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Asparagus 30 Dec, Katharine Duke (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Gembrook Victoria. I have asparagus ferns about 3 inches tall, can I plant them now? Can I plant them near garlic? Thanks in advance.
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Asparagus 31 Dec, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Asparagus needs a bed of their own as the crown will grow 18-24
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 29 Dec, Alison TSAO (Australia - temperate climate): Is it too late to plant Eggplant in Geelong, Victoria? Is Eggplant a climber? Where do I get the seeds or small plants?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 04 Jan, JOHN CRANE (Australia - tropical climate): I have them growing now on the Goldcoast, and planted as seedlings, and have several different varieties. The plants are between 30cm and 45cm tall, and started flowering less then 2 weeks after planting, Also have cucumber growing on a trellis adjacent, and getting 2 or 3 mature fruit per day
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 31 Dec, Carmel (Australia - temperate climate): I think the best answer is it’s not too late if you’re thinking of growing them until April and then overwintering them for fruit for next year. You might even get lucky with fruit this year - but they are very slow growing and being planted quite late
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 30 Dec, Nat (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Eggplants aren't a climber but need to stake and support. You can find seedlings in Bunnings. Probably too late to grow from seed.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 30 Dec, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Go to Bunnings or a nursery and buy some seedlings if they have them. Good idea to put a stake (1.4-5m out of the ground) in to support them. If can't get seedlings try some seeds.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 30 Dec, Greg (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I bought my egglant seedling from Bunnings and it's going well. Two months old and over 1 high (climbing up stake) and fruiting. Give it a whirl...only a few $ for the seedling.
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Pumpkin 28 Dec, Cathy (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Something is eating the pumpkin leaves They were planted around mid November so they are around 6 weeks. Thought it might be snails but no sign of them. Any suggestions in what to look for? Cathy
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Pumpkin 15 Jan, Mel (Australia - arid climate): May be little lizards/geckos that is what I am currently fighting with
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Pumpkin 01 Apr, Phil (Australia - temperate climate): Actually, if you just have small skinks or geckos in your vegetable patch, this is a good thing as they'll be feeding on any potential pests (well, they may not necessarily discriminate between what insects/invertebrates they feed on!). Anyway, I have many small skinks running around my garden/vegie patch and I consider them a sign of a relatively healthy garden. My best advice for looking for pests is to sneak outside at night and see what's happening. Many pests are 'nocturnal' or easier to spot at night. For example, root weevils (which love my basil!) and green caterpillars (loopers) which may be a culprit of pumpkin leaves. If you look for leaf damage that looks somewhat like a mosaic of holes, turn the leaf over and I can almost guarantee, you'll find a little green caterpillar smiling at you!
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Pumpkin 30 Dec, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Snails come out at night I think. Early in the morning or late afternoon check the leaves for grubs.
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Horseradish 26 Dec, Joseph (Australia - temperate climate): I have some Horseradish growing but cant get it to grow in to any thing of consequence, it spreads like wild fire but roots are too small to grate. Does anyone have a suggestion please
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Horseradish 30 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Sounds like you are using a fertiliser with a high N %. N produces grow of leaves etc, P is good for root development. K for flowers/fruit. Try and plant them after another crop has used up most of the N.
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Ginger 26 Dec, Tolani (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I grow ginger in Botswana in a place surrounding Gaborone? What are likely prospects?
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Ginger 30 Dec, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look through the climate zones of Sth Africa and pick a similar one to yours. Then go to ginger and set the climate zone to yours. It will tell you if it will grow there and when to plant.
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Cardoon 26 Dec, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): Can cardoons be grown in a spot that receives afternoon shade? If so, do I still need to blanch the stems?
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Cardoon 14 Oct, Leslie Trail (USA - Zone 6b climate): yes you can grow them in the shade. I have had several varieties and some like the shade more than others. You should still blanch the cardoon though. If you do not blanch it you can still use it... I soak my trimmed, cleaned and chopped cardoons in water with vinegar. Then drain and put in a pot with water and a little salt. Then put it on the stove on high until just before it boils. Remove from heat and rinse. After that cook it or can it. This will remove most of the bitter. It tastes great but I imagine I am loosing some of the flavor when I do this. This is especially handy when I am going to harvest them in the middle of the summer since wrapping then in the heat seems to cause a lot of damage to the stocks. Its best to wrap and harvest in the spring or the fall.
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Watermelon 26 Dec, Phoebe (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have a watermelon growing and setting teeny baby fruit but they all wither and drop off within a week of setting. Any ideas?
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Watermelon 30 Dec, anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Sounds like you have no bees to pollinate the female flower. Do it by hand. (With a soft artist's brush or use a male flower)
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 23 Dec, Antoinette (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I am trying to buy some j/a, but do not seem to find them for sale anywhere. Has anyone got some spare tubers I could buy? Thanks Antoinette
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 27 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try the internet - like diggers and Eden seeds.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 20 Jun, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): . I got mine posted from living-mudflower.blogspot.com, they seemed pretty good.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 23 Dec, Sonya McKerrow (New Zealand - temperate climate): My courgettes get flowers on then only grow to about 10 cms flowers die and then courgette dies , has not done this other years don't know what is going on?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 27 Dec, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Sounds like you have no bees to pollinate the female flowers. Hand pollinate if you like. Look up the internet to find out how to do it.
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Cabbage 22 Dec, Lea (Australia - temperate climate): Sorry correction what bug or virus can affect a cabbage
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Cabbage 27 Dec, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I think the white cabbage moth is the main problem. Bugs and moths etc. are more prevalent when there is rain. So you would be checking the plants more often after rain. Research on the internet for more info on bugs etc. and for natural sprays. In warm/hot climates best time to grow cabbage is late summer to early spring.
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Radish 22 Dec, Madison (Australia - temperate climate): This is my first time growing radishes, and I found that most of the leaves had been eaten through or had tough brown/yellow streaks. I believe it may be some sort of disease or they have been attacked by pests.
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Radish 27 Dec, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): when it is wet and rainy the bugs and insect breed more, or that is their breeding time. I'm sub tropical and I try to grow radishes March to Oct. I'm finding I grow the best radishes late autumn winter. And try and have the soil a bit firm when planting radishes. I find if the radish has germinated and is growing and the soil is then compacted a bit by rain/watering you end up with radishes that look like a number 8 instead of a nice circle round.
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Cabbage 22 Dec, Lea (Australia - temperate climate): Can affect a cabbage and how can they be treated naturally
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