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Watermelon 13 Jun, Juan Crafford (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Is it neccessary to mulch my watermelon beds or can I plant the seeds without it. I live in North West
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Watermelon 15 Jun, John (Australia - temperate climate): Watermelons thrive with plenty of old manure and a good water supply. Mulch will help to retain water and keep the roots cooler.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 13 Jun, Judy Hogg (New Zealand - temperate climate): I've dug most of my yams so the grass grubs don't feast on them. I've cleaned and dried them. How can I now store them so they don't wither?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 15 Jun, John (Australia - temperate climate): Store them in damp sand in a cool dark place. The damp sand (not too damp) will stop them from withering and the cool dark spot will stop them from sprouting for quite a while.
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Garlic 12 Jun, Jan van der Merwe (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi I am farming in Montagu western cape. Can someone please advise me whether garlic could be grown in this area and if so can i still plant for the curent season.
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Onion 12 Jun, Margaret Shaw (Australia - temperate climate): I have planted about 100 spring onions about 2 wks. ago, all looking good, do they benefit from any fertiliser during the growing period. I dug in a small amount of compost before planting. Thanking you, Margaret.
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Onion 15 Jun, John (Australia - temperate climate): Onions like a good soil but do not like too much manure/fertiliser as it will cause soft growth which will be susceptible to fungal problems.
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Peas 12 Jun, Maurice (Australia - temperate climate): Hello, Do you have any helpful tips for vegetable seed saving and propogation ? Thank you.
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Peas 16 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Let the plant go to nearly dying or pick the seed pod for peas when they are full size and the pod is drying out. Put them in a container and let them dry - a week or two. Then put them in a sealable packet (plastic) or paper and put them in a sealable jar and store in the bottom of the fridge. When you want to use them, take jar out of the fridge and let sit for awhile. 1/2 hr or so. Then you can plant. I have tried growing seeds this year and for some plants it isn't that easy. Things like corn peas beans tomatoes etc that germinate quick and grow quick are a lot easier than small seeds. Lettuce cabbage broccoli need a lot of attention and watering regularly. Celery takes forever to germinate and grow. I have worked out things to plant in the ground, as seedlings and in punnets. It is a work in progress. Plant Garden Plant seedlings Plant seeds / punnets Corn Cabbage Capsicum Snow Peas Broccoli Tomatoes Beans Lettuce Baby Spinish Beetroot Hon Tai Shallots Radish Zucchini
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Peas 15 Jun, Sean (Australia - temperate climate): Select a good plant, fruit or pod for seed saving. This will help ensure that the resultant plants will also be good. For beans and peas let the pods ripen and dry out on the plant then shell them and save the seed in a paper bag with the name and date on it. Most other seeds can be saved after the plant has flowered and the seed head is starting to ripen. Cover the seed head with a paper bag and tie it so the seeds won't be lost when they are dispersed from the seed head. label and save as beans/peas. Trust this helps.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 12 Jun, (USA - Zone 5a climate): In order to have a later harvest when is the last date in my time zone that I can plant sweet corn. We already have first planting in.
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Carrot 11 Jun, BARBARA ADAMS TAYLOR (USA - Zone 6a climate): Is it too late to plant carrots in zone 6a on the 11th of June? Thank you
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Rhubarb 11 Jun, Joanne Smith (Australia - temperate climate): My rhubarb is mostly leaves. Huge leaves and very short stalks??anything I can do to change this?
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Rhubarb 12 Jun, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate): Nearly all of the rhubarb available is grown from seed which means that growth can be variable. An excess of nitrogen can also cause excessive leaf growth as well so don't fertilise this winter and see if the stalks are bigger next season.
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Tomato 11 Jun, LenM (Australia - temperate climate): Planning to grow some heirloom cherry tomatoes when the time is right. Has anyone here in Vic -Aus had any success with the Florida Weave as a support method .? Cheers
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Tomato 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): They are grown similar to that commercially in Qld. They put a post in the ground each end of the row. Then 2" square posts each 5 m or so. As the plants grow they run wires along both sides of the plants. They then crimp the two wires together at the post. Rows are about 3-4' apart. I have done something similar this year - 2 posts 8' apart with a post in the middle. Run twine each 12" and pull together and tie at the middle post. Saves tying 10 times to a stake for each plant.
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Tomato 15 Jun, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate): I haven't done exactly that but have seen it done. The advantages of it a easy vine management, easy picking, and more airflow which will reduce fungal problems.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Jun, James (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Very curious about these. I had an apartment in New Brunswick and I am absolutely sure that these were growing behind the building in an unkept grassy area. I did not know what they were at the time. A large patch of them appeared every spring and they grew very short, only about a foot or two high. They bore a lot of fruit. In the winter they were covered with snow and ice. They still came back every year. I think this is evidence that gooseberries will grow in Canada as a perennial without any special tending. I purchased some gooseberries at a grocery store awhile back. In late March, I took some of the seeds and planted them in pots. I now have a 2 foot high plant that will be planted in my garden in a few days (June). Of course, these fruit were imported from Peru and might not like the climate. Maybe this fall I will go pick some of the variety growing behind my old apartment!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Jun, James (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): After further research I have found that the husked plants I saw were "ground cherries" a close relative of the cape gooseberry that grows natively in Canada! The cultivated variety is "Aunt Mollys" and you can buy seeds from Veseys. Wild ones are considered a weed/pest by farmers. I have also read that if you eat them before ripe, they are poisonous.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 10 Jun, Lyndal (Australia - temperate climate): I have heaps of green capsicum in my garden which are long and thin. They don't appear to be growing any bigger or changing colour. I planted sweet mix capsicum and some are probably as long as 20cm but skinny and green. Are they ready to pick or how do I go about making them yellow and red. They have been in my garden for ages.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 19 Jun, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): You have (probably) planted a kind of capsicum the grows long and thin - mixed sweet caps. You have not planted the normal caps - round caps. Google how to grow caps or peppers and read about the different varieties. The guide on this website will tell you how long they should take until ready to pick and eat - something like 10-12 weeks.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 11 Jun, Darren (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Lyndal, It's probably too late for your capsicums now. The only thing I would suggest is pick one or two that feel like they are almost ready, and leave them in a window sill to ripen. I did that with the last few capsicums from our crop this year, before pulling them up.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 10 Jun, Paul (Australia - temperate climate): My snow peas are growing well and providing plenty of pods but they are getting attacked by grabs/ caterpillars. Have picked off heaps of them. What can I do here. Thanks
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 12 Jun, Sean (Australia - temperate climate): I would spray them with Nature Way - caterpillar killer. This spray is natural, easy to use, and harmless to everything but caterpillars.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 09 Jun, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate): ...can you tell me what time of the year is suitable for planting okra ..
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 12 Jun, Jack (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Sow seed in trays in August/September and transplant out in October/November
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Garlic 08 Jun, faye kutt (Australia - temperate climate): Which end of the garlic do we put in ground. Cheers
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Garlic 08 Jun, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate): Plant garlic with the pointed end up and the flat 'stub' end down
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Garlic 08 Jun, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The one with a bit of a butt or root looking area. Look at a clump of garlic and you will work it out.
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Garlic 17 Jun, Joanne (Australia - temperate climate): I managed to plant some upside down. They still grew.
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