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Tomato 09 Dec, Bert (Australia - temperate climate): I have lots of native birds and lots of starlings (they seem to die suddenly) None of the birds bother my tomatoes, not even my chooks which hate being dive bombed by the wattle birds.
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Tomato 25 Dec, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Thanks for your reply Bert. Glad that birds are not an issue for you - hopefully will be the same for me once all the tomatoes ripen. I have heard a lot about bird problems from gardeners in the USA but it sounds like it may be specific to birds from North America (especially Mockingbirds).
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Tomato 30 Dec, Ernie (Australia - temperate climate): I don't think the bird problem is just from specific North American, I live in Wollongong, and my tomatoes get eaten every year fro the time they are small green until they ripen by mostly King parrots, actually have a video of one eating my cherry tomatoes when they were still green. Another bird I have a problem with is green and resembles a minor bird, but bigger actually eats the plants and leaves which are supposed to be poisonous. Go figure.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 06 Dec, John (Australia - temperate climate): Dear friends, I recently bought two okra samplings and transplanted them in two different pot of size 34 -36cms with organic potting mix. Can anyone please help me by saying how much should I water fail and the bottom leaf is turning yellow. I belong to Sunshine coast. I true tomato and its dead so I don't want my okra to die as well. Please help.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Feb, Lyndy (Australia - temperate climate): Hello. I was,wondering how successful you have been with the okra. I bought a well established plant today and planted in my no dig raised garden beds. it gets full sun late morning until late afternoon. I water my veg patch every might during summer.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 17 Dec, Kevin (Australia - temperate climate): I grow Okra from seeds but if they get too wet the roots rot and plants die. Important not to have plants in pots that are too big for same reason. As plants grow I transplant from small too larger pots thus preventing root rot. It's important to give enough water to keep compost damp but not to over water. I water when I notice the surface of compost is drying out
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Cucumber 06 Dec, garry mcleod (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, Approximately one month ago I planted some cystal apple cucumbers which are thriving, however, I have noticed that something is eating the leaves and there seems to be some small dot larvi in the leaves. Can I spray them with white oil? Do I need something stronger to kill them but not harm the plant? Regards Garry
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Cucumber 11 Dec, Bill (Australia - temperate climate): you can use tomato dust to get rid of any grubs that may be eating the leaves, it will not hurt the plant, just remember to wash it before you eat it. i grow them here in the deep south of nsw, they grow fast and i use liquid fertiliser onces a week when they have there fruit on them.
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Cucumber 16 Jan, olly (Australia - temperate climate): no don't use tomato dust it says specifically on the package not to use on cucumbers it is also harmful to bees which do the pollinating. if its caterpillars try just picking them off if it's white fly it can be hard I just try keeping their numbers down by picking the worst leaves off and giving the rest a good high pressure squirt with the hose
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Cucumber 06 Dec, frank glennon (Australia - tropical climate): I have 2 cucumber plants which are about 2 feet high with plenty of flowers I have picked 2 about 4ii long but now all my leaves have gone prickly and brown/yellow what should I do
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Cucumber 17 Dec, Paul (Australia - arid climate): Keep the watering at the base, not on the plant or mildew will set in. I mulch around the three seeds I've planted in a shallow depression to hold the water (arid here remember), thin to two and as the vines spread move them clockwise around itself to keep compact and to aid flower fertilisation and fruit development till it looks like a green pyramid or cone. Every year I get great Apple and Lebanese cucumbers using this method. Forgot where your seeds are germinating from? Jam a stake in the ground at the source so you can throw the hose into it.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 05 Dec, John (Australia - temperate climate): Good idea to go out at night with a bright torch. I found an advancing army of slugs and snails sliding across the the dewey wet lawn heading to the vege patch. I just use a little hand spade and chop them in half. After several nights of disposing of up to 20 a night they are now almost non existent. It's good fun . . . hehehe.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 14 Dec, Jaime (Australia - temperate climate): Hehehe love it! I've also heard a bowl of beer? Apparently they are drawn to this as they like the taste and then drown. Am yet to try this....
