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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 25 Jun, Tina Lloyd (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I want to try and grow nz Kumara / sweet potato I live in Ararat Victoria. And where can I buy slips please. Thanks
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 01 Jul, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Plant a couple of sweet potatoes and use the slips from them. Use the new vine part. Strip most of the leaves off a 250-300mm piece. Did trench and lay flat with the growing tip out of the ground. Water a lot the first 2 weeks. That is the way commercial growers plant sweet potato in Qld
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Potato 22 Jun, Phindile (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Can I grow Potatoes In july? I live in the eastern cape province in south Africa
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Potato 29 Jun, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
It says Sept to Nov for summer rainfall so probably best not plant now.
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Rhubarb 22 Jun, Wendy (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I would like to purchase rhubarb plants to grow. Not seeds as they take too long. Can you let me know where I can get them from? Thank you
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Rhubarb 22 Jun, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Any good plant shop should be able to supply rhubarb roots/plants
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 22 Jun, Barry Beasley (Australia - temperate climate)
Last year my broad beans grew well, they flowered but did not form pods. I have not struck this problem in the past. Do you have suggestios as to why they did not produce pods?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 21 Jun, Chris Harrison (Australia - temperate climate)
If you pick eggplant while still green, will they ripen in a warm, sunny spot in the house? I have 3 eggplants on 1 plant that seem to have stopped growing for the last 2 weeks and are not ripening. It's too cold now and they're not getting much sun. Thanks
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 29 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Pick when they have reached full size, if you wait too long the seeds develop more.
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Watermelon 20 Jun, NSyed (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Is July too late to plant or transplant? Or should I wait for August. Wanted to get a plant or seeds as a late Father's day gift but thought I should ask. It can always get a birthday present in August
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Watermelon 23 Jun, (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Probably too late.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 19 Jun, Colleen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
There's a yellow flowering bush that looks like Jerusalem Artichoke that grows wild around northern rivers- Uki NSW Australia that seems similar but flower looks a bit bigger & grows quite tall & I think the leaves are wider with a different shape, not ovste like the Sunchoke. Does anyone know if these plants that can run rampant are from the same family as the Jerusalem Artichoke?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 13 Nov, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)
Probably Tithonia Diversifolia or "mexican sunflower"
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 18 Jun, Barker (USA - Zone 8b climate)
I’m in zone 8b and my pole beans grow like mad so I’ve never had problems with my soil and it’s mostly cow pasture about 30 years ago in other words there’s nothing in it only what I put in it. I started some raised garden beds with rich top soil and I planted small amount of seeds basically what I planted in the big garden except for a few. My pole beans were over 7 years old along with some of the other seeds but I used them to. Before you plant your beans check them out if you see a tiny little hole in it they will not grow. I soak my beans for 20 minutes before hand planting
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 23 Jun, Anonymous (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Soak over night - up to 12 hours then plant.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 18 Jun, Khandi (USA - Zone 8a climate)
Can I plant my sweet potato slips in the ground now? I’m in Zones 7B & 8A. (SE Alabama)
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 29 Jun, (USA - Zone 8a climate)
It does say April to June.
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Potato 17 Jun, Mathi (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I Live in Zone 7b, Can i Plant potato now? Instead of seeds, I am planning to start with sprouted one from kitchen. Thanks in advance
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Potato 09 Aug, Anon (USA - Zone 7b climate)
It suggests you plant Mar April. You grow potatoes from potatoes not seeds.
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Potato 04 Dec, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
Most people grow potatoes from “seed potatoes”. Some people chose to grow their potatoes from actual seeds – think tomato seed. These seeds are called “True potato seeds”. The reasons to grow potatoes from TPS are numerous. The main reasons tend to be: more variety, and cultivating a variety that is well suited to your conditions. When the intent is to cultivate a variety well suited to your taste and growing conditions you generally purchase a package of say Andean TPS. This package will contain MANY different kinds of potatoes: flesh and skin colours. It will also contain short day, day neutral and long day potatoes; their ideal climates may differ. The idea is to grow as many of the potatoes as you can first year; some will grow well, some will not grow, some will grow poorly and some might just LOVE your place. Some will set a lot of potatoes, and some will set fewer; the idea is to find the potato/potato plant you like best – then save those potatoes to use as seed potatoes next year. In the first year you really don’t expect to have eating potatoes – it’s a year to find your potato variety. When growing from TPS you start the seeds early indoors, like you might do for tomatoes. Then transplant outdoors at the appropriate time.
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Potato 12 Dec, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
When looking at your growing seeds/plants this may help you figure out what is going on: Analyze the flower: Anther can be Red, blue or yellow/white. For Red or Blue Anthers: Red Anther, red skinned potato. Blue Anther, blue skin. The petals of the flower tell you the flesh colour: Red petals, red flesh, blue petals indicate blue flesh, yellow/white petals indicate yellow or white flesh For Yellow/white Anthers: you have yellow white flesh and the petal tell you the skin colour. It should be noted that red is actually more like magenta, and blue is more like lavender or violet; the experts call them red or blue; because your looking for the presence of red or blue which will indicate the presence of red or blue in the tuber. Also saturation of the colour varies from light speckling to deep saturation.
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Lettuce 17 Jun, Harry C Carter (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Can I grow red leaf lettuce in zone 10 A (Cape Coral Florida)?
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Lettuce 21 Jun, Colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Yes you can, but depending on how hot it gets where you are, you should choose a heat-tolerant variety or it will bolt too quickly. I recommend the red varieties of summer crisp Batavian lettuce. You should be able to get them at Swallowtail Gardens online if they haven't sold out for the season.
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Tomato 16 Jun, (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can you recommend some determined tomato that can be grown in zone 9. Thanks.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 11 Jun, CH Brouwer (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Where to purchase Witloof roots or seeds in New-Zealand ?
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 23 Aug, Megan (New Zealand - temperate climate)
We got ours online So far they look good. About three cm tall.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 19 Jun, Laura (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Try on-line seed suppliers.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 13 Jun, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Try any of the online seed merchants, like Egmont Seeds
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Rhubarb 08 Jun, Shandi Paul (Canada - Zone 2a Sub-Arctic climate)
How do I get my rhubarb plant back to life
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Jun, Tim (USA - Zone 9a climate)
I am in a small garden in zone 9a, has anyone ever planted squash (yellow, zucchini, and patty pan) at the base of okra plants. It is overbearingly hot and sunny on the squash plants and I am trying to use the okra as just a wee bit of extra shade during the hottest part of the day. It also gives me an little "extra veggie" in the okra row. I try to squeeze out every useable square inch in my little garden. Have you ever heard of this being done or has anyone tried it? Good or bad idea? I've looked and I don't see them listed as incompatible or even compatible in the companions listings. Just asking, I'm trying it now, just wanted to see if had been done before. If it works well, I'll let you know, if not and it's a disaster, I'll let you know that too! Tim
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