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Cucumber 13 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Buy some seeds and plant them. Make a pan 600mm diameter and plant 4-5 seeds. Give a good watering and water again in 3 days.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hi... i have several plants in different vegie beds.... but they have all been attacked my a little tiny black beetle... all the leaves on every plant have been decimated and eaten how can i stop them please and any advice .....
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 03 Jul, Tim (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The little beetles are flea beetles. Soil born and emerge as the weather warms up and very difficult to control especially organically. I use pyganic and this season I will try Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (vectobac) in the soil to try control the larvae when they hatch. It is expensive and a bulk buy however there is an online hydro shop selling in smaller batches. There is also the powdered form. Neem oil should work however I am hopeless at remembering to spray every 10 days. They are usually around in the warmer months and love the Solanaceae family. I also bag my flowers as they can wreck them overnight.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hi,, i have several zucchini plants in between the cucumber plants... hoping that the very few bees i see will also pollinate them... i have others around other plants but so far no female flowers all males... and they have been in for several months... any advice please....
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 23 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate)
Not a good idea to mix these crops up together. Pollinate the zucchini by hand.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 25 Jan, Mark (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Cut off the male flowers as they form to save the plant energy, it is a ratio of 1 female to about 8 male flowers
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Carrot 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i have tried to grow carrots and beets unsuccessfully over the last year... i have built up soil in beds with bunnings veg mix, mushroom compost , manure bags and dynamic lifter... i also use worm castings and tea... from my worms.. i mulch with sugarcane .. and its so frustrating they wont grow... what am i doing wrong please....
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Carrot 23 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You are putting on too much nitrogen fertilise. This will produce a lot of leaf and no carrots. Carrots do not need a really rich soil. Put carrots and beetroot in after a leaf crop like lettuce. When the beetroot are about 200-250mm high you can give them some fertiliser - phosphate rich.
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Carrot 08 Feb, gregj (Australia - temperate climate)
I agree. He/she is trying to grow them with far too much fertiliser. I have grown carrots in the same raised bed for years, and have barely added anything to the soil in all that time. They grow fine. When I try to grow them in the garden beds, which have all been well fertilised with animal manure etc they don't grow well at all.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 15 Jan, christina (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hi... my bean plants are covered in rust, I have sprayed with a mixture of milk/water .... not sure what is happening... they are in full sun... and they have small holes in the pods ??
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 14 Jan, Anonymous (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Has anyone planted Kumara in a Vegepod?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Why would you - they need a lot of soil around them.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 14 Jan, Sherin Reilly (New Zealand - temperate climate)
My cape gooseberries are growing either outside the pod or the pod isn't fully formed. Is this a problem and can it be fixed. Thanknyou
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 Feb, Stacey (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi just wondering if you found the cause of this as I am having the same issue Thanks
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Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram) 13 Jan, (USA - Zone 7a climate)
Is there a variety of sweet marjoram hardy to zone 7?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 13 Jan, Lori (USA - Zone 9a climate)
What varieties of eggplant grows best in 9a?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 30 Jun, Ava (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I live in Texas City and this is my second time growing egg plant. Last year it was unsuccessful due to the heat and planting too late in the season. This year I’m doing really good because I planted my seeds early in the Spring. This is also my first time cooking eggplant. My husband and I are loving them.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 06 Feb, Gene (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Eggplant can be grown here in Florida 9b pretty much all year....at least that is what we do. We keep the same plants growing and producing all year. I would avoid the long Japanese varieties though. We have had better luck with the globe-shaped ones. I put the small plants out under some kind of protection, like a milk carton or such, until they get established. When we get the occasional cold and windy weather, mostly in Jan., I cover the plants with a light blanket, and take it off right away when the weather moderates. Otherwise, they just do fine. Bug-wise, I use insecticidal soap spray, or, Bt. The bugs damage some leaves but not the fruits, usually. Good luck.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 13 Jan, Kishinchand Chellaram (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi , which is the month to put the corinder seeds in the ground to grow, becauce i put the seeds last 3 months , nothing is seen planted
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 23 Jan, (Australia - temperate climate)
Try the autumn months. Hard to grow things in summer in Temperate and Tropical
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Artichokes (Globe) 13 Jan, Carolyn (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live in Brisbane and I have not had success in growing Globe Artichokes in the subtropical climate. Has anyone in SEQ managed to successfully grow them? What are your tips?
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Artichokes (Globe) 15 Mar, Ei (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Carolyn, I'm curious what happens when you try to grow Globe Artichokes? How do they fail? Is it too humid for them?
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Artichokes (Globe) 11 Jan, Sarah Randall (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Will artichoke grow in zon÷ 10a 9b Southwest Florida? Is Feb good fur planting them?
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Artichokes (Globe) 21 Apr, SoCal BYGarden (USA - Zone 10b climate)
They grew great in Zone 10b. I put 2 in a 2"x3' planner with own bottom. The first year was rough for the plants I thought they were not going to make it. The second year they did OK (5-7) artichokes between both plants. The third year one of the plants did not come back ( they dry up between seasons) but the other plant is doing great. Over 15 globes from 1 plant.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 10 Jan, Wessel Naude (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi there.Can i still sow sweetcorn in January
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 21 Jun, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
greetings. can see you farming sweet corn . can you whatsapp me on +27630965740. need also some information how to go grow it as well
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 13 Feb, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Sept to Nov
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Garlic 07 Jan, Alan Kuchas (USA - Zone 3b climate)
I’m in zone 3a-3b. In your note for planting garlic , it suggest planting in APRIL? I always plant in October for next years harvest in aug-Sept. if I plant in April will I get bulbs in the Fall?
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Garlic 23 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Have read, plant in the shortest daylight hours and harvest in the longest hrs of sunlight.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 06 Jan, Christie (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, Do they need full sun? Could I plant them in part shade in a giant tub? Thank you!
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