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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 27 Aug, Carol (Australia - tropical climate)
Sweet corn is a warm season plant, and should be sown only after all chance of frost has passed, usually around 14 days after your district's average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is from 21 deg C to 27 deg C, and ideal growing temperatures from 15 deg C to 30 deg C. So, depending upon your local conditions it may be best to wait for warmer days in Sept or even into October if your climate is somewhat cooler during these months. You can check out average temperature ranges for your district on the Bureau of Meteorology website.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 31 Aug, Edna Sabile (Australia - temperate climate)
very true, i'm waiting to get warm here in Marulan because i'm excited to plant corn this year
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Cucumber 24 Aug, Mojo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
The effect of temperature especially the fruit quality
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 24 Aug, Anon (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Is this compatible with any plant?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 22 Aug, Linda Joy Smith (USA - Zone 8b climate)
If I plant a seed, preferably 2 and put it out doors in June, will it have enough time to produce a vegetable by the first frost in November? It is August and I just got my first vegetable to start to grow. It took along time for nature to do the cross pollination. Thank you, Linda from Virginia Beeach
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 11 Nov, Donna (USA - Zone 8b climate)
I'm in Port Angeles at 1,000 ft. I planted two Luffas (seed) in May. Only 1 produced fruit, and it only got about 7-8" long (3" in diameter). Are there any charts for altitude?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 01 Jul, Mr. Loofah (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
You lose an average of 3.3 degrees fahrenheit for every 1000 feet of elevation.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 22 Aug, Beryl (Australia - temperate climate)
Do capsicum plants last only for one season or can they be kept for a number of years?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 25 Aug, Michael (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yes they can last over winter if you look after them. Google "over wintering "...
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 20 Aug, JAMES (Australia - tropical climate)
HI -- G'DAY Suggest to keen gardeners and home-cookers that if you do not grow a few Rosella Shrubs you should try. Probably one of the most useful food plants in the garden!? For example the young fresh leaves are great in a mixed salad, as are the chopped fruit (calyx). The older leaves make a superb curry (a common dish in Myanmar and other parts of SE Asia). The calyx has a myriad of uses; sun dried as a tea, made into a magnificent jam that puts strawberry in the shade, stewed and served with the morning muesli or used in tarts and puddings, and prepared as a syrup for flavouring drinks. By the way we are in the tropics, West Bali to be accurate- but this website does not show this zone!!! We reckon that if a veggie can grow in the Darwin area it is probably good for our seaside location with its high humidity and salt laden air. Cheers James
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Peas 19 Aug, gabriel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
my plants are nice and tall still no peas
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Radish 19 Aug, robyn hamilton (Australia - arid climate)
I came back from 5 weeks in europe with too much weight on. My winter crop of radish had matured and I added to eveything I cooked. I lost 6 kilos in 7 weeks, but I did eat baby spinach, little cucumbers all mixed in a greek salad at each meal with fetta cheese and apple vinegar and sesame oil dressing. Have I found the great weight loss? Or, is it the very small meals with meat and veg?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 18 Aug, JN (Australia - temperate climate)
My hot chilli plant is suddenly drying up. I've been watering it twice a week and feeding it Seasol liquid fertilizer. It was doing great till about two weeks ago. I even bring it in at night to keep it away from the cold and during the day it sits under a skylight. What can I do to keep it alive?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 18 Jan, tastyvish (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Chill does not like over watering.If the leaves are showing"yellowing' this is definite sign of water excess . Cut down the water and give good drink only ,when the leaves show bit sign of drooping. Dont worry the plant will recover well.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 02 Jan, tastyvish (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Over watering is no good for chlli plant.The thumb rule of watering need of the plant is when the leaves little bit droops. I would suggest cut down the watering and check the drainage is good.If the leaves are yellowing in nature i presume the over watering could be the reason. Don't worry about even sea soling..Godd luck
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 21 Aug, Geoff True (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi JN Currently growing 8 plants from seedlings and treat mine like you do. Mine are in 6 inch pots and I only spray water (not water can) about every 3rd day and fertilise only about every two to three weeks with fish emulsion. Soil needs to be damp not wet and I'll transplant best 3 next month.
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Parsnip 17 Aug, Norman Dunn (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)
Is the parsnip widely grown in the USA and where is it mostly popular. Thank you
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Strawberry Plants 17 Aug, Athol Bremner (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I obtain strawberry plants from, I`m on the north coast of KZN Ballito area, Is there a special variety suited for the coastal area?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 17 Aug, William Barnett (Australia - temperate climate)
Hoi Just reading your issue with the beans sounds like you might have a problem similar to what I have had a few years ago my issue was a fungal disease called fusarium wilt possibly from sugar cane mulch used underneath grosse lisse tomatoes disease starts at the base leaves and works it way up the plant turning brown. I have continued to to solve the problem by laying newspaper and pea straw over the affected area and setting alight burn the area and digging the charred paper and straw remains into the soil laying
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Potato 15 Aug, Lynda Rice (Australia - temperate climate)
How long should my Potatoes take to grow? I have just tried to dig up one plant and the potatoes are still really tiny so obviously not ready yet. How do I tell when to dig them up? Should I be fertilising and if so with what? Thanks
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Potato 16 Oct, Lachlan Turner (Australia - temperate climate)
Wait till the above ground foliage dies off.
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Potato 19 Aug, Sarah Johnstone (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Lynda, potatoes take about 5 months or so to grow to a good size. You'll get an assortment of sizes. They're ready to harvest when the vine starts to wither. The smaller potatoes are good to keep for next year's crop. If the vines aren't withering after 5-6 months, you can try to kill them off yourself, apparently that's what they do in Idaho (or so a friend tells me!)
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Potato 15 Aug, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)
Could some one please tell me when to plant potatoes in Melbourne, Victoria Cherrs
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Potato 20 Aug, Porto (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Sally, plant now if you want new spuds for Christmas. I have just put mine in, and I always plant on 15th August
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 14 Aug, jim (Australia - arid climate)
Jan..to keep birds away from cobs slip a plastic bag or stocking foot over the cob....problem solved
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 14 Aug, Reg Vaughan (Australia - temperate climate)
Rosellas grow easily in Townsville mine self seeded from last year, which died off after picking and pruning. Just picked a third crop.
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Cucumber 12 Aug, Jammie (Australia - temperate climate)
They haven't pollinated. If no bees are in your area you will have to manually polinate them.
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Cucumber 12 Aug, Anita (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
I am in Zone 7b. I tried some Asian cucumbers - they turned out pretty well this year - you should consider giving them a try. They got up to 1-2 feet. Check them out here -> earthlychow. com/asian-cucumber-tien-chin-long
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 11 Aug, Pieter Schoeman (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I'm doing my back yard gardening and want the seed of the Desiree Runner Beans. We had it in our garden when I was little and would like to know where I can get the seeds. Am from Sasolburg in the Freestate
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 11 Aug, Vanessa (Australia - tropical climate)
Here is a few Australian websites that sell Rosella seeds/plants: Daleysfruit; Boondieseeds; rangeviewseeds; thelostseed.
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