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Carrot 24 Mar, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I plant carrots at this time of year I just put some cauliflowers in what’s the best way to protect from pests Thankyou
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Carrot 24 Mar, Another gardener (Australia - temperate climate)
Carrots, learn how to use this website please, the info is there. Best protection is to cover them with a fine netting. Check for grubs every day. Read about organic sprays or go and buy chemical sprays.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 23 Mar, Dale Winton (Australia - tropical climate)
Hi, Just wondering if it is a problem to plant sweet corn in trays and transplanting once bigger? Thanks Dale
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 06 Jun, Crystal (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Dale I planted mine that way last season and had no issues
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Mar, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I think they transplant ok. They sell corn seedlings in seed trays at Bunnings.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It is very easy to germinate corn in the garden. Plant into wet soil or give a good watering after planting and don't water again for 3-4 days depending if it is hot or warm. If you over water them they will rot. You can do in trays but as mention above be careful with watering. Transplant when about 75-100mm high, don't leave it until they are 300mm high. Sane applies to bean and peas.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 08 Jul, Janr (Australia - tropical climate)
Thnx for this advice. Some areas border on Sub-and Tropical which can be confusing. I tried corn a few years ago. The cobs seemed to shrivel up 'n die. I'm thinking of giving it another go. Interesting to see they don't like being too wet.
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Rhubarb 23 Mar, gary ellard (Australia - temperate climate)
have been growing rhubarb in a 2mtr square wicking bed. Have shreddard old horse manure and placed it on top of the bed as a mulch. Before i did this , i was cultivating stalks regularly but then the leaves turned red and i lost the lot. I was led to believe rhubarb loves manure of horse. Have i done any thing wrong?
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Rhubarb 24 Mar, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
It might be too acid. Have you checked the soil pH?
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Rhubarb 24 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Manures generally have little NPK. When you put these or other mulches in the soil, they grab all the N to break the manure down, therefore the plant has little access to N and don't grow much. In future put the manure in a pile and wet it and turn it over regularly to break it down to compost before putting it on the garden. When applying mulch over put it on about 50mm thick. Mulch 200mm thick will take a long time for water to pernitrate through to the soil.
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Potato 22 Mar, Gretta (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I have dense clay yard soil with rocks so I may need to get ALOT of mulch to grow potatoes in zone 9b. Right? I'm a total beginner so any tips or feedback for zone 9b would be appreciated
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Potato 07 Jun, Ross (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I like the idea from the gardener in Australia. G'Day to you. I also have soil like you with clay and rock so digging the trench allows a quick easy replacement but drainage can be a problem with the rocky clay soil. Potatoes love water but too much and they will rot. Try choosing a location with a higher elevation if possible. Sometimes rain pooling can be avoided at higher locations by digging a small trench as a drain. Avoid areas that are already wet or are typically wet. At my place the trench filled with water and took more that a week to drain. I back filled the trench and chose another location.
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Potato 24 Mar, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You could try digging a shallow trench, put the seed potatoes in this, and cover with straw/mulch and compost or rotted manure. Keep topping up the straw as the potatoes grow. You'll end up with potatoes and some good quality soil.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 22 Mar, Linda Bowden (Australia - temperate climate)
Why is my Rosela bush not flowering. Its huge in size, about 7ft tall. But no blooms.... help
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 28 Mar, Clive (Australia - temperate climate)
I was in the same boat. Big plants but no flowers. Now i have fruit everywhere and around 50-60 flowers everyday. Central QLD. Seamed a few weeks ago when the temps dropped a little they started to flower. These are bushes i grew from my own seeds from last season. I have another 4 bushes grown from seeds i bought from Ebay. 2 of these bushes have only just started signs of fruit in the last 2 days. Yours may flower real soon, depends on your climate/temperatures. I made a jar of rosella jam yesterday. Looks like another 100 jars coming up lol
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 27 Jun, Anne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
In rocky When should we plant rosella seeds
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 24 Mar, Frank (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You may have too much nitrogen in the soil so leaf growths is excessive at the expense of flowers? Add some potassium
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 24 Mar, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You may have over fertilised it or grown it out of season. Plants will grow and grow until nutrient starts to run out and then they will go to seed to reproduce themselves.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 22 Mar, kishinchand chellaram (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi I plant sweet corn and is growing since January . so I want to know when it is ripe to eat it. thanks
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Just separate a small part of the husk and have a look at the kernels. If they are a bright yellow and nice and plump then they are ready. Don't leave on the plant for too long after this time as the can start to dry and harden.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 24 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When the tassel (spear) comes out the top, over the next 5 days it will pollinate and then it takes around 21 days until ready to pick. Around this time just peel back a little of the top of a cob to see what it looks like. You will soon learn to judge it right.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 22 Mar, Dean (New Zealand - temperate climate)
This is my first time growing also. I was wondering this also but yesterday notice a flower just starting. I would say just give them time.
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Corn Salad (also Lamb's lettuce or Mache) 22 Mar, Christina (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I got Koanga (Wairoa) cornsalad seeds from Commonsense Organics in Wellington
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Strawberry Plants 22 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
What is the best PH level for strawberries?. I have two established plants that are doing well, but of three new ones planted two weeks ago, one has died and the other two are struggling. I wish to greatly expand my planting but can't until the problem is sorted out. The bed is organic with well rotted compost, worm castings and worm leachate and has a PH of 6.8 - 7.0. Any help you can provide will be well received. Regards, Mike V.
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Strawberry Plants 24 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Check for correct ph on the internet. Generally most soils are good for most veggies around 6-7ph. Strawberries are generally planted around first two weeks of April in sub- tropical, maybe different for temperate. Generally a plant left in the ground after harvest will produce new runners over summer and into autumn. Plant one of those runners out in Feb. and it will establish and start producing runners, you want this. Leave planting until now or April. When planting anything protect it from sun and wind for the first week to help it establish. Strawberries have shallow root systems so water regularly. Don't go over board with the compost. Mulch around the plants.
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Strawberry Plants 24 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Plant one of those runners out in Feb. and it will establish and start producing runners, and new plants.
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Strawberry Plants 27 Mar, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What I was trying to say is DON'T PLANT OUT runners in FEB. Plant out runner plants from last years crop in April. You can do this for a few years (about 3) and then you should buy new strawberry plants.
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Asparagus 20 Mar, Faye McPeak (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I divide asparagus plants and when do I do it. I live on The Central Coast of NSW Thank you all in advance.
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Asparagus 22 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have just read that you can divide into 1/4 or 1/2 but not to pick spears the first year after dividing. Do it in the early spring. Google about it and read.
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Garlic 20 Mar, TIME SALANOA (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi i am really try to find a place in NZ to buy a garlic to plant in my garden,any help for me please.Thanks.
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