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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 09 Nov, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Are they receiving enough water?
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Asparagus 08 Nov, Jean (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I live in Nipomo ca 9 b why can’t s as I grow asparagus from crowns?
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Asparagus 09 Nov, (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Sounds like you live in arid desert country. If so it might not grow in those conditions. If you have better conditions than desert you could try. Google about growing it.
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Garlic 07 Nov, Cici (USA - Zone 6a climate)
Other advise different from this is you can't just dry garlic for a day. Should be 2-3 weeks in shade with plenty of air circulation. Only way it will keep for 6-12 months depending on variety. I hang mine in an open shed/barn. Then trim off leaves and roots and store in cool dry place for long term storage.
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Garlic 09 Nov, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate)
You could dig up and dry for a day, but in storing them put them in an open tray only one bulb/clump deep. Don't store in a big clump - they will sweat and rot. Your suggestion is pretty spot on. I pull my shallot bulbs out and leave them in the sun for a week or two. Trim the top off and put them in a tray 40mm x 60mm about 50cm deep. Store in the shade so they have air flow around them.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 03 Nov, yan (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
Can I have some tuber of yacon? want to plant some.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 05 Nov, (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
If you are sub artic then it looks like you can't grow it in sub artic by the planting calendar here.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 02 Nov, Aboo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
What other veggies can you plant with egg plant tks
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 03 Nov, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Egg plant can grow to 1m wide so you don't want other plants growing close to it. Read the article here for what to grow near egg plant and what not to grow (potatoes).
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Strawberry Plants 02 Nov, Benita (USA - Zone 10a climate)
What type of Strawberries can I plant in Zone 10A. so when I transplant, the crowns are already in proper placement depth in soil. Planted seascape everbearing bareroots but they all died.. pls advise. Thank you.
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Strawberry Plants 03 Nov, Anonymous (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Don't cover with soil the growing tip part of the crown, you will kill the plant. Plant them and try and cover them with some shade for a week or so to help them to establish.
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Strawberry Plants 03 Nov, Anonymous (USA - Zone 6a climate)
If you want a good crop buy new runner plants from a plant producer. Also read up about how to plant and grow them.
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 02 Nov, LORRAINE (Australia - temperate climate)
I have read article on planting the 3 companion plants together..have planted sweet corn & French runner beans & looking for a suggestion for something climbing for trellis behind Don't particularly like squash..
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 03 Nov, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)
My suggestion is plant them in separate areas, all three that is. I have just harvested a block of corn, there is no way I could have planted climbing beans amongst them. You would have to thin out the corn planting therefore effecting the pollination ability of the corn. Do you want small thin cobs of corn. I feel you would end up with a poor crop of each vegetable. Corn needs fertilising, beans don't need much, conflict.
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Cabbage 01 Nov, Martin (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Growing cabbage for seed. What is the best way to hold plants so they don’t fall over
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Cabbage 02 Nov, (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Stake them.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 31 Oct, Surinder (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Please confirm from where to get okra seeds in Hamilton
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 04 Nov, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
On the internet or try local gardening shops
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 30 Oct, Amanda Fitzgerald (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Although im in sub-tropic, northern rivers NSW i still get heavy frosts, can i still grow luffas and is november too late to plant out seedlings
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 02 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Although it is a summer crop, they say to plant seeds Sept onwards. Maybe best to wait until after the last frosts. If you feel your climate is more like temperate use temperate climate zone
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 Oct, John Phuravhathu (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
How many seeds per hole for okra.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 30 Oct, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Each 30-60cm plant two seeds about 10cm apart. About 3 weeks after germination pull out the weaker plant or transplant to where maybe none germinated. Don't put 2-3 seeds in each hole.
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Artichokes (Globe) 28 Oct, Karen Jean (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can I grow artichoke seed green globe & Purple of Romagna in a plant pot? I have a 14” pot or should I go larger? How many seeds should I plant in one?
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Artichokes (Globe) 21 Apr, SoCal BYGarden (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Go BIG. A 2'x2' planter is likely the smallest you can do the plant will hide the planter when in full bloom. Cut it down when is started to go brown or comes back every year.
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Artichokes (Globe) 28 Oct, Anonymous (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Plant Spacing- 160-200cm, 5-7 feet. That is between each plant.
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 26 Oct, Deborah Ross (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi how do you encourage it to bulb?
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 26 Oct, Anonymous (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Probably like any crop, plant it during the recommended time period, Feb-April for you. Growing time 14-20 weeks. Good soil regular watering. It probably needs the warmer temps to germinate and grow and then cooler temps to mature and form a bulb.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 25 Oct, Kenneth Daunt (Australia - temperate climate)
I have some Purple King, first time with these, and they are climbing up the frame very well. I had a suggestion to pinch of the top to encourage them to spread sideways. Is this a good idea? If they keep going, now over 2 m high, I will have to train the leaders dideways or down as they will have run out of support. Cheers.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 03 Jan, Pauline (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it ok to plant purple king in January
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 26 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have done two plantings of climbing beans recently, 1st crop has just finished and 2nd crop I'm picking now. I have trellises 2.4m long and wire mess 2m high. I plant seeds about 15-20cm apart. Didn't take them long to grow 2m tall. Mine just flapped in the wind and then started growing down the trellis. I'm picking 1kg each 2-3 days. So I don't think you need to pinch or train them sideways etc.
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