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25 Jun 13, dries van Dyk (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

Hi, I live in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, so it is quit hot around here. Can I plant English Cucumbers in direct sunlight or can I plant it in a greenhouse with 40 persent sun troughlet, what kind of insectisides do I use? Can I plant it in pots of about 30cm high and 20 cm wide, then spaced to your specs or must it go directly in the ground?

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27 Mar 13, neil sheppard (Australia - temperate climate)

Does anyone know where I can buy Diva cucumber seeds, preferably in Australia.

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02 Mar 13, Carol (Australia - temperate climate)

My cucumbers are HUGE and yellow, I'm almost convinced that they are something entirley different. They have been planted too close together as I only have a small space, which I'm geussing may be the yellow, but I cant understand the why they are so big.

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27 Mar 13, Jade (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

you are leaving them grow too long - don't let them get huge, pick them first

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22 Feb 13, Ademola francis (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

pls i need cucumber seed'i want to be purchasing and suppler the seed pls i need ur help.

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22 Feb 13, Sheree (Australia - temperate climate)

I am a learner gardner growing Lebanese Cucumbers for the first time. We have had lots of rain and some of the leaves are getting yellow marks on them. Is that a fungus or mould if so how do I get rid of it?

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16 Feb 13, Meriel (Australia - temperate climate)

I am growing apple cues and on the same vines they are big and white and some small ( golfball size) and yellow so how can they be overripe? I have been juicing the yellow ones and they don't seem to be bitter, I have about 4 vines and they are all doing the same thing, some small and yellow are in shade some in sun, some big and white are hanging in sun in rosé bushes and on trellis covered by leaves, all deep watered nearly every day. It is a puzzle.......

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05 Feb 13, Alison (Australia - temperate climate)

Does anyone have advice on how to eradicate tiny ants from my veggie pots and planting bags. ( i don't have a lot of garden space,so I'm growing all my veg and berries in pots and large planting bags, but the ants seem to LOVE them!!

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10 Feb 13, Jake (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You can spray the container with a surface spray that will kill them as they go in and out, but another option is to submerge the container in water for a few hours. The ants will leave.

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16 Sep 13, ej (Australia - temperate climate)

When potting up, cover each drainage hole with a used tea bag. It will keep both the ants & the worms out.

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