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06 Jul 15, Ron (Australia - temperate climate)

Suggestions are that you CUT off the one you don't want, DO NOT disturb others around it.

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14 Apr 11, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)

From what i have read you will end up with forked roots if you move them, just eat the whole thing in a salad when they are young and tender!

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10 Apr 11, Corinne (Australia - temperate climate)

I have a question: I've been growing carrots quite successfully but the last crop was eaten by something. I came out one morning to find the tops wilted and falling over. When I touched a plant I discovered it had been eaten from under the soil. Any ideas as to what that may have been?

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05 Jun 11, Joe (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Dear Corrine, A little unsure but led to believe the culprit maybe cutworm, it is hard to find. Check your local nursey or agricultural supplier for a chemical remedy. Hope this helps.

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25 Mar 11, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)

I want to grow carrots and swede in tubs, what sort of soil/compost mixture is best?

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24 Mar 11, Harveen (Australia - temperate climate)

i am used to carrots, in a deeper red color much much more juicy, what variety is that? is it available in melbourne? is it heirloom carrots, available here?

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30 Jan 12, Alexis (Australia - temperate climate)

Purple dragon? You can buy seeds at thediggersclub dot com dot au

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09 Feb 11, Nick Innes (Australia - temperate climate)

What vegetables can i grow in the Adelaide Hills in Feburary that take about 12 weeks to harvest?

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09 Feb 11, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I grow carrots really successfully every year, twice a year. We don't have Carrot Fly in Australia, as far as I know.Carrots fork a lot when grown in freshly manured or fertilised soil. I grow them about 15 cm apart, the rows that is. I water the soil after raking it even. Then sow the carrots, and then put old fence palings over them and press them down a bit to get the seeds in contact with the soil. If it's sunny, I water the boards lightly every day for a few days, just to keep them moist. This is the trick to germinating the seeds. After a few days, between four and seven, Icheck by lifting up a board. If you see little green shoots that look like new grass, in the area you sowed the seeds, then you have germinated. I then lift the boards up about two inches or so, and put little bits of something under the boards at the ends to keep them there foe a few more days, to protect the new carrots from excess heat. After that, I just take the boards away, and I seem to get very good germination with this method. Carrots don't have a hard growing tip, so if they have to struggle growing down, they will twist and get weird shapes. Parsnips DO have a very strong growing tip, so I plant them together to get the soil opened up for the carrots. Hope this helps. Cheers.

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07 Mar 11, Annerliegh (Australia - temperate climate)

That trick with the parsnips is clever.

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