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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 28 Oct, mary (Australia - temperate climate): Hello, I have planted rocket for the first time....I have picket continuously leaves ..my question is when they flower ....i was told to keep seeds for the next year and I also want to give to some old ladies...but I dont know when to pick the seeds...i know your probably laughing ..are the seeds on top of the flower or are they the long green bean looking from the stem.??? also a tip the Greeks and Italians also boil them, drain and add olive oil and lemon and they don't taste bitter at all just like we do with silverbeet..
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 03 Jan, Julie (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Mary, Your rocket should have formed seeds by now. They are like tiny pea pods and you can pick them when they go yellow. Pop them into a paper bag and they will crack open.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 28 Oct, shannon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I know it's probably just common sense but can you just use the seeds from a store bought capsicum and if so do you need to do anything before planting iedry them out? Tia
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Nov, DrGreenThumb (Australia - temperate climate): Personally I leave them on a windowsill for 3 days to dry, then refrigerate them for 4 weeks. I have a very high success rate with this method so I skip seed raising and plant the seeds out 20cm apart expecting 100% germination. Good luck
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Parsnip 27 Oct, barb gilbert (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): My parsnips taste great. However they are about 3 inches across and 3 inches long. Then this is where it gets strange There is all these 3 or 4 inches long about 1/2 inch around shoots coming off it. What went wrong?
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Parsnip 29 May, tash (Australia - sub-tropical climate): possibly too much nutrient in the soil. with carrots if they are over fertilised they dont have to send their root down as far to collect nutrients and so tend to grow outwards to collect nutrients fed from above... try growing them in a bed after a heavy feeder perhaps...
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 26 Oct, Daisy (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I was about to transplant four bean seedlings this morning. But just right after I brought them out, two seedlings got their stems folded..they are not broken but not far away from broken. Anyone can help please???? Thanks very much!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Oct, Henry (Australia - temperate climate): Dear Sirs, Kindlt advise how I buy the seeds of incaberry. Regards Henry
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 25 Oct, Carol (Australia - temperate climate): I planted my broad beans around our fruit trees which are netted to keep the kangaroos and deer away from them and I have a great crop. Have now planted tomatoes in early October under the broad beans as I figured they would be protected from the elements and warm and they are doing well. Just read on this site not to dig the broadbeans out but cut them off and leave the roots there as they will be beneficial to the soil, I will use the rest of the plants in my compost. So thank you.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 25 Oct, norman (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi. I live in Temuka, S.Island. Would like to obtain seeds and plants for vege garden. Thanx
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Potato 25 Oct, John Hart (Australia - temperate climate): When do you stop watering potatoes???
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Potato 27 Oct, Elizabeth (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I stop watering them when there leaves start yellowing, once the leaves are fully "dead" harvest.
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Lettuce 24 Oct, Tiff (Australia - arid climate): Can anyone tell me the best way to grow lettuce in a dry area (Western NSW). I am considering buying greenhouse planter boxes to keep the moisture in and to put these where they will also get some shade. I haven't grown lettuce before so any advice would be great!
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Lettuce 27 Oct, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live on Central Coast and grow lettuce through late autumn to late winter. I raise them in seed trays or scatter them in the garden as soon as the last really hot day has gone by and temperatures are no more than 35 degrees c or below. When I put them straight in the garden I scatter seeds over small area and cover with seed raising mix. I keep them moist with a gentle watering can. When 5cm tall I trans-plant them in to another bed. You could also use this method in flat seed raising trays and a spray bottle. By using sugar cane mulch in the ground surrounding the plants (not touching their stems!) I keep them moist. I also water every to every second day as the weather cools down. My suggestions would be scatter lightly oven baked ground eggshells or hair clippings around the plants to deter snails. if they become a problem. Grow with sweet peas and rocket for great salads. The peas will add nitrogen that the leafy greens will enjoy. Choose a loose head variety so you can pick it as it grows and get multiple harvests the size you want. also better suited to Australia. If you want to try planting lettuce now some tips to stop it bolting are to give it PLENTY of shade, keep harvesting it regularly, (about every second day once it gets going) keep moist (planter boxes might work but could be expensive) and pinch off buds that start to form. In my experience even a resistant variety in a nice shady place with lots of water will go to seed/taste bitter early if planted later than August. But I have seen it done. lettuce is a great to grow easy and rewarding but I would suggest waiting until after Summer. I plant lettuces April on, when you plan depends on your climate conditions. Try companion planting basil and tomatoes together while you wait or growing zucchini plants. If you have a meter square garden bed try planting 16 corn plants, 3 pumpkin or zucchini and once corn is 15 cm high planting a bean seed at the base of each corn plant. Beans are also good for nitrogen that both the corn and beans will need. All of the above I recommend planting now if you are getting the feeling it is already summer. I am not sure if what i have written is relevant to more inland areas of NSW but hope it may be helpful. Good luck with your gardening!
