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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 31 May, Margaret Dawson (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I have little silverbeet plants in little pots in my glasshouse. It's now June, is it okay to plant them outside. I live in Taumarunui in the King Country. My glasshouse is quite small and I don't really have enough room for them to grow big in there. Thanks. Hope to hear from you soon Margaret
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 07 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Sounds like you have no option but to try it. Or a far bigger green house.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 06 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You can only give it a go.
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Pumpkin 31 May, Jill Western (Australia - temperate climate)
I would like to plant some butternut pumpkin in a warm sheltered area that has rich soil. Is it possible to plant now in June. Also should I use seeds or buy plants. Thankyou.
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Pumpkin 01 Jun, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A warm sheltered area in June July August is not warm at night. It says to plant in Sept to Dec for a reason - it is a summer growing crop.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 30 May, Pam (New Zealand - temperate climate)
please can you tell me where I can purchase small round shallots seed in NZ
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 12 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Shallots are generally grown from bulbs. What is sold in supermarkets is spring onions. A lot of difference. (Shallots are available in some NZ supermarkets - intended for cooking - Ed:)
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 07 Feb, Terry (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Can I replant my new shallot bulbs straight away?
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 19 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
True shallots grow as a clump of up to 12-20 bulbs and when developed are purple skinned. If you keep some of these from one year to the next, all you need to do is plant 2-3 bulbs together and space them about 8-9
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 29 May, Lee (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
So, I have some yams to plant. Earthing up means covering the plants with soil a few times with soil as they grow? O
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Yam/Oca (also Oka) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Earthing up means to build the soil up around the plants as they grow. Don't cover the whole plant with soil. Dig a trench about 150mm deep - plant the yams. Then as they grow back fill the soil. Even hill it up when you have back filled to level soil.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 28 May, Ronnie Enis (USA - Zone 12b climate)
Where can i find Warigal spinich in the U S. I live in wisconsin.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
USA company is Sow No GMO on the net.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
I found some on Amazon - 30 seeds for $6.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look up seed selling companies in the USA on the internet.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 May, Chris braid (Australia - temperate climate)
Where do I buy a choko plant in Melbourne?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
Normally you buy a choko and leave it in your pantry or window sill - when it starts to sprout/shoot and grow a vine then you plant it. In Melbourne that is December.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 30 May, ME- Rachel McCracken (Australia - temperate climate)
You can just buy a choko, sit it in the laundry (or somewhere, on top of a cupboard worked for me) till it sprouts, then plant. You’re going to really struggle though, buddy. The best luck I had was when I bought a choko at a Farmer’s market in SEYMOUR from a grower around Ardmona. They were better acclimatised. It takes two years to start cropping. Best of luck!
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Horseradish 28 May, Norma modistach (Australia - temperate climate)
My late husband always dug and replanted horseradish in July, Is this too long in the ground, he usually replanted the crowns. I am not having a great success
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Horseradish 30 May, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)
By this website leave them in the ground and plant out in Sept Oct.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 27 May, Jeannie (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Will it grow in full sun in Phoenix, AZ?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 29 May, Mike Logan (Australia - temperate climate)
You are on the Australian section of the web site. Try the USA section in the "Set my climate zone" Top left side of the page.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 May, Williams (USA - Zone 5a climate)
What zone would I be in for Florida to plant Golden berrys? Can I plant the seeds from the fruit I get from the store?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 20 Oct, RobertC (USA - Zone 7a climate)
Florida are in zones 8 to 10. North of Florida is 8, south is 10. You can get around 70 seeds from a single fruit. Prepare 1cm of top soil, then space the seeds 1cm apart on top of the soil and cover with sprinkles of soil, just to cover the seeds. Water with mist and keep it moist. Plants will emerge in 3 to 7 days at 70F. I got 40 plants growing from one fruit's seeds in July 2018. The plant is a tropical grower. I kept 20 in a pot to take inside during winter and transplanted 20 around my house. I will have to transplant from the pot onto individual pots as they are crowding my starter pot. Good luck on your growing.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 26 May, Graham Donnelly (Australia - tropical climate)
The first year I planted Rosella plants , that was three years ago The plants took a long time to flower and fruit These plants grew approximately 3.5 meters tall They did fruit ok though These were fertilised only with Searls Dianamiclifter pellets These plants were given to me by a friend . Last year I purchased seeds from CRT at Gordonvale These seeds shot in the pots in three days in good potting mix , they were planted out in about 3 weeks This time I mixed into the soil Sulfate of Potash as well as Dianamiclifter pellets And plenty of water The plants started flowering when 100mm 4 inches high and never stopped This year the same thing I think a lot depends on the Type of seeds and area you are in. Good Luck
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 29 May, Mike Logan (Australia - temperate climate)
Small ones could have been dwarf rosella. I have snow peas growing one grows 4' high the other doesn't start flowering until it is 4-5' high and grows 8"+ high.
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Pumpkin 26 May, Kerri (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have 2 pet chickens and a whole front yard of pumpkins because of the chickens. Somehow in the rains in February 18 we started growing pumpkins. There’s 6 or more good sized Kent pumpkins there that we can see. I cut one the other day and it was just yellow inside, still a little soft but tasted ok. How long should I wait to harvest the rest?
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Pumpkin 29 May, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
Wait until the plant starts to die back or dies back in winter. About 20-26 weeks from planting.
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Pumpkin 31 May, Mike L (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
When you cut the pumpkin from the vine make sure you have some of the stem attached to the pumpkin.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 25 May, Nina (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
1) Where do I get the cape gooseberry seed from? 2) Temperature & climate required ?
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