Saturday 10 June 2017
Micro Tom tomato history
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I have been growing Micro Tom tomatoes for a short time now, over that time I have grown several generations of them, saved pure seed, and c...
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Thursday 8 June 2017
Days to maturity Australia Yellow Leaf Lettuce
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I was given some seeds of a lettuce variety named either 'Australian Yellow Leaf' or 'Australian Yellow'. I am not sure why...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Which are hotter, ripe or unripe chillies?
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The question of "which are hotter, green or red chillies" makes no sense, as different varieties of chillies ripen different colou...
Friday 26 May 2017
Red Salad Bowl Lettuce Days to Maturity
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One of the lettuce varieties I grew this past summer was called red salad bowl. It is a leaf lettuce instead of a head lettuce so ensures t...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Grow fruit trees from seed
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There is an old saying that says "the best time to plant an orchard was twenty years ago, the second best time is now". But how ...
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Sunday 21 May 2017
Mint Varieties
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There are many different varieties of mint, I have grown some over the years and currently grow a few. I plan to increase the varieties ...
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Sunday 7 May 2017
Days to Maturity Melon Billeberga
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The following were the days to maturity for 'Billeberga' melons ( Cucumis melo ). Billeberga melons were a small and highly fragr...
Wednesday 3 May 2017
Days to Maturity Mexican Sour Gherkin
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Mexican Sour Gherkin ( Melothria scabra ) is also called mouse melon, cucamelon and has a few other common names. It is a lovely perennial...
Sunday 23 April 2017
Growing Pumpkin Kaempw Melon Rilon
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I was given seeds of an heirloom vegetable that had a hand written description of "C pepo Kaempw Melon Rilon". I don't know ...
Wednesday 19 April 2017
What is the gas inside a capsicum comprised of
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Have you ever wondered what the gas inside a capsicum is comprised of? Or the composition of the gas inside a pumpkin? Or the compositio...
Saturday 15 April 2017
Days to Maturity Attila Strawberry
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People often go on about how long it takes for alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) to germinate, and how long it takes to get strawberrie...
Friday 7 April 2017
Yellow Wonder Strawberry Days to Maturity
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I grew several different alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) from seed this season. I looked on ebay for seeds, but the vast majority o...
Tuesday 4 April 2017
Micro Tom Tomato Days to Maturity
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Micro Tom are the smallest tomato variety ever bred. I like Micro Tom tomatoes, while they are not hugely delicious or massively productiv...
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