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Potato 13 Aug, Gill (Australia - temperate climate)
Our potatoes have grown very tall..how do you know when to harvest them? With many tjanks Gill
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Potato 13 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They have probably grown tall because of one or both of two things - too much nitrogen or if they had to compete for light -(tall nearby plants). I think the guide here say 12-16 weeks to harvest. The leaves will die off when it is time to harvest. My plants powered along (fed plenty of composting mulch - then they have just died - only about 12 weeks since shooting out of the ground. I pulled out one plant - a few big potatoes and a few smaller ones. Have left the others in until I need them to eat.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 13 Aug, geoffrey (United Kingdom - warm/temperate climate)
can I grow dwarf runner beans in pots and leave in my green house through out the growing season
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 13 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
On this web page go to the top of the page on the leftish side and click "Set my climate zone" -select UK etc. Then click Vegetables above that. Read up about how to grow them. In the end it is have a go and see how it works out.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 12 Aug, Marie Groizard (Australia - tropical climate)
Can I grow zucchini in Townsville from packet seeds...in a pot....in the shade or in a sunny spot, I have grown pumpkins and how and when should I prune a papaya tree, because I don't want it to grow too tall, it is fruiting at the moment and it is getting too tall for me to reach the fruit....when is the best time to prune. Thanks Marie
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 13 Aug, Mike (Australia - tropical climate)
The notes here say August is the latest month you can plant (too hot after that). Would have been preferable to have planted seeds 1-2-3 months ago. You could try seedlings - that would have you a couple of weeks ahead of seeds. Probably some shade during the middle of the day might help. Plenty of water at the root zone and not the leaves. Read the notes on this website for zucchini. I would say you have given your papaya trees too much nitrogen. I doubt if you can prune it. If you cut the top off it probably would die.
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Potato 12 Aug, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)
Would this potato planting guide apply to sweet potato's as well?
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Potato 13 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look under sweet potato guide on the website. Potatoes you plant in a furrow and then hill up as they grow. Sweet potato you plant in a hilled up bed. Best thing is to have a try.
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Tomato 12 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the notes for tomatoes. Plant seeds now and keep in a warm place. After the frosts have finished plant out in the garden.
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Horseradish 11 Aug, Narelle (Australia - temperate climate)
In most big supermarkets all around northern Europe and Scandinavia you can find all forms. A container of grated horseradish, from the fresh food section, is fine and doesn't last long enough for me to know its 'use by' date. It's good with lots of unexpected foods and it's particularly good with potato soup (makes it far more interesting) as well as beef, which was created to go with horseradish.
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Tomato 11 Aug, Joanne (Australia - arid climate)
Hi, can i sow seeds in my greenhouse or is it still to cold, or can i start tomatoes that are allready baby stage. Jo
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Rhubarb 10 Aug, Jennufer smith (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in kingaroy qld ..we have around 36 deg summer and a very small winter maybe 3 frosts..but does get down to 4 deg ..could you tell me the best place to grow rhubarb ..it will be in the ground .. .and how will i know how high to cover with dirt ..ta Jenny .
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Rhubarb 12 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the notes above. In warm areas grow it in shady areas and plant 100mm or 4" deep in Sept.
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Ginger 08 Aug, Ken Lloyd (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi There, Where in the South West of Western Australia can I buy good young ginger to grow in pots
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Ginger 10 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I don't grow it but would suggest you ask a green grocer or nursery about it. Bunnings might even have it.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 08 Aug, Peter (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi thank you for you advice very informative for us beginners . My wife and I are now retirees and are getting into the veggies and live it we are growing onions of all types for the first time shallots with no bulb having great results so we have planted bought from retailer golden shallots it has 3 thick stems coming from base massive leaves do they fall over like normal onions when they are due to be harvested ? as we don't know when they are ready thank you again peter Oran Park nsw
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 10 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I don't grow onions because they take so long to grow. We can buy onion in the shops for $1-1.50 a kg. The reason I grow shallots (a lot of people mix up shallots with spring onions and even eshallots) is because they are so easy and quick to grow and you keep bulbs from one year for the next year to plant. I planted some on Monday and they are shooting out of the ground today - Thursday - will be eating them in about 5 weeks time. Happy gardening - great rewards from eating what you grow.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 Aug, Kath ingram (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Id like to grow chokos we live in cooma nsw n was wondering if i would be able to grow them in a greenhouse
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Potato 06 Aug, William Mc Carthy (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I plant potatoes in normal potting mix. I have mixed it with perlite and Coco husk for drainage? It's in a 1.2M X 600mm veggie container.
