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Mint (also Garden mint) 21 Jan, Jessica Watson (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Mints are like a weed. They come back every year here in Calgary
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 19 Sep, Eddy (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Can they grow on canterbury christchurch
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 06 Oct, denise (New Zealand - temperate climate)
i live in Kaiapoi and grow in tubs. the soil is warmer
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 21 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Did you read the notes here. I suggest you do and pay attention to when to plant.
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Ginger 19 Sep, jeanneth (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Good day where can I buy ginger seeds. Kind regards Jeanneth
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Sep, Gerry McCarthy (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
We are growing physalis in the Kenya highlands for the past 15 months. Have many questions and would love to connect with a south african grower/growers to chat further. Thanks.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 19 Sep, Bess (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Is it advisable to pinch out the growing tips to stop the plants from getting too big? Thanks!
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 20 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
NO!!! The longer it grows the more zeeks you pick.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 12 Oct, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have plants that are 5-6' long and still bearing zeeks. i want to pull them out but a fellow at the men's shed keeps hand pollinating them and they keep producing fruit. They are 5.5 months old.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Sep, allan clark (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
can an artichoke be broken or cut into several pieces to be able to plant more?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Google growing them and go to the green harvest website.
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Sunflower 17 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the notes here about when to plant, how long it takes from planting to harvest. Probably can grow in most places. Animals if hungry will probably eat them. How big the flower grows will depend on how well the plant grows to some extent.( And the variety) If first attempt at growing you probably have little chance at producing flowers on a certain date.
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 16 Sep, Dez (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Yes bumble bees around everyday. maybe its a late season for Broad Beans?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 16 Sep, Michelle Mckee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Where can I buy the plant or the vegetable please I'm in ispwich Queensland. Many thanks Michelle
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 16 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
google, (or other search engines) where to buy luffa seeds on the internet.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 15 Sep, PATRICIA GRAHAM (Australia - arid climate)
We spend 6 months in Puerto Vallarta Mexico where daily temperatures are 75 - 85 F. and almost no rain, but mild humidity. They are impossible to buy and wonder if we could grow a few for ourselves. They do not seem to import them as they do apples. We really miss them in soups and stews.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 29 Jun, Lee (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
In short, it’d either not work at all, or it would. The problem is the temperatures/humidity you describe would make germination non-existent, or incredibly rapid. We have similar conditions at the end of summer when we have to sow our swedes. You’d have to shade them from the sun/light, and water them very carefully. What happens in that kind of heat is they sprout within two or three days, and then if they get direct sunlight, they wilt and die. The little seedlings cant take the heat, there’s not enough moisture in the top layer of soil for the tiny roots, and often the bulbs wont form even if they survive. But having said that, there is more to growing than the weather. Location is also a big factor. In Europe they say it takes up to 6months to harvest, and they grow some whoppers. I grow mine as singles in 3L containers and start harvesting from 3 to 4 months.
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Broccoli 15 Sep, C (Australia - temperate climate)
Broccoli variety for warmer weather, Melbourne spring
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Broccoli 16 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Look up some seed selling websites and pick the one you want to grow.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Gerard O'Donnell (Australia - temperate climate)
I can't see anything here about feeding brussel sprouts. Can anyone direct me to the appropriate page on this website please?
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
GO TO GOOGLE - how to grow Brussel sprouts. If you start with good soil when you plant you don't need to feed them.
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Brussels sprouts 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Gerard have a look here - www.gardenate.com/plant/Brussels sprouts?zone=5
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Garlic 14 Sep, Sue (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a garlic that has green shoots coming out of each clove. Is it still possible to plant the cloves now in the South West of WA? Thanks
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Garlic 14 Sep, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Read the first line in the notes here.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 13 Sep, Kathy Rielly (New Zealand - temperate climate)
can chives been grown in pots?
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Chives (also Garden chives) 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Kathy, you can grow chives in pots. They form a clump and will last a few years if you keep cutting them.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 15 Sep, Kathy Rielly (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Thanks Liz, put them in a pot today.
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Garlic 13 Sep, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Can venda in limpopo b suitable for garlic?
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 13 Sep, Dez (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I've had my BB planted since March/April. They have heaps of flowers on them but there's no beans appearing. Have seen plently of bees to germinate them but still nothing. any ideas on what's gone wrong - with it now being sept??
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 14 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Dez, do you have bumble bees around ? They tend to shortcut the nectar gathering from BB flowers by piercing a hole though the back of the flower.
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