…nd Potash are also favourites of potatoes. Seed potatoes should be planted 10cm deep and approximately 30-35cm apart, with rows 60cm apart. Avoid using any old potato that has sprouted in your pantry a…
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Sweet Potatoes
…es and not enough tubers). Sweet potatoes don’t need much water and are vigorous with a habit of scrambling through the garden like pumpkin. Harvest once the leaves start to yellow. The longer you leav…
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…e taller ones will need staking. Potatoes have a different taste and texture altogether when dug freshly out of the ground. Choose a variety you like and then grow your own. It is best to use seed pota…
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…eeks, Tomatoes, Dwarf Beans Carrots: Lettuce, Peas, Leeks, Chives, Onions, Cucumbers, Beans Broadbeans: Potatoes, Peas, Beans Tomatoes: Asparagus, Parsley, Broccoli, Sweet Basil Sweet Corn: Potatoes, P…
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…cellent month to plant your seed potatoes, asparagus, strawberries and rhubarb. Use only seed potatoes to avoid introducing diseases into the soil. Asparagus will last for many years so choose an area…
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…matoes, eggplants, capsicums and potatoes. Wampi – Commonly grown in S.E Asian backyards and gardens, the wampi is a slender evergreen tree that can reach 10m in a tropical climate and is grown for its…
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…matoes, eggplants, capsicums and potatoes. Tangelos – A Tangelo is a hybrid cross between a Mandarin and a Grapefruit, which give it the easy peel skin and sweet / tart flavour. Walnuts – The Victorian…
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…fennel, eggplants, capsicum and potatoes (encourages disease). Natural Bug Recipes If you are keen to make your own natural sprays then try these recipes. Use 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar in a…
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…family (Tomatoes, eggplants and potatoes). It is a tough perennial bush which will produce fruit for a period of months during the warmer time of the year. Queensland Fruit Fly – Queensland fruit fly…
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…ed for vegetables such as beans, potatoes, tomatoes, peas and fruit crops such as grapes, apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums and prunes. Sulphur has the potential to cause plant injury in dry hot…
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…rb and asparagus as well as seed potatoes – check to see if these are all available, as they often sell out over winter. Pruning black passionfruit is recommended now if it threatens to outgrow its all…
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