All recent comments/discussion

Display Newest first | Oldest first, Show comments for New Zealand | for all countries
Showing 5611 - 5640 of 20105 comments
Garlic 19 Mar, Patricia (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My name is Patricia Could you please tell me where can I buy organic garlic to plant And at what time of the year I need to plant the garlic We have a lot of frost the winters here at Macclesfield Australia Are very cold Will wait for your reply
Reply
Garlic 02 May, Ted (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can buy on line @ . They have all types and strains and most are in stock now ready to plant and the web site is very informative. Regards
Reply
Garlic 26 Mar, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, you can get organic garlic now from Green Harvest: greenharvest.com.au They also provide lots of information on growing.
Reply
Garlic 22 Mar, Ruth (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Dear Patricia, we live near the Barrington Tops National Park and get quite a bit of frost. we have been growing garlic organically for many year, always planting around eastertime , ours is a hardneck called Tasmanian Purple, here is a very helpful guide for all that is garlic https://www.australiangarlic.net.au/
Reply
Pumpkin 19 Mar, Robyn (New Zealand - temperate climate)
We live in North Otago NZ what time of year & how do you know that your pumpkins are ready to harvest the plants are named little cutties
Reply
Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 19 Mar, Irene (Australia - temperate climate)
I have found 2 corn cobs with lots of corn plants 2 inches long ,growing in worm farm Is it worth planting them in garden now March 19th .
Reply
Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Mar, Lyn (New Zealand - temperate climate)
My boysenberry and blackberry plants are 'running rampant' I 'nipped' the ends out but now there is twice as many shoots going everywhere. Should I cut back now to encourage the 'bits' that will fruit next season or wait for autumn
Reply
Watermelon 16 Mar, alastair (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I am going to try growing them in a glasshouse with heated soil . Are there any varieties more suited to this approach?
Reply
Pumpkin 16 Mar, Margaret Reynolds (Australia - temperate climate)
I live on the NSW South Coast in Australia and my butternut pumpkin gets pumpkins up to about 4 inches then they go yellow , die and fall off. Should I pull them out and try again next year.
Reply
Pumpkin 17 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Do some research on the internet butternut pumpkin turning yellow and falling off. Many reasons why it is happening.
Reply
Strawberry Plants 16 Mar, maria garreffa (Australia - temperate climate)
1) Can I use seaweeds grass as moulching provide i washing it in tap water? 2) when is the correct time to plant garlic? 3) is now the time to separte re- plant plantlets from strawberry?
Reply
Strawberry Plants 17 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Seaweed is great in the garden - don't put it on too thick as a mulch - 2
Reply
Rhubarb 15 Mar, Bruce LESTER (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it ok to grow Rhubarb next to my Asparagus bed?
Reply
Rhubarb 29 Apr, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)
I have read that they are good companions. I am currently dividing my Asparagus and my Rhubarb and they will be in the same bed and planted at recommended spacings of 60 cm.
Reply
Rhubarb 17 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
Have a think about it. Asparagus has a tall fern on it most of the year - do you want it shading the rhubarb?
Reply
Asparagus 15 Mar, Loulou (Australia - temperate climate)
What’s a good position for them in terms of sun? I’m in Melbourne.
Reply
Asparagus 18 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Full sun probably in temperate zone.
Reply
Pumpkin 15 Mar, LESLEY MCCUBBIN (Australia - temperate climate)
I am trying to grow Queensland Blue pumpkins. They are next to a lavendar bush and well polinated. Lots of baby pumpkins, but they do not grow very big before they go yellow and die. Some of the leaves have gone brown, so I have removed them. Any thoughts on how I can remedy the situation.
Reply
Pumpkin 17 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
You have lavender but do you have bees? Do some research about the subject - going yellow and falling off. In temperate climate I would start my pumpkins in Sept Oct and grow into the summer. Prepare - manure/compost/fertiliser the soil for a few weeks before planting and plant in a different position each year.
Reply
Pumpkin 18 Mar, LESLEY MCCUBBIN (Australia - temperate climate)
Thanks. I do have lots of bees. The grandchildren love to watch them in the pumpkin flowers..so no problem there. I planted them in Oct. and manured, composted and fertilized the soil, but at time of planting,not 2 weeks before. Does this make a difference? Thanks for the tip, I will do some more research.
Reply
Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 14 Mar, jake (New Zealand - temperate climate)
These are our staple reliable crop in chch. great wizzed up raw to make felafel. i sow them at all times of the year into the roughest of ground in our heavy clay they even grow ok direct sown into the lawn or a developing area. they usually do better sown in late winter and i sow alot closer together.
Reply
Garlic 12 Mar, Paul Riley (Australia - temperate climate)
Where is the best place to source shot garlic cloves in the Riverland and what kind grows best here?
Reply
Garlic 14 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Do some internet research.
Reply
Pumpkin 12 Mar, Bincy Philip (Australia - temperate climate)
Do not water pumpkin plants in the evening. If the leaves stay wet in the night, there are higher chances of powdery mildew.
Reply
Mint (also Garden mint) 12 Mar, Greg paterson (Australia - tropical climate)
What is the best variety of mint for Darwin I have grown Coles and Woolies cuttings but they struggled and had low yield
Reply
Mint (also Garden mint) 15 Mar, Joanne (Australia - temperate climate)
Try growing Vietnamese mint. www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/tropical-herbs/9427796
Reply
Mint (also Garden mint) 14 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Do some internet research.
Reply
Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 12 Mar, Vertical Gardener (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate)
In case anyone is still searching, West Coast Seeds in BC offers cape gooseberry seeds. I've had success with their seeds, as well as seeds purchased through eBay from various sellers. Once you have berries you'll never have to purchase seeds again. In fact, I have to cull plants that self-seed each spring from the prior year's crop.
Reply
Pumpkin 11 Mar, Judy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
i live in Tasmania, and have self seed pumpkin plants which look healthy. It is now March and they have produced only male flowers. Is it too late for them to produce pumpkins now, even if they do ever produce female flowers?
Reply
Pumpkin 12 Mar, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
They produce male flowers first to start attracting the bees - then you get some female and male flowers. If the plants are older than 12 weeks and no pumpkins growing yet then they probably won't produce any. A new pumpkin takes about 3-4 weeks to grow and then 4-6 weeks to mature.
Reply
Showing 5611 - 5640 of 20105 comments
Gardenate App

Put Gardenate in your pocket. Get our app for iPhone, iPad or Android to add your own plants and record your plantings and harvests

Planting Reminders

Join 60,000+ gardeners who already use Gardenate and subscribe to the free Gardenate planting reminders email newsletter.


Home | Vegetables and herbs to plant | Climate zones | About Gardenate | Contact us | Privacy Policy

This planting guide is a general reference intended for home gardeners. We recommend that you take into account your local conditions in making planting decisions. Gardenate is not a farming or commercial advisory service. For specific advice, please contact your local plant suppliers, gardening groups, or agricultural department. The information on this site is presented in good faith, but we take no responsibility as to the accuracy of the information provided.
We cannot help if you are overrun by giant slugs.