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Yacon (also Sunroot) 16 Feb, Steve warner (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I received information that the properties from Sunroot taken orally are a rejuvenation to life healing or giving relief to many ailments including arthritis, diabetes, rheumatics, cholesterol etc. Seems too good to be true. Can you support their claim? I would like to grow it, can you help me?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 16 Feb, Mira (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanku all-very helpful comments. It looks like the diagram: tiny chillies. What if I plant it into the ground with a shade-cloth roof to protect from frost?
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Rhubarb 15 Feb, Lee Patterson (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Taree, New South Wales. It is quite hot during Summer and reasonably cold in Winter. When would be the best time for me to plant Rhubarb. Thanking you.
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Rhubarb 22 Apr, Tempest (Australia - temperate climate): Rhubarb crowns are usually only available during winter - which more or less answers the question! I'm in Melbourne and last year was our coldest winter on record - I planted several newly purchased rhubarb crowns and they all did fine.
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Rhubarb 06 Mar, Morveen (Australia - temperate climate): You can put the crown of rhubarb in anytime, make sure it's in the shade. I am in the Taree district and mine grows well. Mine loves dynamic lifter, and try not to pick too much off the first year.
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Ginger 15 Feb, The Sunlander (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live in Brisbane and have grown gingers, both edible and non-edible types, for many years. They are very hardy plants and succeed very well when left alone. I see on various gardening web sites conflicting information re the cultivation - one site for instance says to plant in shade, never in full sun. My edible ginger grows happily in full sun!! I water mine because the soil dries out but a friend has his in pots and they grow just as well. So, give it a go. Buy good looking ginger in the supermarket, break the rhizome into several parts each with at least one bud on.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 15 Feb, Ruby (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, was just wondering if anyone could offer me some advice on my capsicums. My plant is healthy and producing plenty of fruit but just as fruit starts to turn red the fruit starts getting eaten by something causing it to rot making the fruit inedible. Any tips?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 14 Apr, Michelle (Australia - temperate climate): Hi , mine had same problem I opened up and mine had Clog Moths a clear whitish fleshy Grub looking thing so I had to spray , but take the crop off start again wait till next lot spray but my leafs went limp but still producing good capsicums I'm in WA we had a very hot Sumer too hope that helps
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 06 Mar, Alan (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Ruby, This late in the season eat the remaining capsicums on your plants green, leave the plants in the ground until next season & you will find they set fruit early. With a stronger root system & larger plant you will reap a bumper crop around early January. Sorry about the timing I'm new to the site.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 15 Feb, Ruby (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I've planted rockmelon for first time. Plant was healthy and produced lots of flowers and fruit, but fruit is either splitting and being eaten by bugs (not sure which is happening first whether bugs are causing the splits or whether they're just taking advantage) before we get a chance to get to it. Plant itself looking very forlorn now. Doesn't look like powdery mildew but leaves are all dying back. What's eating my fruit?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 15 Feb, Sandra Roberts (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Parramatta area and wonder what zone I'm in !! Just seen comment from someone who has Gippsland as temperate ?? Love this site.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 14 Feb, Dianne (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Best time in Geraldton Wa to grow Zucchinis
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 14 Feb, Emily Southward (Australia - sub-tropical climate): How to get rid of the mildew on the fruits and plants?
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Pumpkin 13 Feb, Val (Australia - temperate climate): how can I tell when my jarradale pumpkins are ready to harvest?
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Cucumber 12 Feb, GREG (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I am growing standard cucumbers, have heaps on vines, also growing in with tomatoes,an chilli plant. No chillies yet though. So why can't you grow cucumbers with tomatoes
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 12 Feb, Todd (Australia - tropical climate): Hi l have rockmelons growing in a raised bed l had a couple of good ones but now l have a couple growing But it looks like something is eating it any idea what it is?
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Beetroot (also Beets) 12 Feb, Adriana (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I'm from Whyalla, South Australia, when is the best time for me to plant beetroot? Thank you, much appreciated.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 11 Mar, Sally Su (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Adriana, You can plant beetroot almost all year round in a temperate climate except for 2 months which are May & June. So you have the rest of March and April to have a go, then you will have to wait until July. Happy sowing, Sally Su.
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Ginger 09 Feb, Michelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I discovered ginger growing in amongst my celery this summer. Thriving! Very surprised to see it actually as i don't planting it. I am in Melbourne.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Feb, Brian Peat (Australia - temperate climate): Once the fruit has formed and taken off the plant is the plant finished with then
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 09 Feb, vonnie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, we have been growing the yellow capiscum was doing really well heaps of fruit then just started dying please help. Vonnie
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Rhubarb 09 Feb, Toby Craig (Australia - temperate climate): can you plant rhubarb in late February in Wahroonga, Sydney NSW
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Rhubarb 01 Mar, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate): don't see why not. just remember to fertilise . Water daily as they seem to require it at this time of the year.
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Sunflower 09 Feb, linn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): hi there, i live in broome in north western australia, was wondering when is the best time to plant sunflowers
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Kale (also Borecole) 08 Feb, Wilma (Australia - arid climate): I put kale into a Bullet with carrots, nuts, bananas or anything i have handy. Love it! Just got given some kale seeds so will plant them next month.
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Tomato 08 Feb, Max (Australia - temperate climate): my Oxheart tomatoes have worms inside them but no entry point how is this possible. It's frustrating as I'm throwing out a lot. Is there something I can do to avoid this /
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Tomato 09 Feb, Cecile (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): If I remember correctly, moths lay their eggs in the flowers of the tomato plant, so as the fruit develops from the flower, the eggs mature inside the growing tomato
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Cauliflower 07 Feb, Brett Davey (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Once you harvest, discard the remainder of the plant as it only produces one cauliflower
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Onion 06 Feb, barry rowcliffe (Australia - cool/mountain climate): do mealybug in the ground effect onions,if so what remedy is there. thanks
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 04 Feb, Mira (Australia - temperate climate): I recently purchased a chilly tree, currently about 40cms tall, will it grow if planted into the ground? We live in Central Gippsland. How tall will it grow?
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