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Tomato 07 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): A question about beans in the tomato section. Beans (dwarf) about 300-400mm. Bush tomatoes 1m.
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Garlic 02 Sep, Molly Beverly (USA - Zone 7b climate): We have grown up to 3 acres of garlic over the past 30 years. Plant in October/November, harvest the end of June. Around mid June the tops will start drying. Pull a bulb and count the wrappers. If there are 5 wrappers it is time to cut off the water. Harvest when the tops are mostly dried. I make braids from the largest bulbs right then. Hang them in the kitchen. Let the garlic cure 2 weeks in the shade before storing in a cool, dark place at room temperature. I grow soft neck garlic with big cloves and it keeps braided, hanging on my kitchen wall until the next harvest. And... always save the biggest bulbs with the biggest cloves for the next planting.
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Garlic 22 Oct, Jose (USA - Zone 8a climate): How often do you water the garlics? And you braid them? How do you get them ready to replant for next season? I live in Lexington South Carolina. Email me any tips I’m looking to get planting garlic for the first time. I’d appreciate it.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 01 Sep, Johnny Leech (New Zealand - temperate climate): Will choko grow in a cold area in North Canterbury
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 07 Sep, (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): No, they need warm weather by the look of it.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 01 Sep, Neelo Kwape (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Kindly assist where i can get seeds, am in Botswana
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 07 Sep, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): On the internet.
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Savory - summer savory (also 'Bean Herb') 30 Aug, Ueli (New Zealand - temperate climate): Do you sell Savory seeds? I bought seeds from King Seed summer and witer Savory, not one seed was growing. Regards Ueli (Gardenate : Try egmontseeds.co.nz
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Potato 30 Aug, Bonnie Hawks (USA - Zone 6b climate): Can this area plant. Potatoes/sweet potatoes in the fall?
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Potato 01 Sep, Melinda Schwab (USA - Zone 8a climate): Sweet potato farmers here grow sprouts by “bedding” seed potatoes in March. This is done by placing the whole potato in the ground, covering them with a thin layer of soil and plastic. Sprouts will be cut and transplanted from the greenhouse or bedding field to a different field in May or June. It takes approximately 90-120 days without frost to grow a sweet potato. Sweet potatoes are ready to dig 90-120 days after sprouts are transplanted. Around here in August the rows are plowed and sweet potatoes are flipped on top of the ground. Most sweet potatoes are cured. Curing changes starches in the sweet potatoes into sugar, making it sweeter and the skin tougher. It takes 4-7 days of 80-85̊ temperature and 80-90% relative humidity to cure sweet potatoes. After being cured, sweet potatoes are stored at temperatures between 55-60º F and 85% relative humidity. This special storage process is why sweet potatoes are available 365 days a year here in USA. Here in North Carolina, USA sweet potatoes are shipped all over the world. It is one of our largest farmed food crops. I hope this helps... ~Melinda
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Potato 14 Dec, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): Thank you - excellent information - especially about "bedding" the sweet seed potatoes and cutting the sprouts for transplant!!!
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Potato 07 Sep, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Where I live sub-tropical Australia we are becoming the sweet potato capital of Australia. The sprouts are called ?
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Potato 18 Oct, Peter Hurley (USA - Zone 4b climate): Sweet potato sprouts are known as "slips". In the United States sweet potatoes tend to be the reddish type with orange flesh, a good variety is Georgia Jet, Australia may be more familiar with what we would call yams.
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Potato 01 Sep, (USA - Zone 6b climate): April May if you had checked the planting guide here.
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Garlic 29 Aug, Jim Tocci (USA - Zone 7a climate): My research seems to indicate that soft neck garlic might be more appropriate for my region vs hard neck. We plan to put them in mid-October to early November. Thanks!
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Lettuce 29 Aug, David (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Planning on planting tomato & lettuce together. Is this a good idea? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Lettuce 01 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Plant the lettuce on the northern side of the tomatoes or plant far enough away so that the tall tomatoes plants don't shade the lettuce. Lettuce need sunlight to fully grow.
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Peas 28 Aug, sylvia (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi, I am having a problem with mould underneath of sugar snap peas and black spot on shell of peas. Is any organic product I can use? Thank you.
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Peas 01 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is it mold or powdery mildew. Look up a spray for powdery mildew if it is that.
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Ginger 28 Aug, Mashudu Nephalama (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): 1. a) Which crops, and b) in which months can be favorably grown around Niani Area : Makuya-Tshikondeni Mine-Pafuri? 2. In mind I’ve got garlic, ginger, butternuts, baby marrows, squash, tomatoes and pepper? 3. My land portion is 1ha clay soil (bore hole) and separate 3ha sandy soil (bore hole).
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Ginger 01 Sep, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look up the planting times for the vegetables you are thinking about. Also look up on the internet how to grow all of these crops. Start out with small plots first until you learn what to do.
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Strawberry Plants 28 Aug, Lyn (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi, we have recently purchased a property that has a smallish greenhouse with strawberries growing on one side. When we first moved in they had lovely large strawberries (April). I don't know how old these plants are, but they have quite a big layer of old brown leaves under the green ones. Should I lift these plants, refresh the soil and replant? They look pretty healthy.
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Strawberry Plants 31 Aug, Tony Baker (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): generally you replace 1/3 of plants each year, as it's the 1 or 2 year old plants that do best. it's normal to have old leaves and these fall off to become food for next crop. You probably have a few runners starting as well, use these as new plants, just pot them up to grow on a bit or push them into the soil where you want them.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 27 Aug, Marie Blonde Jennings Paul (USA - Zone 13b climate): Last year I had a great crop of Scotch bonnet peppers from a plant that was given to me and I saved some of the seeds. How do I start making seedlings and when do I start planting them for this year?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 01 Sep, (USA - Zone 13b climate): Go by the planting guide here when to plant and read the planting instructions.
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Tomato 27 Aug, Anthony Jennings (USA - Zone 13b climate): Last year I planted cherry tomatoes from seedlings in January. I saved some seeds. When and how should I plant the seeds to develop seedlings for the coming year and how do I plant the seeds?
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Tomato 01 Sep, (USA - Zone 6b climate): Plant in a fine potting mix or similar soil (light and free draining) or a mixture of soil and potting mix about 1/4
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 27 Aug, Kirk McCoy (USA - Zone 10a climate): If your sweet potatoes wont sprout it is because commercial growers spray them with a anti sprouting chemical. It can be removed buy giving your sweet potatoes a ascorbic acid bath for 15 minutes then rinsing. I use 2 tsp in a half gallon of water. you could also use crushed vitamin C pills.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 19 Jun, Maria (USA - Zone 10a climate): Thanks for the tip! I am trying for the first time and will do this :)
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Carrot 27 Aug, Pete (Australia - temperate climate): I have planted a row of carrots and they are too close togther. . Is it feasible to transplant the thinnings. Cheers Pete
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