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Rhubarb 29 Jul, Brigitte (New Zealand - temperate climate): Our Rhubarb was grown in semi shade with sun for the morning till afternoon under a leaky spouting ;) and it grew beautifully, huge leaves also. We moved one crown to a rather shady area which got little sun and it failed to thrive for a start - again we got large leaves, but the stalks were quite thin, so in a nutshell....semi shade with some sun seems to be best :)
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Rhubarb 28 Jul, Bob Jenkins (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Christine, I live in the Bay of Plenty NZ and have copious crops of rhubarb from four well established plants that grow to the south of a lemon tree . The most southern plant is much more vigorous than the plant nearest the lemon which is partially shaded by it. In fact the rhubarb plants are progressively happier the further they are away from the shade which certainly proves that they are sun lovers, however the shadiest plant does provide a reasonable yield.hope this helps Bob jenkins
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Rhubarb 15 Jul, John (Australia - temperate climate): All plants need some sunshine. Rhubarb as a leaf crop will grow with less than tomatoes, beans, etc. An hour or two in the morning would be good but if you don't get direct sun but still plenty of light I would give it a go. You can always transplant it to a better spot, maybe in a tub, next winter
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Garlic 13 Jul, Julie hall (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Where iam at the moment it get verry cold and forsty in the morning I know it.s may be a bit late to plant garlic but will it still be ok to plant it now or preferably when the frost almost over towards modd August i think ingoulburn Unless the cloves are not effected by the frost
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Garlic 16 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): For cool/mountain it say plant Apr/May so you are too late. If you plant now the crop may fail. You could try - wouldn't plant too many though.
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Garlic 16 Jul, Ray S (Australia - cool/mountain climate): You could certainly try planting now, the sooner the better because garlic needs to go through the cold to get a decent size to it. The plants are totally unaffected by frosts down to at least -12°C which is what we get here in July. Just for your information, I usually plant garlic late March for a November harvest. In Goulburn you could probably wait until April/May. Good luck with it.
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Garlic 17 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): A saying - plant the shortest day of the year and harvest the longest day. 21st June - 21st Dec.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 Jul, PoMei (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have plenty of yacon eyes to plant and I will be at the Maleny markets on Sundays ...
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 28 Sep, Carolyna (Australia - arid climate): Hi PoMei. How much are you selling the yacon rhyzomes for? Have they been stored in coir or cool soil since harvesting? Have they started to sprout? How many are available? (Note from Gardenate - we don't promote selling; exchange or gift is our preferred option)
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Artichokes (Globe) 13 Jul, timothy Bryan hawaii (USA - Zone 13b climate): Anyone grown Artichokes in Hawaii? I'm on the North Shore so its pretty rainy periodically, but temps are in the 70s-80s. Basically its the windward side of the island on Maui. My wife loves them so i'd like to try I already bought two plants any suggestions would be great!! thanks!
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 13 Jul, Barbara Conje (Australia - tropical climate): Will silverbeet grow in the tropics (Darwin)? If so, what time of year? Thank you.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 16 Jul, (Australia - tropical climate): Plant April to June - in future select your climate zone and then the vegetable and then read up about it.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 12 Jul, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Mike, when I transplanted some climbing beans and peas along a fenceline, I forgot to take the tray of seedlings (with mostly different types of climbing tomatoes in) back to the bush/greenhouse. Next day I went to town and didn't water so didn't see the tray still sitting on the ground in a vege garden. Next day I saw it! Could have cried! It was if someone had snipped the tops (little leaves) of my tomato seedlings off (climbing Italian flat tomato/druzba/blue ridge and I forget what else). I don't know what :( .I returned the tray to the greenhouse and it looks like they may grow back? Tonight I found a possum in the garden but believe possums don't eat green (or pumpkin)? Could it have been grasshoppers? I was told I have planted tomatoes out of season (I am also trying to see what grows here and what is not so successful).. (started thinning out seedlings today. I put too many seeds in together., transplanting each one into separate pots:buttercrunch lettuce, rhubarb-don't kniw if will grow here- Egyptian spinach etc etc etc). Looks like the Marrow (Melbourne cream) seedlings are settling in after being transplanted in the garden). What do I feed tomato plants, please? I bought some Epsom salts but don't kniw what to do with it. Thankyou again. Jane
