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Cabbage 26 Aug, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
It's probably a bit late to start Savoy as it prefers cold weather. Check the info under the cabbage tab /Australia Temperate zone
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 25 Aug, A. K. (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Where can I get the winged beans seeds in South Africa?
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 10 Nov, Astrid (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
If anyone is looking for seeds, I found some online at sandveldorganics.co.za - excellent service, speedy delivery.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 25 Aug, Gordon (Australia - tropical climate)
Can i grow chokos in Cairns in a pot do i need two ive planted them in a pot using potting mix do i have to water them Thank you
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 25 Aug, Maxie (Australia - temperate climate)
I have yams ready and available to grow
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Cabbage 24 Aug, D, Daireaire (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello nice people I am mad about cabbage and would like to grow it all year round. Can you advise me which varieties to grow for each season please? Thankyou
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Cabbage 26 Aug, Anon (Australia - tropical climate)
Generally people who live in different climate zones can not grow most things all year round. Reason most plants need a certain season - temp range - to grow. Things like too hot, or too cold, windy, chance of severe storms etc these all affect the chances of producing a good crop. Things like tomatoes, corn, egg plant caps need warm weather. Cold weather - cabbage broccoli, some lettuce etc.
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Cabbage 20 Jun, Agri (Australia - tropical climate)
Sometimes, you can tweak these constraints and create ur own micro climate. Go for the cabbages.
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 24 Aug, Natalia (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I want to know the fertilizer recommendation(Including major and minor elements) of cowpea in sub-tropical, Australia. I lived in Armidale, NSW and I am going to grow cowpea. If I have a chance, could you please discuss boron and zinc fertilizer application (both basal and foliar fertiliser application)? Regards, Natalia
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 26 Aug, Anon (Australia - tropical climate)
If you were going to grow these on a large commercial scale then you could go into all this stuff you ask. Are you growing it to eat. In some farming it is used as a green manure crop. It puts N back into the soil - also some fibre. A general vegie fert would do. If really into boron and zinc buy some at Bunnings and apply at the rate on the packet.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 24 Aug, Sandy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
So, I grew yam successfully, can I keep some and them replant them?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 26 Aug, (Australia - tropical climate)
Google it.
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 01 Sep, (Australia - temperate climate)
Yeah cheers, thought this would be quicker than wading through google
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Potato 23 Aug, John G (Australia - temperate climate)
Can I re use soil where potato crops have failed due to poor fertiliser and not using seed potatoes? Im concerned about diseases/fungus. Thanks
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Potato 26 Aug, (Australia - temperate climate)
If they failed then you may have disease/fungus. Have good rich soil before planting and give a good watering twice a week when they are established.
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Cucumber 22 Aug, Alicia (New Zealand - temperate climate)
If your harvest is small then you could try hand pollination to ensure a larger harvest, as no pollination means no fruit.
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Cucumber 26 Aug, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Hand pollen in the morning as the flower is shut in the arvo.
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Strawberry Plants 22 Aug, Niyaz Ahmed Hajee (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Please advice me planting strawberries in a planter made box or on ground which one is preferable
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 20 Aug, Brian GRIBBEN (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where can I acquire some tubers to grow I live in Auckland?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 26 Aug, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Search on-line where to buy JA in NZ.
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Garlic 20 Aug, El Perro Loco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Garlic - Brisbane - Sub-tropical. Due to circumstances I planted garlic very late April. 60 cloves and a brilliant strike. Now - I have a sparse scattering of remaining plants. The majority got to about 200 mm (6 inches) high then just turned yellow and died. The remaining ones (probably 10) are as healthy as, look like I will get some great cloves and are spread across the garden in no discernible pattern. Any suggestions of hints?
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Garlic 22 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you look at the planting calendar at the top of the page - plant May June July. There is an old saying plant on the shortest day of the year and harvest the longest day. Hours of daylight that is. Yellow plants may mean lacking N. You may have over or under watered them.
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Lettuce 20 Aug, Graham (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi I'm totally new to any kind of growing and am currently experimenting with a hydroponic setup But having trouble getting lettuce seeds started. Had no problems with previous 3 attempts but this time the seeds are doing nothing. Not sure if its the time of year or something else........ Any advice would be appreciated GD
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Lettuce 21 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Wait until this present cold weather passes and we have warmer nights. With spring only a week or two away temps should start to rise a bit, then try again. Lettuce need light to germinate. Keep soil moist and use a fine light watering.
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 19 Aug, Margaret (Australia - temperate climate)
I always have parsley growing in my garden which self seeds and tends to pop up in unexpected areas around my garden. This year a parsley plant popped up in a perennial flower bed which has gone on to produce massive leaves up to 90mm across with fronds measuring more than 200mm in width. I have never seen anything like it and it is the most tender and sweetest parsley I have ever tasted. Can anyone shed any light on this apparent aberration?
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 20 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like damn good rich soil to me.
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Ginger 19 Aug, lyric (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
what is the cultivar of the edible ginger. what type of diseases and pest that affect ginger.
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Asparagus 18 Aug, Anne Davey (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Can you spray for weeds around the asparagus in winter?
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Asparagus 19 Aug, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Three suggestions 1. Straight after you cut all the dead ferns off in winter spray the weeds - not recommended really you could kill the plants. 2. Give the ground a watering and pull the weeds out by hand - recommended. 3. Don't let the weeds grow much pull them out as they germinate. At the moment I have dozens of tomato seeds germinating from the mulch/compost I just put on my asparagus.
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Ginger 17 Aug, Johanita (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I live near Hartbeespoort, and bought fresh ginger at Jasmyn - I'm going to try if it will grow!
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