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Shallots (also Eschalots) 22 Apr, Meme (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I haven't tried growing eschalots or onions or garlic before so your tips in your comment are very helpful. I love ginger and hope to grow it when the plants are available again as well as potatoes. Wanting to grow a lot more of the basic staples other than tomatoes lettuce carrot and peas.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 01 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You could do different mixes of soil, compost, potting mix, coir. The thing is to have good draining soil but still retain some moisture so that you are not having to water all the time.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 24 Feb, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): I grow shallots from Feb to Nov in sub tropical, no reason why you can't I feel. In autumn/winter they stay more like a spring onion (straight) longer but when the weather hots up they go to bulb a lot sooner.
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Celery 21 Feb, Jan (USA - Zone 6b climate): How do I change the soil from Celsius to Fahrenheit?
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Celery 23 Feb, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): To change the information about soil temperature - open the page for Celery and click on (Show °F/in) next to the soil temperature information
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 21 Feb, Mimi (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Awesome website. I am very new to planting veges, I wanted to make sure I was understanding the info above. I was wondering how to interpret the chart above. P is for sow - so that is placing the seeds in the soil right?. Harvest is 7 to 10 weeks from sowing right? What about the blank months?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 24 Feb, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Have a look at different crops. Some have S and T. S is when the weather is too hot or cold you can plant under cover, out of the sun or away from cold or frosts. T is for when you transplant these seedling into the garden. Harvest means when you can pick it from sowing the seeds.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 23 Feb, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Yes, P is for sow direct into soil. The blank months are the ones not suitable for seed raising outside, either because it is too cold and wet or too hot and dry.
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Potato 20 Feb, Tom De Marti (USA - Zone 10a climate): We're looking for red seed potatoes to grow in SoCal.
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Rhubarb 18 Feb, Shari (USA - Zone 10a climate): What about growing rhubarb in the San Jose CA area? I am in a warm, sunny, dry subtropical zone. The last rhubarb I planted was Victoria. It was pithy and green and bothered my stomach. I was going to try KangaRhu which supposedly is bred for warmer climes. I am a transplanted Midwesterner who misses my rhubarb. Has anyone had successful experience in my area? What type?
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Rhubarb 30 Dec, Rebekah Sandell (USA - Zone 8a climate): I used to live in both San Jose and Sunnyvale. Our Rhubarb plants were the envy of the neighborhood. We planted Strawberry Rhubarb we got from OSH garden (sorry) you might try the Santa Clara County Master Gardeners to find out which type is best for San Jose.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 17 Feb, Jett hook (Australia - temperate climate): Can spinach be grown in northern Victoria
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Spinach (also English spinach) 18 Feb, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Set your climate zone to temperate then select spinach (which you already have done). Read the info provided. There is a monthly calendar there at the top to tell you when to plant.
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Rosemary 17 Feb, Thomas Norris (USA - Zone 9b climate): I am in zone 9b. Will rosemary survive all day, 10+ hours of summer sun?
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Rosemary 08 Mar, Patricia Foster (USA - Zone 9b climate): We have rosemary planted in the ground. We have had it in full sun as well as in partial shade - it thrives either way. Rosemary will get to be at least three feet tall and may create 3-4 foot diameter bunches so be sure to give it some space.
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Rosemary 24 Feb, Gracie (USA - Zone 9b climate): I live in zone 9b, and I have one Rosemary in a container growing nicely. It is a hassle-free herb. I have it outside in a full sun area. I just make sure it gets its water. I also have Basil, this is in partial sun area. It is also a hassle-free herb. Just protect them from bugs.
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Rosemary 20 Feb, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): It should love that! Make sure it has a gritty, well-draining soil (nutrient-poor is fine), and give it a good soak about once a week, or every few days in a major heat wave. Rosemary is a very tough, easy-to-care for plant once established.
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Cucumber 17 Feb, Rebecca (Australia - temperate climate): New to veggie gardening. Is it too late to plant cucumber seeds? I can see from the calender this the last month. Also with a raised veggie garden will mushroom compost be the best?
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Cucumber 18 Feb, anon (Australia - temperate climate): This website is a guide, it is not spot on about everything. It tells you to apply local information. Gardening is a lot about trying different things but the times to plant are what they consider the best time to achieve the best results. If it says to plant Nov to Feb then you could probably plant Oct to Mar. I find mushroom compost to be very expensive for what is in it. Any kind of compost will do, manures, grass/leaf compost, seaweed, worm poo/tea, any organic matter that has broken down. An easy way is to put grass clipping/ straw etc as a mulch (only about 50mm thick) around your plants, as the plants grow the mulch will be wet and start to break down, by the time the crop is picked it is half way to compost, then dig it into the soil.
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Pumpkin 16 Feb, Paula (Australia - temperate climate): Every year I get pumpkins pop up from compost that we put around the fruit trees. This year I have 10 large ones, and a number of small ones that might mature if it’s not too late. They are a mixture of Queensland blue and Kent. No butternut this year. Last year we spread the compost out the front and did not get a single fruit, otherwise we average 10 a year.
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Pumpkin 18 Feb, Another gardener (Australia - temperate climate): Last year the compost may not have had pumpkin seeds in it. If it did the seeds may have gone rotten. Or they were too deep in the soil. Why not take a few seeds from the pumpkin you eat each year, dry them out for a couple of weeks and germinate them next year, Put the dried out seeds in a little plastic bag and store them in an air tight bottle in the fridge. You can produce about 3-6 pumpkin per plant if the bees are active or hand pollinate.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 16 Feb, J garthwaite (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Is it too late to sow runner beans in glass house
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 18 Feb, anon (Australia - temperate climate): I have never had a glass house, but if I did and lived in a cool place, then I think the glass house would raise the temperature a lot inside to maybe temperate or even sub tropical levels. Apply that thinking to your planting and growing times.
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Horseradish 16 Feb, Chris (Australia - temperate climate): Does horseradish produce seeds. If, when and how to recognise them. Where to buy in Australia the horseradish seeds? Regards Chris
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Horseradish 24 Feb, Clare (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Chris, It's easy to grow from a piece of root , you just have to plant it and it takes care of itself. It's best not to plant in the garden as it is invasive.I have it growing in a large pot and can send you a piece if you like . Cheers Clare
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Horseradish 28 Feb, matt (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Clare, If you are serious, i would love to try and grow it? Im in Reservoir, Vic. Thanks matt
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Horseradish 20 Apr, Clare (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Matt, Sorry it's taken so long to reply to you . If you are still after some pieces of Horseraddish to grow, give me your address and I will post it to you. Clare
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Horseradish 24 Apr, DeDe (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Clare, I'm a huge fan of horse radish, but a newbie to vegetable gardening. I would love to give growing horse radish a try if you have another piece of root spare. Happy to pay costs.
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Horseradish 17 Feb, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Try googling about how to grow horseradish. Look up seed selling companies to buy it.
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French tarragon 16 Feb, Cassie (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I grow mine in a big pot that gets 5-6hrs sun in summer. Yes it seems to grow as a prostrate plant, not upright. Before first frost, i cut it right back (and stuff all excess stemms in bottles of white wine vinegar), put a light sugar cane mulch over the plant and drag the pot under the eaves to mitigate against our deep frosts. 4 years surviving so far. Will try propagating cuttings this year
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