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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 12 May, Anon (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): the top of the page tells you.
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Onion 11 May, Caswell Tlali (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): What will happen to my onion if I plant it in August in Lesotho (particularly along Caledon)? I am in Berea district in Lesotho. My fields are on the bank of Caledon River.
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Onion 22 May, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Gardenate suggests you plant Feb to April. Try planting it in August and it probably won't even germinate. Most plants have a defined time of the year to grow in a particular climate zone.
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Onion 12 May, Anon (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Check the top of the page .
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 11 May, Gavin (New Zealand - temperate climate): I bought a chilli plant, very small, and it grew into a lovely plant, heaps and heaps of chilis. My question, will it flower again each year and produce new fruit each year? Or do I throw it away, and plant a new one?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 07 Nov, carol (New Zealand - temperate climate): I try to take my chillie plants through the winter by protecting from frost and the ones that survive do really well, better than new plants, so I would try to keepit going
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 22 Oct, villybang (New Zealand - temperate climate): i have a jelopeno plant that is 5 years old (in a large pot ) It still produces chillies ..loads of them Its a small tree if you google it. produces mostly smaller fruit but . it does yield a few large ones ( probably more then a younger plant will ) pruning it back, sometimes pulling off the new buds, will transfer the energy back into the plant. of course using the right fertilizer, minerals and Nutrients will also help the plant survive overwintering looks like its dead. But it is survivable if done right
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 12 May, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Best to google it and read up. Can be annual or perennial.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 11 May, Lea Doolan (Australia - tropical climate): why do leaves on a helathy choko curl,,the fruit doesn't seem affected..
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 12 May, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try an agronomist at a farming agency.
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Radish 11 May, Noah (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I highly recommend radish to beginners as they are fun and easy to grow
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Radish 22 May, karen (Australia - temperate climate): I second that!
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Ginger 10 May, Sipho Babama (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Who are the suppliers of ginger seedlings or seed in south Africa? Any farm that i can visit that is currently planting ginger?
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Ginger 11 May, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Type in where to buy ginger in south Africa in google. Some people say to use supermarket ginger.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 May, Trevor McPherson (Australia - temperate climate): Do choko have a white sap it grows rampant i treat is a weed.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 25 May, Tonyw (Australia - temperate climate): Sounds like moth weed which is climbing pest
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 11 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Look on the internet to see if the leaves are the same. Or is it bearing fruit. Could be sweet potato?????
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Peas 08 May, Heather (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi. Newbie here both to this site and to veggie growing in general. Thrilled to find your site. I have two questions about Mammoth 'Snow Peas' which I planted in late April (doing well). First, how long might these plants bear in my sub-tropical region and should I continue sowing more peas into autumn? And, second, I've seen advice to pick the young shoots on pea plants (edible, I'm told) to encourage them to become more 'bushy'; does this apply only to 'bush' type peas or to climbing varieties also? Thank you in anticipation.
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Peas 11 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I grew Mammoth and they grew very tall before flowering. I recommend Oregon giant. They will bear over a few weeks, 3 maybe 4. Do plantings about 1 month apart. I don't pinch the top out, not necessary. Make a trellis for them about 1.2-1.5m high. A bit of chicken wire.
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Kohlrabi 08 May, Shar (Australia - temperate climate): Is it okay to start sowing the kohl rabi seeds now or should I wait for a couple of months and start in August? I live in suburban Sydney
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Kohlrabi 11 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Go to the kohlrabi page, set climate to sub tropical, ( eg www.gardenate.com/plant/Kohlrabi?zone=3) and read the calendar months when to plant. P in a green box means Plant or Sow seeds.
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Kohlrabi 11 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate): Not sure why you would suggest setting to sub-tropical when the Sydney climate is temperate.
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Strawberry Plants 06 May, Fanele (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I would like to find out where can i get strawberry seeds. I live in Eastern Cape in South Africa and there's no nursery with strawberry seedlings, I want to start growing strawberry. I am willing to put through an order from whoever has stock.
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Strawberry Plants 08 May, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look on the internet for people who sell strawberry runners. Find out the right time to plant them. I'm sub tropical Australia and early April is the time here - mid autumn.
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Strawberry Plants 14 May, Fanele (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Thank you for your reply.
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Tomatillo 06 May, Suzanne (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Seeds can be bought through www.glenseeds.co.za they have both the green and purple varieties.
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Rhubarb 06 May, Jane Trembath (Australia - temperate climate): My rhubarb looks terrible The leaves have holes and brown patches. Also the stalks have become woody and thin. Can you give me some advice about how to treat the plant? Regards Jane
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Rhubarb 27 May, Claudia (Australia - temperate climate): I had the same problem with my rhubarb. It never thrived. For 3 years, it was in a spot that received western sun and full shade in winter. The soil wad always dry, and I had to keep the water up. I moved it into a north east facing raised bed full of rich soil and mulched thickly. Did this about 6 weeks ago, and it has already doubled in size. The leaves are bigger, greener and lush. The stalks are also thick and crisp! We're coming into winter now, so your rhubarb might take a little longer to recover. Give it a good drink of seaweed at transplant. I also soak my mulch in seaweed solution before mulching. As for the holes in the leaves, that will probably be from a grub. Inspect your plant and its root ball before transplanting, so you don't bring the little muncher over too! Sometimes grubs hide in the ground. Good luck!
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Rhubarb 08 May, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have never grown it although my mother did nearly 60 yrs ago. Holes in it would be some kind of caterpillar/grub, the brown could be leaves dying off or lack of water. Thin stalks would be lack of nutrient, maybe the same for woody stalks. Maybe time to replant it somewhere (if possible) into new rich soil and keep the water up to it and a fert feed now and again.
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Radish 06 May, judith (Australia - temperate climate): In Tasmania its late May and getting much cooler. My radish plants are quite vigorous but have no roots only leaves. Is this because its not warm enough.
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