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Beetroot (also Beets) 24 Oct, Olebogeng gaelejwe (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): How much yield can be eexpected per ha
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Beetroot (also Beets) 17 Mar, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): The recommendation is to sow 7-9kgs of seed per hectare. That's a lot of beetroot.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 23 Oct, Kite (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks a bunch to whoever who created this website.
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Ginger 23 Oct, Filbert Mzee (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I want to plant Ginger in Tanzania where can i get the planting material.Is there any company with planting material for Ginger?
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Onion 23 Oct, Anne (Australia - temperate climate): what to do? my onions have developed flower stalks, it is mid-spring
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Onion 27 Oct, Ferran (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Are the onions ready to harvest? Could you harvest them? preventative ways to stop them putting their energy in to flowering are: cutting off the flower stalks, shading them, keeping them moist. Good luck!
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Oct, Jessica (Australia - sub-tropical climate): How do i tell the difference if its going to be a red, yellow or green plant?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 11 Nov, Elsie (Australia - temperate climate): They all start off green, and change colour as they ripen. They're edible when they're green, but you might prefer the taste once they ripen up. I don't know if there are any differences in the plant itself that tell you which variety (yellow, red, brown) it will be though sorry.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 21 Oct, Erika Kimber (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live in Qld - sub tropical climate. I have to say that I am surprised to find that apparently spinach does not grow in sub tropical climates. I planted baby spinach from seedlings at the start of September. They get 5 hours of full sun shine/day. That's full sun, no shade. I also have red spinach that I planted from seedling 4 weeks ago. No wilting, except once when I didn't water them early enough in the day. The chooks and myself have been harvesting a handful of leaves every second day or so. At the moment our ave. daily temp is around 30c, So I say give it ago.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 21 Oct, Ray aletsholo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): where can i find beetroot planters in the northwest province and how much would it cost
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 21 Oct, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am interested to buy some seeds. Bhat Thohoyandou South Africa
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Strawberry Plants 21 Oct, Bev (Australia - tropical climate): Hi l have purchased some different coloured strawberry seeds.Can you please tell me when and how to sow Cheers Bev
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Potato 21 Oct, Jan Grainger (Australia - temperate climate): I lost a whole lot of potatoes to both slaters and slugs. I used beer traps, etc. but there were too many to contend with. Reluctantly, we had the whole property professionally sprayed and this year have none.
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Garlic 19 Oct, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Garlic cloves were planted late March early April due the very wet soil. Location Killivan Qld . Wondering why No flowers have appeared yet. Usually harvest in November.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 18 Oct, Tejinder (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): Coriender is excellent for flavour. My wife loves so I grow it in my garden to keep her smiling. This year in mid September it stated giving seed. I did not uproot them. let them grow and mature seed. On the other side i seed coriender from my previous seed stock, it was. excellent germination. plants were growing very well. I was aware that October will be harsh. My tomato plants were the first to shed leaves. Fruits were rottenning . I took old hose pipe and cut them in 5 feet pieces. To give strength to the soft pipe I inserted bamboos sticks in them and then made the hoops over the crop. I covered the rows of coriander with pipe hoops and plastic sheets of painter. I could able to save and survive my coriender tender plants. I measured temp of in and out on very sunny day. It was 29oc inside and it was 22oc out. I told my daughter my plants are burning inside i must ventilate. I opened the ends of hoop also lifted sides of plastic. My question is when to ventilate, how often, what should be the thickness of plastic sheet.Is thickness is important. yes, I forgot. when my plants matured in september 15, I seeded the seed in soil to if they germinate or not My all seed germinated. so I concluded the coriender seeds does not have any dormant or dormancy period before sowing.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 17 Oct, Violet (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): We have a lot of rain. Is this why my bean plants are going brown?
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