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 09 Oct, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Jane, I had a problem with seedlings getting eaten. It was annoying me ,as I didn't know what was doing it. Then I decided to put a trap in among the seedlings and found that a family of bush rats were feasting on all my baby seedlings. As it has been so dry , all the wild life are coming out from the bush. Hope you had some luck.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 16 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I grow veges from March into winter and from Aug into summer near Bundaberg. Beans grow best here in spring - bean fly get mine in Autumn.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Sep, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Mike - I was just rereading your post and it really is a great rule of thumb that I am going garden by.Appreciated.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 16 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Web page - queensland gardening.com - go to calendar and it gives a guide to planting each month. If they eat the tops of the tomatoes then you will probably only have side shoots grow. I'm going to plant tomato seeds early August and plant out early Sept. I have some tomatoes growing now - doing fairly well. Put a couple of teaspoons of Epsom salts in 9 L of water and sprinkle on the soil where the tomatoes go in. I use commercial fertiliser from Produce Suppliers (where farmers buy their fertiliser). 25Kg bag for $25-35. Use most on the lawn. About 10-14N,4-6P and 10-15K. I use about 2-3 teaspoons in 9 L of water when the plants are well established. I plant seeds into small plastic trays (get your meat etc in from supermarkets) then when seedlings germinate I plant out into 6-8 cell trays. When they start growing I place them where they receive about 3 hrs sunlight a day.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Sep, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Mike - have you planted out your tomatoes? Once established, do you use 2-3 tspns to 9L water per plant when watering/daily? Re: fertiliser, do you use that regularly around tomatoes/other plants and/or plant feed and/or soil conditioner or just fertiliser? Everyone should take up gardening.
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Ginger 11 Jul, Sipho Stanford Monyai (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): When can I plant ginger in my area? Iam in the Letsitele area of Limpopo.
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Ginger 13 Jul, John (Australia - temperate climate): Ginger can be planted any time after frosts have finished if you have them. It really needs a good growing season so don't plant it in Autumn
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 10 Jul, Martin (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I would like to source yacon rhizomes for planting. Can anyone assist
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 10 Jul, Teri (USA - Zone 6a climate): Should I cut back to make flowers to make females produce more?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 10 Jul, Gawie Steyn (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where in South Africa can I buy yacon to plant?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 10 Jul, Cathy (Australia - temperate climate): When my tomato bed finished i refilled the bed with conpost and the sweet potatos started growing. I got quite a few potatoes and pulled them out in September to replant tomatoes. I couldnt get tomatoes to grow that summer so i gave up and let the je sweet potatoes come back naturally. Should i try for tomatoes again in that same bed? If so do i need to help the soil in any way? Thanks!!
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 13 Jul, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): I have been told sweet potatoes are a big consumer of nutrients from the soil - other words not much nutrient left in the soil after the crop Tomatoes would also take a lot from the soil. Did you add compost or totally refilled the bed with compost again. If the compost is not totally broken down then it will take N from the soil - therefore very little N for the intended crop. Look to the guide here for planting - although it has no planting time for sweet potatoes in temperate climates. After each crop you need to do one of two things - add completed compost, manures etc and make sure this is all broken down into the soil. Or you hit it up with some all round fertiliser. Also give your soil a rest for a few months and add compost and turn it in.
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Brussels sprouts 09 Jul, Raymond Ward (Australia - temperate climate): What soil do Brussels Sprouts grow best in
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Brussels sprouts 13 Jul, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): I suggest you read up about what soil is required to have a good garden.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 Jul, Narelle (Australia - temperate climate): I live in the mid Blue Mountains and bought a couple of chokos a week or so ago and they are beginning to sprout. It's a bit cool outside at the moment and I was thinking of planting them in a pot until it warms up a bit. Would that be okay or would it be detrimental to the vines, to replant outside? I was also under the impression that you had to plant two vines for them to fruit is this the case?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 13 Jul, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): It does say plant a vine or two - so sounds like you only need one. It says plant in Dec so yours is way out of season. Let it keep sprouting for awhile. Probably the less it grows now the better. In a pot it might grow quicker. Good luck.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 12 Jul, John (Australia - temperate climate): Potting them up and keeping them inside until the spring is a good way to go. Wait until all danger of frosts had passed. You only need one plant to produce fruit. The frost will knock it around next winter but you could heavily mulch the vine and it will re-sprout in the spring.
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