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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 22 Aug, Klein (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Hello there. I'm in Pretoria, where can I find Taro seeds or plant.
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 26 Aug, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Google seed selling websites.
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Asparagus 22 Aug, Chris McGeough (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Heads are just coming up but are being eaten by something very small that is killing each head off or leaving scars. Put some chook manure on a couple of months ago and wonder if its bugs in that? Any help would be great.
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Asparagus 24 Aug, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
It might be slugs or snails, try using something to kill or deter them.
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Asparagus 24 Aug, Anonymous (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Google it - bugs that eat asparagus. Probably have to go out at night to see them. Then look for a spray, organic or chemical. Maybe don't use chook manure, or compost it before putting it on. I don't put compost/manure on until mid-late August.
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 22 Aug, Phil Jones (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi, Can anyone tell we where to buy the Florence Fennel plants or seeds please? I live in Wellington. Thanks.
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 05 Nov, Ursula M (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
When you get them going, leave one to go to seed at the end of the season. Leave it in the ground afterwards and you'll get another cropping of bulbs appearing at the base of the old plant. I have seeds if you're still stuck.
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 06 Oct, Penelope Bedggood (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi Phil. I may be a bit late but if you're still after fennel seeds I have a bunch I can post to you.
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Florence Fennel (also Finocchio) 24 Aug, (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Check internet seed selling companies.
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Ginger 21 Aug, Piet van Vreden (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Can you give me the total hight that the ginger plant grow under normal growth
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Ginger 25 Aug, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
- 2-3 feet.
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Rhubarb 21 Aug, Gary Couper (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Any tips for growing rhubarb in Brisbane?
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Rhubarb 06 Jun, Peter Burgess (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How successful was your Brisbane rhubarb crop?
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Rhubarb 24 Aug, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Most of the info is in the notes here. Plant Sept, good draining soil, maybe a bit of shade if possible (it is a cool weather plant). Takes a few years to really establish. Probably give it a fertiliser hit early in the spring each year and during the picking season. Google how to grow it.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 20 Aug, Joell (USA - Zone 7a climate)
When to plant collard kale turnip mustard green (Check here www.gardenate.com/plant/Collards?zone=10 and under plant name for the others - Gardenate)
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Cauliflower 20 Aug, dennis (Australia - temperate climate)
how can i get bigger caulie heads , what do the commercial growers fertilize them with ?
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Cauliflower 21 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A lot of commercial vegies around here are fertilised with Nitrophoska with the trace elements in it $36 a 25kg bag.
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Cauliflower 21 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I'm sub tropical and I don't even try to grow caulies. They need a cool cold climate. An agronomist told me the other week cauli, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce need it to be cool/cold to form a head. I have tried growing them but end up with huge leafy plants and no or little head, reason, over fertile soil. To really be on the ball on growing them you would have to have a soil test done, then a specific fertiliser would have to be applied. You may only have a small time window to plant them, say April to mid May. Talk to an agronomist in your area if you can.
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Cauliflower 28 Aug, T.Bah (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
There are cauliflower varieties adapted to hot climate. Even cabbage, broccoli etc. Check SAKATA seeds or Global seed company.
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Ginger 19 Aug, DJ (USA - Zone 7b climate)
Can I plant ginger in August?
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Ginger 31 May, Dr. Answer Man (USA - Zone 6a climate)
No. You need a solid 6 months of warm. Start your ginger indoors in Jan-Feb and then transplant in May-June after freeze/frost is minimal threat.
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Ginger 20 Aug, Anon (USA - Zone 7b climate)
The monthly calendar guide at the top of the page has no P T S in it. That means that you probably can't grow it. It needs a warm/hot climate.
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Ginger 19 Aug, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Have a look at this page www.gardenate.com/plant/Ginger?zone=114
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 19 Aug, Verna Arts (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
For the last 2 seasons I have planted Eggplant plants in raised beds in my garden north of Auckland. Both years The plants have immediately flowered and produced small fruit but neither the plant or the fruit have grown from then on What am I doing wrong? The raised beds are filled with garden mix and I use a fairly generous amount of fertilizer.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 20 Aug, Anonymous (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
The guide here says plant Sept Oct. They are a warm weather crop. You probably need 5-600mm deep soil and the same in width. Good rich soil, deep water 2-3 times a week and give a hit of fert after your first 2-3 weeks of picking. Don't go over board on the fertiliser though.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 19 Aug, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Eggplants need plenty of water. Perhaps yours are drying out too quickly in your raised beds.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 02 Sep, em (Australia - temperate climate)
I found that my eggplants needed a lot of water and they really appreciated a good mulch (I mostly just mulched with grass clippings) and they grew until the end of autumn.
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Cabbage 19 Aug, philip hope (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am growing curly leaf cabbage, and which are growing well, and I think almost ready for harvest. Do we treat and cook these the same as the other types and harvest when the heart is pretty high and hard?
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Cabbage 20 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google how to use it - similar to normal cabbage. More for salady stuff I feel. It is a looser leaf head, so if big enough and hard start eating. The weather is going to turn warm and hot over the next 4-6 weeks.
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Tomato 18 Aug, Jane (USA - Zone 9a climate)
What are the best tomatoes to grow in 9a to slice in salads and sandwiches?
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