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Beetroot (also Beets) 13 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Get a Styrofoam box from a supermarket - cut the top half off - a lot less soil to put in and lighter to carry. Fill it up with some loose soil or potting mix or a mixture of both.
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Cauliflower 06 Mar, Njabulo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I am a farm with little experience about cauliflower. I need to know what best time to plant cauliflower
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Ginger 06 Mar, Bill Thomas (USA - Zone 6a climate)
Can I grow Ginger in my area and where do I get a plant or seeds. Thanks!
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Asparagus 06 Mar, MOOKHOANE MAEMA (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I would like to know how to grow asparagus, where to get the seedlings, when can I grow and at what temperature, lastly how long does it take to harvest and how? I live in Lesotho but the site could not list my country hence why South Africa since Lesotho is inside South Africa geographically like a kidney in a body. Thank you
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Asparagus 30 Apr, Phillip (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
If possible purchase 2 yr. old "Crowns". These are asparagus plants (roots). There are a number ideas for how to plant them - just visit Youtube or Google for step-by-step pictures along with description of soil mixture and fertilization. Then wait another year before harvesting. Honestly I have never grown from seed. But in either case you are looking at a couple of years before you will have a decent crop.
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Cabbage 06 Mar, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate)
I live at Sussex Inlet on the south coast. Half hour drive past Nowra. When is the best time to plant seeds for Cabbage?
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Cabbage 08 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You are temperate climate zone. Plant seeds now or seedlings April-June. Suggestion - plant seedlings if only doing a few at a time. It takes 4-5 weeks to get seeds to good seedling stage. NOT worth the hassle in my opinion. Same with broccoli and lettuce.
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Pumpkin 06 Mar, Kerrie (Australia - temperate climate)
When is the best time to plant Pumpkins - 70km east of Perth?
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Pumpkin 07 Mar, Mike (Australia - arid climate)
You are probably temperate/Arid. have a go plant them now.
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Garlic 06 Mar, Pamela Honey (Australia - temperate climate)
When do we plant garlic in Moree NSW 2400
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Garlic 26 Sep, Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Pam. I live in a temperate zone on the mid north coast and plant garlic around Anzac Day and harvest around armistice day as a general rule of thumb.
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Garlic 07 Mar, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Read through the information and comments on the Garlic page - Click on the Vegetables and Herbs tab and then Garlic. Set the zone to Temperate Australia at the top of the page.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 05 Mar, Maria (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Can we buy it here in Johannesburg South Africa
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Peas 05 Mar, Jan Botha (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Can I plant some green peas now in March? I'm in Pretoria
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Peas 25 Apr, hennie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
peas are a cool summer crop , and can be grown in autum , they are cold hardy , but not frost resistant , they generaly do well straight through the year.
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Potato 05 Mar, Peter (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it possible to grow potatoes in a bag in autumn in Melbourne
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Potato 06 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Doesn't matter much what you grow it in, as long as you look after it to suit how you are growing it. Give it a go.
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Potato 08 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm talking about temperate zone climate and planting this time of year
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Potato 09 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
A lot of places can grow 2 crops a year. Autumn and Spring. An old saying was plant potatoes on St Patrick's Day I believe - which is 17th March I think. A commercial grower in Bundaberg plants in May. When the weather has cooled off a bit from summer, plant up - late March - May.
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Potato 12 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm in Melbourne temperate climate
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Potato 13 Mar, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)
If you look it up here on this website it say temperate plant in the spring.
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Potato 15 Mar, (Australia - temperate climate)
Yes I'm aware of that.I think I will try late March and see how it goes in a potato planting bag
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 04 Mar, Raymond (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We have a problem getting Parsly to germinate..What is the secret.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Sep, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Raymond , I just sowed it and let it go. However, it seems to be a slow growing plant?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 05 Mar, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Parsley can take a long time to germinate - up to six weeks
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 Mar, Heather truster (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Where can I purchase in the Barrie area
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Lettuce 04 Mar, Lonnie (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Planting lettuce
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 04 Mar, Sue Ussher (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I live in Fairlie South Canterbury and want to know if I could grow Kumara here and what month should I be planting them
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 04 Mar, Scott (Australia - temperate climate)
can I grow sweedes next to or near cauliflower??
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 06 Mar, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am no expert and have usually grown most things from seedlings. Last year I started trying to grow a lot more from seed. I had a couple of parsley plants from seeds last year. My experimenting has lead to this practice. I made a 1m stand at the back of my shed - on the north side. I have 4 Styrofoam boxes on it. I fill the boxes with a mix of sand soil and compost etc. I then put some good really munched up potting mix on the top (about 25cm) - it is quite fine nearly like rough sand/soil. I plant my seeds and then put some more potting mix on top. I have enclosed the whole thing with shade cloth - about 600mm above the boxes to just blow the box bottom (keeps the birds out and provides shade - cooling in hot weather at the moment). I have set up a spray line above the boxes. I plant the seeds and just put the spray line on for 15-20 seconds a day. I have about 80-90% germination of white onion, leeks and red onions in the last 2 weeks or so. The points from above - keep soil moist and cool and don't disturb the soil and water with heavy watering.
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