"brucef" wrote in message
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On Jul 30, 2:04 am, len gardener wrote:
so you may even save those plants, also suggest you cover them on the
nights when there could be a frost and uncover for the sun each day.

Do we get frost here? Average min temp is about 8C. Wouldn't it need
to get down to 0C for a frost?

Average has nothing to do with it. We have had several mornings where the
minimum has been 1C and lots at around 4C. This is frost time as water
starts to freeze at 4C.

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brucef wrote:

My eggplants grew well for a while, then they started to get this lacy
sort of dieback. They never really recovered and this would appear to
be the final stage:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_f/2712262067/

Anyone have any idea what might have caused this?

I agree with everyone else that your problem is called 'winter'.

I use this to work out when to plant things:
http://www.global-garden.com.au/ggplantguide.htm

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

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Chookie wrote:
In article
,
brucef wrote:

My eggplants grew well for a while, then they started to get this lacy
sort of dieback. They never really recovered and this would appear to
be the final stage:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_f/2712262067/

Anyone have any idea what might have caused this?

I agree with everyone else that your problem is called 'winter'.

I use this to work out when to plant things:
http://www.global-garden.com.au/ggplantguide.htm

The problem is being worked on as we speak.
We have organised "global warming" to deal with your problem
Please be patient as we turn the weather around.
We are getting cooperation from the Chinese and the Russians, who feel
they have suffered winters far too long. An example of this is the
modified fast growing black Russian tomato.
ttp://tinyurl.com/5wddm5

As well as all the Russian girls who email me, wanting to live here.
Penguins have recently decided to migrate to Argentine are the vanguard
of a huge invasion. http://tinyurl.com/57f8up
I for one dont blame them.

Chookie wrote:
In article
,
brucef wrote:

My eggplants grew well for a while, then they started to get this lacy
sort of dieback. They never really recovered and this would appear to
be the final stage:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_f/2712262067/

Anyone have any idea what might have caused this?

I agree with everyone else that your problem is called 'winter'.

I use this to work out when to plant things:
http://www.global-garden.com.au/ggplantguide.htm


Love the website global garden...
But we have global warming which will help....
The problem is being worked on as we speak.
We have organised "global warming" to deal with your problem
Please be patient as we turn the weather around.
We are getting cooperation from the Chinese and the Russians, who feel
they have suffered winters far too long. An example of this is the
modified fast growing black Russian tomato. http://tinyurl.com/622sd7
They taste terrific. And no colour does not affect t he taste. They
taste the same in the dark.
http://tinyurl.com/5wddm5

As well as all the Russian girls who email me, wanting to live here.
Penguins have recently decided to migrate to Argentine are the vanguard
of a huge invasion. http://tinyurl.com/57f8up
I for one dont blame them.

g'day bruce,

frosts can occur anywhere from 5c ambiant temp (at that ground temp
might be zero or a little above) down if conditions are right that is
dew and the cold pool of air, also black frost occur with a cold front
usually up here it passes through in the middle of the night so plants
can be damaged before you wake up.

for white frost you can cover sensative perennials with old bed sheets
or some loose hay over the top. once most plants reacn a height of say
1.7 meters they are getting out of the frost zone effects.

now with edible ginger it dies off for winter so the frost won't
affect it, but the ground temp will so if you mulch very heavily say a
foot or thereabouts jsut before the end of autumn or the plant dies,
then the ground will be insulated and stay warm enouhg to preserve the
corms, or you need to lift the corms to over winter them.

so if you want a ginger that will be evergreen even in frosts then try
gal-n-gal aka indonesian ginger.


On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:04:43 -0700 (PDT), brucef
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

On Jul 31, 6:39 pm, Chookie wrote:
I use this to work out when to plant things:http://www.global-garden.com.au/ggplantguide.htm

Excellent, just what I have been looking for. And it says okay to
plant spuds. Spuds and peas next I think.