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Horseradish 14 Aug, Robyne (New Zealand - temperate climate)
horseradish I'm looking for a piece to plant if anyone has some please I'm on BOP Ta
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Horseradish 20 Jun, Marie (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Sure do have heaps. Available weekends. Hope my email shows up this time. [email protected] (We usually do not add emails unless they are part of the text - Liz)
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Horseradish 15 Jun, Paul (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi Kim. We can probably help depending on the type. I understand some folks call a rather large white tuber HR. We have the type that grows in the ground as a root, extremely hot, dies back in winter and comes away spring. Used for sauces etc. Is this what you want? Paul.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 11 Jun, Gordon (New Zealand - temperate climate)
How do I go about ordering and receiving delivery of the Salsify I am from Canterbury NZ
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Tomato 11 Jun, Phillip (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I have a field and considering to plant Tomatoes and green pepper Limpopo province NZHELELE TO BE SPECIFIC.Is it the right time for me to start now?
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Tomatillo 11 Jun, Annie (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate)
I am in Calgary Alberta and this spring I took a few tomatillo's and sliced them into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices and planted them into dirt right away. After I started to see small plant sprouts I took the slices out of the smaller pots and planted them right into the large planter for the rest of the grow season I will be back in the fall to let you know just how they faired
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Tomatillo 11 May, -Kit (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
Hi Annie, Wondering how your Tomatillo experiment worked out? I’m wanting to give it a try out here on the west coast!
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Spinach (also English spinach) 11 Jun, Dhan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am searching the recommended fertilizer application rate for spinach in Australian climate ( Melbourne).
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Spinach (also English spinach) 13 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Any general fertiliser will do. 10-12% N 4-8% P 10-14% K - use 2-3 teaspoons to 9 liters of water. A bit more if the plants are well established less if small seedlings.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 11 Jun, Glenis Greenwood (Australia - temperate climate)
In Gosford Cape Gooseberry plant just came up itself. A metre high now has flowers and lanterns some with normal fruit but some with distorted leaves and fruit. Looks healthy otherwise. Is it lacking something or too much fertiliser (blood and bone and maybe a bit of dynamic lifter ). Not a lot of sun. Next to little maples and azaleas in garden bed with bush type mulch
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 13 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Can't really help you - maybe being in the shade all day and staying wet most of the day due to overnight dew leads to some fungus and diseases. Plant some in a sunnier position next year. If leaves are nice and green it has sufficient fertiliser. If leaves are yellow it needs some fert.
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Garlic 09 Jun, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I live in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. I would like to know if I can plant garlic, tomatoe and green pepper now that it is mid-june?This is my first time to plant vege.
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Garlic 09 Jun, Juping (New Zealand - temperate climate)
How and when do you grow garlic from seeds? I live in Wellington. Thank you.
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Garlic 02 Jul, Cathrine (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I live in Wellington and have garlic growing currently from clove. I like growing things from seed but growing from clove is far more efficient if it’s for a kitchen garden. I opted for organic garlic from Commonsense. Plant directly in situ pointed end up into a 5-7cm deep hole, July is ok, takes about 6 months before ready to harvest.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 08 Jun, (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Buy in supermarket vegetable aisle
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 07 Jun, Dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Well I have got some beaut zucchini plants coming along and I have been caring for them.I even made sure they were all fertilized.But now there is something eating all the flowers.I can't see anything around. I did squash a couple of 28 spot lady bugs.HELP. Also something has eaten all of one of my cauliflower plants. I can't seem to win the war!.More HELP please.But... I am picking some snow peas,Hooray!
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 08 Jun, Mike L (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Either go to a shop and buy a insecticide/spray for grubs etc for cabbage/caulies etc or look on the internet for an organic spray for them.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 13 Jun, dale (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Thanks once again Mike for your comment .I am going to give Eco oil a try. I like it, as is natural and organic and hopefully does the job.
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Brussels sprouts 06 Jun, dan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
when would be the best time of year to grow brussell sprouts
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Brussels sprouts 08 Jun, Mike L (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
The main purpose of this website is to work out your climate zone, then go to the vegie you want to learn about. The info is there in big colorful display.
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Savory - summer savory (also 'Bean Herb') 06 Jun, Rebecca (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Where can I buy plants or seed
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Savory - summer savory (also 'Bean Herb') 08 Jun, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
Go to google and look for it.
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Marrow 06 Jun, Michelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Something is eating my marrow plant, can I lift it off the ground and tie it to a wire mesh fence? Thank you
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Marrow 02 Sep, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Michelle, this may or may not be relevant. When I saw the word 'wire' in your post, I thought to mention a small marrow about the size of a tennis ball that is growing on my vine. It began climbing up a temporary wire fence and I let it go as I didn't want to disturb it. Yesterday, I noticed that the said marrow and the top horizontal wire of the fence were firmly pressed up against one another. The little marrow seemed almost grafted on. I gently eased the marrow away from the fence but it kept gravitating back to the fence following the direction of the extended vine. I carefully inserted a piece of unused (synthetic type) flyscreen between the fence top and the marrow and then loosely draped the flyscreen along the top of the wire fence in hope that I can find a more permanent solution. Failing which - ? C'est la vie. I have seen images of wire trellis structures bent into arches etc and thought wire was a good idea. However, I am now thinking I could be wrong and that wire might work to do anything but ruin the fruit? Do you find wire works without an adverse effect? Enjoy yr marrow! J.
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Marrow 08 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Yes be careful.
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Asparagus 05 Jun, Sharon Tomlinson (Australia - temperate climate)
I have asparagus roots that I have stored in sand for about 5 years. Do you think they would grow or do you think they would be dead?
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Asparagus 07 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My guess is they are dead. Plant them in Sept and see what happens. If they didn't grow and die off each year then what has sustained them all this time.
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Cabbage 04 Jun, Steve from Kanahooka NSW. (Australia - temperate climate)
Just a friendly tip, I found Cabbage & Cauliflower are not compatible as companion plants, they hate each other. Last year I grew them in the same raised bed, what a disaster. I have now put them in separate raise beds with the beds 600mm apart and I now have a prolific crop of both. When I am raising the seedlings in the seed trays I also separate them by 300mm with very good results. Before I installed the raised beds I had small separate gardens all over my backyard and the plants were separated in different beds and I had prolific results back then. Hope this tip can help others
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Cabbage 05 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They both come from the same family so I wonder what the problem is. I grow cabbage and broccoli together (same family) no problems. I don't seem to be able to grow caulies - get too big and no head forms.
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Cabbage 06 Jun, Steve from Kanahooka NSW Australia (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Mike, Cabbage & Broccoli are OK, Cauli's & Cabbage hate each other. Brassicas are heavy feeders and require regular doses of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) as well as Calcium and essential trace elements. I have a Worm Farm as well as a 2 compartment compost bin and I have great heads on my Cauli's, but don't expose the heads to the sun or frost. Worm Pee and Worm Castings create bacterial and microbial activity and feed the roots of your plants with everything they need, I still use pelletised chook manure (PCM) plus Blood & Bone as well at planting. Your NPK ratio is extremely important for all plants. Also, check your Ph level, 6.5 to 6.8 is great for Brassicas. Good Luck.
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