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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 10 Jul, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): You should be OK.
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Horseradish 30 Jun, Janet (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi there Don, If you have any extra crowns after your harvest I would really appreciate some please. I look forward to hearing from you Best, Janet
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Ginger 29 Jun, Bongiwe (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I’m staying at Eshowe at North of KZN.I like to grow ginger I’m small farmer. (NOTE from Editor: Gardenate is not intended for farmers - try an agricultural advisor)
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Asparagus 27 Jun, Valerie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I have already planted mine last year they are growing so tall not sure what's gonna happen
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Asparagus 29 Jun, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Google how to grow it. Late winter you need to cut it off at ground level. Put compost 4-6 cm.
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Pumpkin 27 Jun, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate): golden nuggets late harvest as well as zucchini left to grow big for seed... BOTH fruit are so hard can barely get a knife through looks like they will have to be dumped into compost....What has happened? what next time NOT to do?> thanks Jen
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Pumpkin 29 Jun, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Cut them open and see if you have big fat seeds. If so they should be ok. Sometimes better to just go to someone like Boondie seeds and buy 4-6-8 seeds for $1.50-2.
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Artichokes (Globe) 26 Jun, Heidi (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have some globe artichoke seeds and have found mixed information about when to sow seeds in Brisbane, Australia (approx US 9b). Can anyone in similar zones share experience?
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Artichokes (Globe) 29 Jun, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You are in artichokes - Brisbane is subtropical - see www.gardenate.com/plant/Artichokes (Globe)?zone=3
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Radish 26 Jun, Jane (Australia - tropical climate): I'm growing radishes for the first time.Tasty! What does 'they will mark the rows' mean? Thanx.
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Radish 29 Jun, Kasy in SE WI (USA - Zone 5a climate): Radish will mark the row next door if planted next to some other seeds that come up in more days than radishes. For example if you plant __?__ veggie that comes up in 10 days, next to a row of radishes, the radishes will come up certainly by day 2 ( all things present as to sunlight and water). That mean the ?? veggie will be along side and in next row but not until day 10. That way you know not to plant something else in row space next to radishes. Neat trick I never thought of. Wish I had marked my lettuce groups with one radish seed in middle.
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Radish 29 Jun, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): They are talking about planting radish with other seeds to mark the row. Like a couple of radish between two lettuce seeds/plants. Radish will germinate in 2-5 days to show where the others are planted. I suggest you do a thin line of radish.by itself. Plant the other seeds in a different row. What I do now is have soil nice and fine and level, pat it down a bit., then plant seeds in a thin row - pinch a few seeds in your fingers and wriggle your fingers to release a seed or two at a time. Then cover the seeds with seed raising mix or fine potting mix. Try and keep the seeds shaded until they germinate. Keep the plant area moist all the time.
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Radish 02 Oct, Selina (Australia - temperate climate): This is great advice for a beginner. Thanks.
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Pumpkin 26 Jun, Phomolo Raleting (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): What's the best time to harvest pumpkin?
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Pumpkin 29 Jun, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Check the planting guide here for summer rainfall.
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Rhubarb 26 Jun, Wendy McGregor (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi there. I am making a new rhubarb garden against my west fence so it will be shaded in the hot summer afternoons. When autumn and winter comes around however this area will mostly be in the shade. Is this ok. Thank you
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Rhubarb 29 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): NO plants need sunlight and most need plenty of it. If grown in shade they will be thin and weak. In the heat keep the water up to them. Read up about growing them - google.
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Strawberries (from seeds) 25 Jun, joseph mcameni (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): can I grow strawberries in Ventersdorp North West?
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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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