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Carrot 27 Jun, Nicole (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I have read somewhere that you can't use the soil from a previous carrot harvest again. Is this true and why?
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Ginger 26 Jun, Meisie Helm (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I plant ginger in Bethlehem Freestate South Africa
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Horseradish 25 Jun, Ingwi Basher (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi, I would love to find out where in the Hawkes Bay region I can buy a plant or cutting? Having grown up in Sweden / Europe with many traditional dishes containing the wonderfully hot root (grated and mixed in sauces, potato salads etc. .. the list is long) I truly miss the unique flavour ...
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Rosemary 24 Jun, ... (Australia - temperate climate): need to grow a herb outside in sydney winter - can I grow rosemary
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Rosemary 26 Jun, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): Go to Rosemary and read up all about it.
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Rosemary 26 Jun, Mark (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Yes, rosemary will go well in Sydney. I have grown rosemary in every location I have lived. western Sydney, western NSW, S/E QLD and now in the snowy mountains.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 24 Jun, Greg (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Firstly I’m not sure cool/mountain climate best describes my climate, Horsham Victoria (January average temperatures > 30 and cool winters with frosts. I planted Yacons in pots in August and garden bed in September. Plants still 2 - 3 feet high and green. When should/should have I dig them up? greg
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 28 Jun, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): Read the comments here, it generally tells you these things. Plant time Oct -Nov. Harvest time 25 weeks.
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Potato 23 Jun, JAI (USA - Zone 7b climate): Can I have a 2nd planting of seed potatoes in very late/early July in containers?
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 23 Jun, Amanda (Australia - temperate climate): Hi I live in Mildura vic Australia is it possible to grow yam here, as we have just moved here... Thank you
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 25 May, Cheryl (Australia - temperate climate): .i'm wondering if Amanda tried growing yams and if so can l get some tubers or buy some yams .l live in mildura too .
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 28 Jun, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): It does say plant (P) Oct to Nov for Temperate climate.
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Sunflower 23 Jun, Susie (USA - Zone 8b climate): When is the last month I can successfully plant Mammoth Sunflower seeds in my zone 8b?
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Sunflower 25 Jun, (USA - Zone 8b climate): I asked that question in a FB garden group and they said to plant now
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French tarragon 23 Jun, Anne-Marie (Australia - temperate climate): My french tarragon that I have been growing for approx. 3 years now is growing more as a prostrate plant than an upright plant. The height is probably only about 7.5 cm but it has lots of long ground covering branches. Do you have any thoughts on why this would be so? Please use my e-mail address for your response. Much appreciated. Anne-Marie
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French tarragon 15 Jun, Ii (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have exactly the same issue and find that the taste is overpowering and bitter, and the leaves are small. It’s not as sweet as the tarragon I know. Did you find a solution?
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French tarragon 31 Jul, kelvan (Australia - temperate climate): Cut plant to ground level in winter.Pull up and divide your plant/s early spring.
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French tarragon 28 Jun, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate): Try a new planting from different stock.
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French tarragon 28 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Comments here are by the general public not Gardenate so no response by email. I don't know anything about French Tarragon.
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Tomato 23 Jun, Mike Ktori (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We have recently moved from the Derwent Valley in Tasmania to Sandstone Point in Queensland. We formally had to plant our tomatoes under glass and never succeeded in having fruit in time for Christmas.Now we have room for a few raised beds whereas we had acreage in the valley; I'm wondering if, in this warmer climate, I can have tomatoes year round.
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Tomato 28 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You can grow all year round. Summer can become a but hot and very wet (as in inches of rain in hours) -use mulch around the plants. Best to grow a crop from late Feb for a winter picking crop and plant in mid August for crop into summer. Or even plant a succession crop each time also - 4-6 weeks between each planting. Only need 2-4 plants each time. .
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Cabbage 20 Jun, Steve from Kanahooka NSW (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Mike, Very interesting tips, I will try the worm castings in the shade cloth, sounds good. I also use brown gum leaves as a mulch around the plants, the garden worms love it, I also dig my browns into the soil after crops have finished as well, same as you. The reason I purchased a 2 compartment compost bin was to have varying compost NPK ratios. My compartment No.1 has 50% Browns to 50% Greens which is good for above ground growth and compartment No.2 will have approx. 80% Browns to 20% Greens for my below ground root vegies, I alter percentages all year round to suit the plants I am growing. In the winter I grow brassicas and I use 70% Greens to 30% Browns for more Nitrogen. I also pile my grass clippings on the gardens in the summer when I have excess clippings. BR...….Steve
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Cabbage 21 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I don't know the techie stuff about compost but I thought the greens (N) was only there to break down the brown (C) And you need to combine them with water and air to achieve compost. Once the N has been used up then the process loses the heat in it and it will go to cold compost. I didn't think there was much N in compost so different levels of G and B wouldn't make much difference. Be interesting to have them tested. My garden bed is a continuous bed so all the different plants are mixed up in rows. Low plants - lettuce radish shallots cabbage one end and the high plants - corn tomatoes snow peas the other end.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Jun, kenneth (USA - Zone 5a climate): Can I grew them in zone 5a?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Apr, Shayne (USA - Zone 5a climate): They grew really well in Tropic Utah, which is high elevation by Bryce Canyon.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 22 Oct, Susan Butler (USA - Zone 5a climate): My mother in law grew Jerusalem Artichokes at 9000ft
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Jun, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Set your zone at the top of this page and check info there www.gardenate.com/plant/Jerusalem%2BArtichokes
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 17 Jun, Diane (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Silverbeet grows just fine in Taumarunui without being in a glasshouse- just keep the possoms off it. Mangolds are NOT silver beet but a large turnip used as stock feed
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 20 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate): From Gardening website.--
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 21 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The article says it is really a beet.
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