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Strawberry Plants 26 Jul, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Your location is fine. If it is against a wall that will get hot in the summer you may need to move them to a north-easterly or easterly aspect
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Strawberry Plants 26 Jul, Mike (Australia - temperate climate): The best place is to give them sun all or most of the day - is the important thing.
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Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) 24 Jul, Ian (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Please advise on how much water oregano needs.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 23 Jul, Joemarie Rowe (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am staying in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, where can i buy some seeds of Jerusalem Artichokes. Thank you. Have a great day
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 03 Aug, Sheena Ridley (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi Joemarie, I have some tubers for you- I stay 80kms from Oudtshoorn and do come that way.Contact me by email and we can organise.
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Horseradish 23 Jul, Frank Thom (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Can anyone tell me if horseradish will grow at all in the Southeast Queensland region, Sunshine Coast, maybe through winter.
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Horseradish 30 Oct, Liora (Australia - temperate climate): I live just south of the border in NSW and my horseradish is doing really well. It took a while for it to establish - now it's shot off everywhere.
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Horseradish 05 Jan, Trish (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Liora, We just moved to Kingscliff from Alice Springs, NT and I would like to grow my own horseradish. May I ask, where did you source your plant/root from? Alternatively, do you have a piece I could purchase? Thanks, Trish
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Horseradish 21 Jan, Tahlie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Trish, I just found some horseradish for sale at my local bunnings.
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Horseradish 24 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): By this website it is planted Sept Oct. Read up about it is my suggestion.
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Horseradish 24 Jul, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Horseradish should grow well in SE Qld but would probably still be dormant in the winter, particularly in cooler areas such as Toowoomba.
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Cauliflower 21 Jul, Rob (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Not realy a good plan, the old leaves both provide some nutrients and protect the flower from sun damage insects even bird guanu and if you've got kids they find it good fun to keep looking for the first flowers.when they do finally find them its a great moment as there is that success feeling, that adds to the fun and enjoyment of gardening
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 19 Jul, Colleen (Australia - temperate climate): What is the best corn variety for Victoria... Gippsland?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 02 Aug, Bev (Australia - cool/mountain climate): What corn you grow is really based on what you're hoping to eat/cook. If you look at the seed catalogues of the open pollinated seed companies, you'll find they offer hybrid varieties too.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 21 Jul, Mike (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I would have a guess and say it probably doesn't matter what variety you plant but more when you plant it. Temperate - Sept to Jan and Cool - Oct to Jan. I tried a heirloom variety and it didn't taste very good. Went back to the Big Hardware Chain (Bunnings) and bought seedlings - the hybrid kind. Probably comes down to what kind of corn you prefer. I have tried seed planting for green cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli and corn this year - won't bother again - will just buy seedlings.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 29 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Something I have done and will do again is use a cob of corn I bought from a supermarket. Or a cob from a planting of seedlings. Let it dry out and use the seeds. Only do this one or two times and then start with a new cob. Hybrids don't grow true to type.
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Pumpkin 19 Jul, Terry Forster (Australia - tropical climate): I am looking for Gramma Pumpkin seeds. I Grew some of these years ago near Beaudesert.Has any body heard of these we made dessert pumpkin pie with them.
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Pumpkin 21 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Google "Gramma Pumpkin seeds" and you will find where to buy them. I can't put other company names on here. .
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Pumpkin 09 Aug, Terry Forster (Australia - tropical climate): I ordered them today, thanks for the advice.
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Strawberry Plants 18 Jul, Vanessa Davis (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hello !!! Can Strawberries grow as a creeper on the fence (or will it spoil the growth...... or must it be flat on the ground ?
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 18 Jul, Taro (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Planted a whole bag of fijian pink in coromandel in may. Cut the corms up into chunks followed all instructions, but unfortunately they all rotted. Transplanted another variety that was growing before and it was 100% sucess rate although the leaves have produced round brown discolourations. Any suggestion for a particular variety and where to get it from? Cheers
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Garlic 17 Jul, Soola Thoo (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I put garlic gloves into soil in July/august and still be able to get harvest?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 17 Jul, Eric Nelson (Australia - tropical climate): I'm actually in Thailand but your site doesn't list that. Having a hard time growing chilies here and looking for any hints. Soil has plenty of nutrients but does not dry out due to the rains and clay underlayer. At this point I'm thinking of adding sand to the soil to aid in drainage. I've dug a hole in the garden down to the clay layer and filled it with water. It drained within 5 minutes so it's really about my topsoil quality. Thanks!
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 16 Apr, Sylvia (USA - Zone 9a climate): Sand would be too heavy. You need to add compost or other organic matter into the soil when planting. To loosen soilup. Chilies/peppers do better in soil pH 6.5 to 7.0. Helpful info link https://bonnieplants.com/how-to-grow/growing-peppers/
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Tomato 17 Jul, brian jones (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Should i remove yellow flowers from immature plants just planted?
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Tomato 20 Jul, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What variety of tomato have you planted. No, they will flower as they grow. If it is a bushy type of tomato most of the fruit will ripen at the same time. If it is an indeterminate type of tomato it will keep growing - as it grows it will keep flowering and when you come to harvest them, the harvest will be spread over weeks months. If it is not a bushy type (determinate) it can grow to several meters high.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 16 Jul, Elisha (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have recently acquired several very healthy cape gooseberry plants that were grown about 40mins drive away. However our weather is much harsher (cold and snow several times a year). Do they stand a chance out in the weather or should I find a home for them in the greenhouse?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 17 Jul, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate): They're frost sensitive and will die over winter unless you keep them in a greenhouse.
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Garlic 15 Jul, Barbara (Australia - temperate climate): Just wondering if I cut off the green tops for stir fry as suggested it does not hurt the bulbs growing?
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Garlic 03 Aug, Bev (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Your bulb depends on the sugars developed by the leaves - so if you cut the greens to eat you are compromising the bulb. The bulb will still form when its ready, but it will be smaller
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