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Potato 06 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Type in different ways to grow potatoes and read. Different ways give different results. You would have to keep the water up and probably use a lot of it.
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Asparagus 05 Aug, Jo Logan (New Zealand - temperate climate)
On asparagus - I've just purchased one year old crowns (7 in total). What kind of crop could I expect next year? How many spears does each crown produce?
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Asparagus 08 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have read so many different things about what to expect. I planted 12 mth old crowns and last year I picked for about 4-5 weeks from 3 plants - I feel I could have picked them for 3 mths. I had massive ferns early this year. I picked about 70-80 spears last year in the 4-5 weeks. You probably have colder weather.
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Rhubarb 03 Aug, Julie Campbell (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi ihave a rubbarb plant from a nursery year before last. I'm growing it in a pot semi shade. It doesn't seem to flourish. It usually has 3-5 stalks on it at one time it made it to 10-ia athought i was soon to have a rubbarb pie BUT it is down to one sad wilting stalk-help. What's wrong with it?
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Rhubarb 03 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Are you giving it enough area to grow in - as in nutrients from the soil. You may need a far bigger pot. A regular fertilizing - like each couple of months might help. Any chance of putting it in the ground. Maybe plant a few more. Growing in pots requires a lot more care and attention than in the ground.
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Broccoli 02 Aug, Natalie (Australia - tropical climate)
I planted my broccoli at the beginning of June and they have grown very well but so far They haven't developed a head. I fertilised them every two weeks since planting them until a couple of weeks ago when I was told that I had overfertilised them. Is this why no heads have grown?
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Broccoli 03 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They won't head up until probably 10-12 weeks old. If you used a high % N fertiliser (12-15% N ) then you have over fertilised them (also depends how much you put on). If the plants are very big too much N. Stop fertilizing them and maybe cut the watering back a bit Trial and error. I have planted seeds this year and have had poor results -back to seedlings for me with broccoli and cabbage..
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Radish 01 Aug, Corinne Young (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I grow Radishes in pots . Deep pots. I live in Capel , Western Australia.
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Radish 03 Aug, Bev (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Your pot size must be relative to the size of the radish. Radishes come in sizes ranging from 2cm to 30cm & larger !
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Radish 02 Aug, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A better suggestion is a Styrofoam box used for corn or zucchini - if you can find bigger boxes the better - you can grow more at a time. Go to Foodworks, IGA or any supermarket and ask if they have any. Put newspaper, shade cloth or bubble wrap on the bottom - then about 25 mm of small pebble (the beach) - then another layer of paper, shade cloth or bubble wrap with some holes in it. Mix up some soil, sand, compost/manure and potting mix/seed raising mix. Put that in the box and give a good watering. Plant the radish and sprinkle some soil/ potting mix/seed raising mix over the radish. Keep out of the sun until they germinate or put some shade cloth or something similar over them until they germinate. With this free draining soil and shallow soil depth they will need watering each day and plenty of sun. Have 2-3-4 boxes and have a succession of plantings. This method can be also used to grow lettuce and baby spinach - plant very densely and cut the young leaves about 25-50 mm up the plant and they will reshoot - multiply cuttings. You can buy seeds on the internet 100-200 seeds for $1.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 31 Jul, Michelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I planted a number of shooting French Shallot bulbs earlier this year. I now have rows of beautiful plants. Today after checking if any bulbs were below the soil I have discovered that there are no bulbs only lots of plants that look like shallots or green onions. Could you please give me some advice on what may have happened. Also are the stems of the planrs able to be eaten like green onions? Thank you so much.
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