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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 05 Sep, Vic Earle (Australia - temperate climate)
A couple of capsicum plants against a northeast faceing wall have survived the winter. Almost all the leaves have survived but are now curling up should I remove them?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 07 Sep, Corinna Wildenauer (Australia - temperate climate)
Ive had capsicums and chillies over winter and they usually come good once it warms up. I prune them back and when it gets warmer you should find new leaves starting to emerge. Give it a good feed. The old leaves will eventually drop off. I had a chilli plant live for several years in a pot.
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Potato 04 Sep, Richard Allan (Australia - temperate climate)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgJa2wrX6lA&t=481s
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Watermelon 03 Sep, Kay (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
What fertiliser is best for watermelons?
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Watermelon 08 Sep, Danlo Troth (Australia - temperate climate)
My grandfather was always using old n dry cow poo. Just make sure to really dig it in and mix well into the dirt.
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Watermelon 09 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - arid climate)
Old dried out cow poo has probably lost a lot of it's nutrient value, leached out with gravity and rain etc. Any manures need to be made into a compost material asap to retain as much of the nutrient as possible. Or you dig it into your soil over 6-12 weeks and with air water and turning it, it breaks down into the soil. The greatest benefit of organic material put back into the soil is it makes the soil loose and friable, which means it then drains well.
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Watermelon 04 Sep, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Just look for a general garden fertiliser. There is not that much difference in them
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Pumpkin 03 Sep, Abdul Mogale (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I farm in Heidelberg, Gauteng and would like to try pumpkin on a 17 hactre land without irrigating. Please advise me. (Gardenate says : This is not a farm advisory site. Contact your nearest agricultural department. )
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Asparagus 03 Sep, Michael Archer (Australia - temperate climate)
a bit hard to stop watering in Perth at this time I might knock it down at the end of summer and try to pick a few late spears then
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Asparagus 04 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Cut back the watering from end of May. If you keep watering and have a warmish winter it keeps growing. The idea is for the plant to put a lot of energy etc back into the crown (from the ferns) mid summer to Autumn. That is what allows the plant to send up spears during Spring. This time of the year you should have the ferns cut off, put 100-150 (?) of compost on top and applied some fertiliser and be watering heaps. At the moment I'm picking 12-15 spears each third day from 4 crowns.
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Garlic 02 Sep, Lawrence (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Can i plant in September im in port elizabeth
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Garlic 03 Sep, Anon (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
You can plant it but you probably won't grow a crop, reason, it is the wrong season. Check and do as the planting calendar say at the top of the page.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 01 Sep, MARIO (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Hi, Would you know where I can buy some white maize seeds in Cape Town? Do think they will grow here without any problems? Many thanks, Mario
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 03 Sep, Anonymous (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Try a seed selling website.
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Onion 01 Sep, M.fourie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
My onions grow big but don t have any bulbs.thy were planted from seedlings juni july and grow easy but till now no bulbs.we are in south of namibia
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Onion 03 Sep, Anonymous (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Work out your climate type from the Blue climate Zone tab at the top of the page. Then check the planting guide. You may have planted out of season or at the very end of the season. Usually if something grows really well but doesn't produce a crop your soil is too rich, too much nitrogen.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 31 Aug, ganaa (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
how can i plant in in the polar? (Gardenate ; Not recommended for growing in Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic regions)
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Radish 31 Aug, Kishinchand Chellaram (Australia - temperate climate)
HI, I planet white radish , the laves where the green leaves where long and well but the radish was very thin like a stick very thin . so what is the reason? thanks
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Radish 03 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have grown Daiken and White Hailstone radishes the last couple of years and find they have a far bigger leaf top. As mentioned too much nitrogen probably. In the tropics and sub tropics more a autumn winter crop. Too much shade and they will not grow very well. A picket fence (on the north side of the garden) shading my radishes is enough to stop them from producing a crop.
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Radish 01 Sep, Jon Hosford (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Radishes typically grow a long thin root with healthy leaves before filling out as the plant matures at about 6 weeks. There could be a number of reasons as to why your plants didn't mature: the soil was over rich in nitrogen fertilizer ( radishes prefer a modestly fertilised soil ); you may not have let them mature long enough before harvesting. Keep sowing the seed about 2 weeks apart for a continuous crop. In warm climates it is wise to grow radishes in between shady plants such as sweet corn. They do best in weather that is not too hot ( 20-25 celcius)
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Broccoli 31 Aug, Jimmy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I had 5 purple broccoli plants planted in April from seedlings that have grown really well but have failed to develop any heads at all. What went wrong?
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Broccoli 31 Aug, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If really big leafy plants then your soil was too rich in Nitrogen.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 31 Aug, Mandy (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Are snow peas better to be staked and do they grow up tall like beans or not so high? (Gardenate : see info here /www.gardenate.com/plant/Snow Peas?zone=5 )
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 01 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
There are snow peas that can grow over 2m tall. Then there are some that grow to 1.2-1.5m. In sub tropical Australia I grow Giant Oregon, to about 1.2-1.5m. Good heavy producer. You need to build a trellis for them to grow on. I have 2 posts 2.4m apart and 1.8m out of the ground. A cross beam at the top to stop them falling inwards. I use chicken wire as my trellis. Plant about 15 peas each side of the wire. Then I put 3-4 stakes (15-18mm square) on each side. I then wrap cord/twine/?? around the stakes and posts, each 150-200mm up the posts, for the plant to grip onto.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 30 Aug, Anna (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Golden Berry | Physalis Is this plant will survive in Canadain winter (Place called Mississauga, ON, also called GTA (Greater Toronto Area)) if I kept in my garden & grow up again next March. I belief it perennial . Please confirm me.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 31 Aug, Anon (USA - Zone 3b climate)
I'd suggest you go to the climate zone (blue tab near top of the page) and work out your Canadian climate zone or the equivalent in USA. Then look up the info you want. Can't find it then google it.
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Tomato 30 Aug, Pam hohenstreet (USA - Zone 6a climate)
What is the biggest tomato best grown here? What is the meatiest large canning tomato?
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Tomato 31 Aug, Liz (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Google or use DuckDuckGo and search for 'large meaty tomato varieties' .
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Asparagus 29 Aug, Jenni Orr (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Want to order some crowns in Pukekohe. Where to order from?
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Asparagus 01 Sep, Anonymous (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Google seed selling websites in NZ.
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