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Ginger 09 Feb, Michelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I discovered ginger growing in amongst my celery this summer. Thriving! Very surprised to see it actually as i don't planting it. I am in Melbourne.
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Garlic 09 Feb, Johan van der MERWE (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): were can i buy gaint garlic seed I am at Ermelo Mpumalanga South Africa
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Feb, Brian Peat (Australia - temperate climate): Once the fruit has formed and taken off the plant is the plant finished with then
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Feb, vonnie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, we have been growing the yellow capiscum was doing really well heaps of fruit then just started dying please help. Vonnie
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Rhubarb 09 Feb, Toby Craig (Australia - temperate climate): can you plant rhubarb in late February in Wahroonga, Sydney NSW
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Rhubarb 01 Mar, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate): don't see why not. just remember to fertilise . Water daily as they seem to require it at this time of the year.
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Sunflower 09 Feb, linn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): hi there, i live in broome in north western australia, was wondering when is the best time to plant sunflowers
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Kale (also Borecole) 08 Feb, Wilma (Australia - arid climate): I put kale into a Bullet with carrots, nuts, bananas or anything i have handy. Love it! Just got given some kale seeds so will plant them next month.
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Watermelon 08 Feb, Sue (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I'm grew watermelon in my garden, it started growing but now the leaves are turning from green to yellowish brown. Does it need a lot of water or not , please let me know.
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Watermelon 17 Mar, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Yellowing leaves are a sign of nitrogen deficiency. Fertilize with cow manure. If your watermelon plant has yellow leaves and the fruits are beginning to rot, Southern blight may be to blame. There is nothing you can do for Fusarium Wilt but remove the plant from the garden.
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Tomato 08 Feb, Max (Australia - temperate climate): my Oxheart tomatoes have worms inside them but no entry point how is this possible. It's frustrating as I'm throwing out a lot. Is there something I can do to avoid this /
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Tomato 09 Feb, Cecile (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): If I remember correctly, moths lay their eggs in the flowers of the tomato plant, so as the fruit develops from the flower, the eggs mature inside the growing tomato
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Cauliflower 07 Feb, Brett Davey (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Once you harvest, discard the remainder of the plant as it only produces one cauliflower
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Onion 06 Feb, barry rowcliffe (Australia - cool/mountain climate): do mealybug in the ground effect onions,if so what remedy is there. thanks
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Asparagus 06 Feb, douglas khazamula (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I stay in soweto,so;i would like to kwow if i can grpw asparagus and where i may find it
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 04 Feb, Mira (Australia - temperate climate): I recently purchased a chilly tree, currently about 40cms tall, will it grow if planted into the ground? We live in Central Gippsland. How tall will it grow?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 06 Feb, Bert (Australia - temperate climate): Compare it to its relative, tomato bush. Depends on the type of chilli. You will have lots of fruit probably and my wife reports they seem to even get hotter when left in the freezer.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 06 Feb, Nate. (Australia - temperate climate): It will grow in the ground but most likely die in frost. You can plant in the ground then pot up in around the end of April. Keep it out of frost. Then in mid August to September you can plant in your garden again after the last expected frost. If you have a north facing window with good sunlight you can leave it in the pot for now then bring it inside for winter next to the window. I would now save the ground planting until next spring. The height depends on species/variety. Almost all chillies will grow bigger in the ground though.
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Peas 04 Feb, Jan Albert Du Preez (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): When can i plant dry peas in bethlehem?
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Peas 15 Jun, hennie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): peas are a cold weather crop which in theory means that they can grow in winter an are very cold hardy , i grow them right through the year. if the temperature is moderate you should be able to plant them now. if however you are in a frost prone area i suggest that you add frost protection by adding floating row covers. hope this helps.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 04 Feb, Fyin (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi, where can I get Rossella seeds?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 04 Feb, Mandrid (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Does anyone still have cape gooseberry seedlings available?
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 04 Feb, Melanie (Australia - temperate climate): I've now had two seasons of rockmelons but I managed to pick them perfectly ripe each time! Its very exciting growing my very own rockmelon! In our garden there was a lot of fretting about when to harvest...... I did a lot of internet searching and they all said when the melon is no longer green between the veins, but that's not quite true as I have noticed even the ripe ones in the shops are still green between the veins. I agree with John when they start to smell sweet, feel heavy, the stem attaching them to the plant dries out and the green between the veins fades from the bright green to starting to be a dried out dusty looking green. Hope that helps!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 03 Feb, Michelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi I just received mine from Fairdinkum seeds (they're located in Gin Gin) - can purchase them online - with free postage!! Regards Michelle
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Basil 03 Feb, Barry (Australia - temperate climate): What to feed and when basil plants
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 03 Feb, Lee Hickey (Australia - temperate climate): How long do these plants live? Do I need to plant them in full sun and can I put them in pots? Brisbane Qld. area
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 15 Feb, Wendy McGregor (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi There I moved to Bellingen 3 years ago and have been growing Rosella every year since arriving. I first tried growing them in tyres and they were great. Trying pots this year. I bought 10 seedlings that were about 5inches high from the local market. I got 10 x 42 litre rubber tubs with handles ( those colorful ones ). I drilled 12 holes in the bottom of each and 6 around the lower outside about two inches up from the bottom. Put some broken pots or stones at the bottom for drainage and fill with nice soil, compost, manure, lime and anything else that would give the plants a great start, but i waited about a month before transplanting the rosellas as i wanted to make sure everything blended together nicely. These little trees are now growing nicely and because of the handles I can move them around if I need to. 1) Don't drown them....They don't like wet feet but don't let them dry out either and cover them with mulch. 2) They love sun but will survive in filtered light. 3) The plant will grow about 5/6ft tall and Fruit will start to appear as it's maturing. 4) The best time to pick the fruit is when it's about 5 or 6cm long 5) Use scissors and don't cut too close to the branch.....cut at the bottom of the fruit and leave the little stem on the tree. By doing this you just might get another lot of fruit before the trees dies off. Yes it will die after fruiting and you will have to plant new trees next year. By the way, the flower develops first but will only be in bloom for one day. It resembles the hybiscus flower and the fruit will take about 3 weeks to develop after the flower blooms. When they're ready I pick a few of them every day and I store them in freezer bags until I have enough for Jam. Take the pod from the petals and freeze them in separate bags. Well worth growing and If you need to know more let me know Good luck Wendy
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 06 May, Kerri Robson (Australia - tropical climate): Thank you Wendy. This is exactly the answer I was searching for today. I needed to know how big the fruit should be before I picked it and coud I freeze it as I only have one tree and I woud like to make jam. I hope now to get another bunch of fruit come on if I pick correctly. Thanks so much. Kerri in Towsville
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 02 Mar, Esther (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Wendy I am very interested to plant the Rosella plant,if you have some seeds,do you mind to send me some? Let me know how much it cost. Thanks Esther
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 29 Mar, Jane (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Www.seedcollection.com only $1 or so
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