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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 07 Jan, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Try looking at night time.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 07 Feb, Vivian Robert Cutler (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
same here....white spot on leaves
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Rhubarb 18 Dec, david (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how do I get the stalks to grow red. The plants are thriving and are fertilised with seasol and watered reguarly.
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Rhubarb 28 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
You have to buy the red variety. It's not like the hydrangea you manipulate the colour :)
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Rhubarb 26 Dec, Michael Barke (New Zealand - temperate climate)
If you are looking for a good vibrant red variety, try a variety called (??)
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Rhubarb 21 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Give them time - also there is a red and a green variety. Check which one you have, if you can by googling.
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Brussels sprouts 17 Dec, Joanne (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
My plants are tall and healthy but have no sprouts on them?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 16 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Any ideas where I can buy them in Tasmania please?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 19 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try ringing a few stock agency places. Places that sell seed etc to farmers. Try googling it.
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Cabbage 15 Dec, Gen (Australia - temperate climate)
Are there ideal growing situations for chinese cabbage? (Ie wombok... is it the same as savoy cabbage?) Thanks in advance :)
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Cabbage 19 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Chinese cabbage is a cool weather crop. Same as cabbage.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 13 Dec, dave clark (Australia - temperate climate)
I am growing bok choi but this one is different. it is dark green crinkly leave has anyone else grown it. Also can you eat it without cooking
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 13 Dec, arthur (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I buy Collard Green Champion in Johannesburg
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Pumpkin 13 Dec, Glen barlow (Australia - temperate climate)
What should you put under the pumpkin to stop it rotting on the bare ground
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Pumpkin 31 Dec, FaithCeleste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
I generally just place an old piece of wood (1" thick x 4" wide any length I have), or maybe an old small crate to lift it off the ground: it's really the soil getting onto the pumpkin that causes the decay.
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Pumpkin 12 Feb, Sarah Akins (Australia - temperate climate)
I’ve been putting old seedling pots under them. Good way to reuse the plastic.
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Pumpkin 14 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Some thing that allows water to drain away quickly,
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Carrot 10 Dec, Helen Chon (USA - Zone 9a climate)
I use Neem oil to control pests for most of my plants. Will Neem Oil work for Carrot flies? I know you can’t use Neem oil in 90° weather but can you use it in 60° weather?
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Carrot 30 May, Ali T (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Try Neem cake
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 10 Dec, Annamarie (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can I grow eggplant year round in zone 9b? I’m hoping to use cuttings taken from existing plants. Thanks
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 04 Feb, Donna (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I grow mine in a pot and bring them in for winter. I am not sure about cuttings, but I have had a mature plant produce two years in a row growing it that way. Same for tomatoes. Fun to have fresh
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Dec, Elisabeth (USA - Zone 7b climate)
YES! I lived in zone 9 in Florida. You can most definitely grow them. Start your seeds indoors in early January and put them out in mid February. They will be producing by April and over it by mid June when your temps start in the 90s. I then always planted okra in June where the eggplants were. They were a nice succession planting in zone 9.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 14 Dec, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Probably not, Most crops are seasonal, usually temperature reasons. Very few crops produce all year.
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Asparagus 08 Dec, KrC (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Hello. I planted a bed of asparagus last year and they grew beautifully. I did not harvest any stalks and the bed is full of ferns. I live in Los Angeles, where the weather has stayed quite temperate, even though it is now December, The ferns are still green. I'm concerned they may not die back fully in our climate. Can I cut the ferns down before they brown without harming the plant?
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Asparagus 11 Dec, (USA - Zone 6b climate)
I stop watering in mid Autumn and cut my ferns off end of Winter. This gives them time to die off. The first year I watered and fertilised through winter.
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Carrot 08 Dec, Helen Chon (USA - Zone 9a climate)
Cover with board? I don’t understand how a plant grows when it’s covered with a board? I must be missing something.
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Carrot 14 Jun, Cecil D. (USA - Zone 5b climate)
Cover the planted SEEDS with a board until they germinate to maintain a moist soil. Uncovered soil dries quickly (which is why we use mulch to cover them as well). Seeds will not sprout when stressed by dry soil. You barely cover the carrot seeds with soil since they are so small. Good luck!
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Carrot 05 Apr, Rachel (USA - Zone 8b climate)
It's mostly to help with moisture. Carrot seeds cannot be allowed to dry out. They come up from under just fine.
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Carrot 21 Feb, Cindy C. (USA - Zone 8b climate)
A board such as a 1 X 3" is simply to keep rain from dislodging the tiny seed from the soil and retain moisture. I check my seed germination after a week then daily until the seedlings are about 1". Then I remove the board, thin the seedlings and cover with a floating row cover. I plant them right next onions and have no problem with flies.
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Carrot 29 Dec, Darlene (USA - Zone 9a climate)
You only cover with a board temporarily as to keep the seeds from washing away and from birds eating them. After a week or more, You are to begin checking for sprouts. Within a week to 10 days, if it’s getting hotter in your climate, you elevate the board above the sprouts by placing a rock at each end of the board length and place the board on top of the two rocks. This keeps it a bit shaded since carrots are cool weather. Then as they get larger ferns and safer to expose, you remove the board. I hope that’s helpful.
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