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Spinach (also English spinach) 29 Feb, George (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I put beer in a bowl and then cover it with a lid to stop rain and wind ruining it but leaving a gap between the two. I can confirm it works.
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Kale (also Borecole) 05 Dec, Ivy (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I love Tuscan kale (and that's coming from someone who isn't into salads). Apparently, Tuscan kale (and other varieties as well) is more tender and sweeter when grown in cooler climates or seasons. Seeing as you're in Townsville Qld it might be trickier to make them less bitter. I've read that you can make it sweeter by making sure the soil stays moist. Also, pick the outside/lower leaves when they're about six inches long instead of when they're fully grown. We've only ever harvested (either for juicing or eating raw) baby Tuscan kale and have yet to try to grow them to full maturity.
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 04 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate): Great man ... I have sown more than one hundred seeds pity only one grew but the snails put an end to the growth. Keep in touch you may be some ideas from u may help me at least growth them in Sydney. Ram
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Carrot 04 Dec, Ethan (Australia - temperate climate): Can you also plant them from carrot tops from carrots in the supermarket?
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Carrot 16 Jan, Joanne (Australia - temperate climate): Yes & usually quite easily. Bear in mind though, that supermarket produce varieties are developed & adapted by industry to suit their needs & to overcome the mass production issues of farmers (who are often in other parts of the continent). They are therefore not necessarily going to be as well-suited to you as a variety that you can actually access info about, & can determine if it matches your garden's needs. That said, I often regrow things like spring onions from the supermarket too, rather than throw them away, as that seems quite wasteful to me too.
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Carrot 17 Dec, Paul (Australia - arid climate): Of course you can! You won't get a carrot root but keeping it in a tray of water will let it develop a flower stalk from which you can collect seed true to type. Why would you throw away free seed? Same applies to celery and beetroot!!!
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Carrot 15 Dec, Paul (Australia - arid climate): Growing carrots from the tops leftover after cooking the roots will get you a lovely plant from which, if placed in a tray of water, a flowerhead and resulting seeds.Collect them to grow on all year round!
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Tomato 04 Dec, vincent (Australia - temperate climate): I have Tomato growing well in my garden but fruit is soft and pick,can any tell me whta i am doing wrong. Thanks Vincent
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 04 Dec, jeff (Australia - tropical climate): what are the best time to grow spring onion
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 07 Aug, Tom (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I put the cuttings off my store bought shallots into soil in Nov last year, they are still growing. So I don't think there is a 'time' really. They seem to be happy no matter what. Just don't let them dry out. Easiest herb to grow, I tried to grow them from seed many times always losing the tiny seedlings. But regrowing from store bought is so easy and they start producing new leaves within weeks.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 10 Dec, Gay McCosker (Australia - tropical climate): I have been putting spring onion ends ( left over from the restaurant where I work) in the garden all year, they do a,as ingle well, all grow quite quickly. The Welsh onions don't seem to be as sturdy but I have had success with planting them in the dry winter months
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 02 Dec, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Sydney and have been planting Kumara (red skin and white inside, as well as white skin and light purple inside) for the last 5 years. The leaves change shape and they are ready to harvest ( approx 3 months after they have been planted). Plucking the young leaves for greens doesn't seem to bother the plants. You can wrap individually in newspaper and store in an airy place and they have been known to last at least 5-6 months this way. The leaves don't go yellow much, the fruit in the ground are just re-sprouting.
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 02 Dec, kizito Dube Zimbawe (Australia - temperate climate): can you supply me with Asparagus pea seed to buy? I want to try it in Zimbabwe
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 01 Dec, jessica (Australia - temperate climate): Are ground coffee good for the winged bean does it do any harm to the plant,
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 28 Nov, Colin Varney (Australia - sub-tropical climate): growing capsicums this year from seed and they seem to get to about 30mm and while still green they then go soft and fall off the plant. there is nothing eating on the inside and the fruit looks good but next day they have gone real soft as if cooked and fall off the plant
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 27 Nov, Tony (Australia - tropical climate): Is it possible that capsicums will survive if they are transplanted from tray into pots?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate): Is it possible that capsicums will survive if they are transplanted from tray into pots?
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