop of Aspargus this year and have harvested all the red Seeds: When and how should I plant these seeds?
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Asparagus 04 Jun, Lucy (USA - Zone 4a climate): I planted Asparagus roots I’m in the 3rd season now and so far I have picked two batches. I tried seeds and they didn’t grow. You maybe able to buy the roots at a place where they sell plants. The roots are kept in a refrigerator.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 02 Nov, Lianne van coller (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where in South Africa can i purchase a vine
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 02 Nov, boneface moyo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Where can I get warigal spinach in south African shops
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 03 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Google the seed selling companies in South Africa.
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Garlic 02 Nov, Beryl (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I had a bulb I bought and the cloves istarted to shoot, I just decided to break them off and plant them, I put them only a few Center meters apart, I had forgotten I had planted them, and about a month ago thought it was grass, was going to pull them out, a neighbour said it looks like either garlic or onion, so left them there, not long after I remembered what I had done. Now I have sooo many leaves come up. Now I want to know when do I ‘pick’ them??? Exciting
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Garlic 05 Nov, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I planted organic purple garlic in March this year and pulled them up at the end of September, They take around 8 months, but mine looked like the leaves were all dying,so out they came....and then all the rain and flooding came ,so it was the right time, They are well worth planting as they don't need much attention...just don't over water them as they may rot.
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Garlic 03 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Google " How to grow Garlic". Will tell you how long from planting to harvest.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 01 Nov, Tony (Australia - tropical climate): Hi ,we have a large choko vine growing on a trellis with a passion fruit vine .The plant gets covered in flowers but very little fruit It has only produced about 6 small deformed fruit so far.The plant is arround 1 year old in well drained soil that gets plenty of kitchen scraps for mulch as well as getting a dose of bokashi now and then.Is there a particular fertalizer to use to set fruit on the plant.I welcome your ideas to help. tHANKS,tONY..
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 03 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Stop putting the scraps there. Probably too much N. Leaf growth and little fruit. When it flowers cut out the N and give it some K. Consider pulling out the passion fruit also. Or transplant it some where else.
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Garlic 01 Nov, Achmat shabodien (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Planted garlic 6/6/17 the picture are what they look like now what is the next step . Appr some advice.thanks....area is Cape Town RSA
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Tomato 01 Nov, David (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I love tomatoes but don't have any luck growing them without white fly or aphids impregnating them. I've tried white oil but with no luck. Does someone out there have the solution as I love growing them and especially eating them. Cheers
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Tomato 03 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try a mix of LUX soap flakes. Mix 2 table spoons of flakes with 500mls of warm/hot water. Then mix with 5 liters of water and spray both sides of the leaves - do this every 4-5 days. Do the leaves curl up and not grow? Try growing in a different spot. .
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Marrow 01 Nov, Elizabeth Fekete (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Where can I buy white marrow seed please
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Marrow 03 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Google seed selling companies.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 30 Oct, jan De vries (New Zealand - temperate climate): I am looking to purchase several long lengths of green amaranthus - is this possible
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Sunflower 29 Oct, Laura George (New Zealand - temperate climate): Could you please let me know - How big are the flowers on Drawf Big Smile and Primrose Queen F.1. Hybrid, we need them, about the size of a hand, say approx 14cm x 12cm??? For a wedding on 5th February 2018. We were going to plant them around 4th - 11th November, is that too early??? I would really appreciate your help. Thank you Laura
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