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Carrot 03 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): A fertiliser low in N, too much N and you end up growing a lot of leaf. A good idea is to put your fertiliser in the soil a week or so before planting and mix it in/over a few times and watering it each time, this allows the micro- organisms in the soil to convert it into usable nutrient. Check the N P K of the fert. Some organics are real low say 1.8%N, rooster booster is about 4%N. A handful or two of that spread over a square metre. All depends what the soil was like before you started.
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Broccoli 03 Jun, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have some brocoli seedlings about 50mm tall. Should i try them or leave them til next season? Thank you
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Broccoli 03 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Plant them out asap, make sure you have good rich soil (not too much N though) and water regularly.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 03 Jun, FELECIA L CADE (USA - Zone 5a climate): Gai Choy able to be sowed in July for Fall harvest right? Do these leaves grow pretty big? I ordered Asian mustard from someone in the spring and believe I received the small Gai Choy.
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Strawberry Plants 01 Jun, Donna (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi. I have flowers in late May/June just going into winter on my Camarosas. I planted in summer last year and got very little fruit. The plants are now in their second year. Should II pick those flowers off? Thanks
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Strawberry Plants 02 Jun, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I wouldn't - maybe read or research when to grow strawberries in your area. In sub tropical Qld Australia - they plant early April and start picking June. I don't know anything about your variety.
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Broccoli 31 May, Denise (Australia - temperate climate): Hi there, I have broccoli growing and aquadulce broad beans. Are these compatible? I don’t think these beans climb as much as some others but find it hard to distinguish between dwarf and climbing for these. Thank you!
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Broccoli 03 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): By the info I provided below and your concern about growing broccoli near beans, you can grow near dwarf but not recommended near climbing. By the sounds of it climbing beans need to climb (twine) up a trellis/pole etc. Broad beans do not do this, therefore I would call BB dwarf beans. JMO.
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Broccoli 01 Jun, liz (Australia - temperate climate): If you have a search aquadulce fava bean - you will find info about height etc.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 01 Jun, Denise van der Marel (Australia - temperate climate): Hi there, thank you for your reply. I know they can grow up to 150cm. but I'm not sure if that categoriseses these beans as dwarf (bush) beans or climbing beans?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Beans and peas are fundamentally different in how they climb. Peas send out little side tendrils that cling to trellises like tiny hands, and hold on that way – the central plant grows straight (ish) upwards, relying on it’s curly hands for support. Therefore, pea trellises need to include thin wires/strings etc, so that the pea’s little tendrils have something to hang on to as they grow. Beans, however, twine upwards with the whole plant, so they can handle chunkier trellises made of bamboo, wood etc. This is why they’re sometimes called pole beans – cause all they need is a pole, and up they’ll grow.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 23 Apr, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks for this info., I had great success with twine on bamboo for peas and bamboo poles for beans.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 02 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I would say they are a bush as they don't have tentacles to attach themselves to a trellis/???.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 30 May, Thulani (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi I want to plant these in a hydroponics system. Will they grow and can I do that on a commercial scale.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 01 Jun, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Gardenate does not provide information for commercial growers. Try contacting an Agricultural service
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Potato 30 May, Laura (USA - Zone 7b climate): Could I plant certain potatoes in zone 7B in June? I live in Southampton County, Va.
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Potato 07 Jun, Ross (USA - Zone 7b climate): I live in Zone 7b in Arkansas. It's been an unusually cool and wet spring / summer. I planted four varieties in a prepared bed. (composted manure was tilled in.) The varieties were Pontiac red, Kenebek, Russet and Yukon Gold in roughly equal amounts, purchased prepackaged at a farm store. The seed potatoes were sown in rows 12 -18 inch spacing on Feb 28 by burying shallow, then covering with several inches of composted manure followed by several inches of straw, two bales on roughly 120 sq feet. I did not document when they sprouted but it seemed weak initially but success rate of sprouts was eventually good. The composted manure is weedy and so was the straw, eventually weed pressure was high so I covered with another layer of composted manure. ( I don't remember the date and the plants were 20 inches or so tall, some in blossom. ) Although at the time of harvest the bed was heavy with weeds again that worked long enough to bring in a harvest on June 4th. While harvesting the soil was still quite moist, only two or three potatoes had rotted and the yield was about 2 to 3 nice sized potatoes per plant with up to three small potatoes per plant too. I followed the harvest with a sweet corn. I contemplated a second potato planting but i think it will be too hot. I'm going to make a deep raised bed from pallets manure and straw out in a shady part of my homestead and try a few to see what happens. Hopefully that helps.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 May, Maggie Sorrels (USA - Zone 8b climate): Is it too late to plant okra seeds ? How long till harvest?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 29 May, Jack (Australia - tropical climate): What is the good time for Maize harvesting?? Our place is tropical, had a winter for short period of time, summer start from September till March.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 30 May, Anonymous (Australia - tropical climate): 11-14 weeks after planting. Read the comments here Gardenate - the info is in the notes.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 29 May, David Kerr (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi can you tell me where I can get Yacon starter plant please. I live in Tokoroa.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 26 Jul, Merril Bourne (New Zealand - temperate climate): I live in Auckland & have just harvested my Yacon & have plenty of Rhizomes to share.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 03 Mar, Warren coop (New Zealand - temperate climate): Does anyone have any Rhizomes available this year. I would like some. I live in Auckland area, Algies Bay Regards Warren
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 30 Sep, Sylvia Wong (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Hi Merril, May I share some yacon starter plant from you pls. I live in Auckland wish to grow that in my garden. I can buy from you so pls let me know the cost. Looking forward for your reply by email to : [email protected] .
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 30 May, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Look for seed selling websites in New Zealand.
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Watermelon 29 May, Farai Mutsago (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where can l buy watermelon seeds in Polokwane or Mussina
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 28 May, Kat (USA - Zone 8b climate): Is it too late to sow cowpea seeds? Also, can you grow cowpeas and green beans in the same raised bed?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 28 May, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Have a look at this page www.gardenate.com/plant/Cowpeas?zone=12
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 May, Reda Soliman (USA - Zone 5b climate): Can I plant golden gooseberry fruit at Illinois ZIP Code 60007
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 May, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Have a look at this page www.gardenate.com/plant/Cape Gooseberry?zone=14
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