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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 15 Jun, Bethany (USA - Zone 9a climate): Growing tomatoes without burning them
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Strawberry Plants 14 Jun, Jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate): When to fertilise IF I leave the plants in their bed, as it is only the second year...?? and do I have to remove and replant plants as many are NOT 30 cm apart??? and they say slow release fertilser... is the standard slow release pellets suitable>?? AND if I may I have a self seeded plant NOW in late autum start of winter here in Tasmania... and it has flowers and mini fruit set??? What is mother nature doing??? Any tips, thank you
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Strawberry Plants 13 Jun, Nevaeh.Robinson (Australia - temperate climate): can strawberries be move from inside to outside
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 13 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate): how much water a day does chilli pepper need
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Tomato 13 Jun, Ali.Emery (Australia - temperate climate): how long dose it take to grow tomato's
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Watermelon 13 Jun, Suzy Georges (Australia - temperate climate): Hi. I live In Sydney new Australia, I don't know my zone of growing vegetables, I am very interesting to grow watermelons and other melons like honeydew, rockmelons, but I have not good knowledge of how and when to start sow the seeds, and what is the best fertilizer and how often to put it on, and how much and when to water the watermelons, I tried 2 times but I failed, and I don't know what is the best seeds to buy to grow large and sweet watermelons I love to see watermelon growing and show my children so they get excited to see watermelons in our yard, please can you teach me in a simple way to understand how to stat and how to take full care on growing watermelons thank you. Best Regards Suzy
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 12 Jun, JH (USA - Zone 8b climate): I tossed 2 sweet old potatoes in my garden bed many months ago ( maybe 6). I now have vines growing everywhere from them. Will I get sp from them? If so, when and how to check? SE Texas
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 10 Jun, Gene O’Connell (USA - Zone 9b climate): Well, I’m in 9b and we can’t grow much here in the summer months of JUNE AND JULY, but, seeing as how I am desperate to grow Something, I planted a small bed of German parat radishes and some mustard greens, albeit under shade. We shall see how that goes. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait til August.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 10 Jun, (USA - Zone 9b climate): Well, I’m in 9b and we can’t grow much here in the summer months of JUNE AND JULY, but, seeing as how I am desperate to grow Something, I planted a small bed of German parat radishes and some mustard greens, albeit under shade. We shall see how that goes. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait til August.
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 10 Jun, El (USA - Zone 10b climate): Hi! I'm curious to know what if anything I can companion plant with cowpeas. Thank you for your time!
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Garlic 10 Jun, Julie (USA - Zone 5b climate): I planted garlic in May to keep critters out of my raised beds. It definitely helped with keeping the critters out. When should I expect to harvest? Would they still be good to eat, or do they need to overwinter? Thanks, Julie
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Potato 09 Jun, wilma van wyk (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi, can I put plastic or cardboard on tip of my soil where I want to plant potatoes? There is alot of grass in my yard.
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Marrow 06 Jun, John (USA - Zone 8a climate): Can I get a monthly planning guide based upon my zone?
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Peas 03 Jun, Paige Marie Lasater (USA - Zone 9b climate): What is the growing information for snap peas. Like snow peas or regular peas?
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Horseradish 31 May, Vicki (USA - Zone 10a climate): I've read conflicting answers as to growing horseradish in zone 10a. It's true that Florida has awful soil, especially close to the west coast. I love horseradish and it's hard to find the real pungent horseradish in the stores. Can i place a 5 gallon bucket in the ground and fill it with good soil and plant the horseradish in like November and let it grow till the end of February, after our frost warnings before harvesting? Winters here are fairly dry, so root rot shouldn't be a problem, and the months of December through the beginning of February are cooler with temps staying primarily in the 50°-60° range during the days and 40°'s overnight. Some frost may occasionally occur.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 30 May, Glenn (Australia - tropical climate): Hello :) I planted my sweet potatoes in mid January, therefore they have had a good 16 weeks of growth however, they leaves are still very green and healthy looking. I know that I am supposed to wait until the leaves die down and turn brown, but I wanted to know if the leaves turning brown wasn't always a factor, and that I could harvest them now based on the time since planting? Thank you very much for your guidance. G.
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Asparagus 19 May, Joyce (USA - Zone 7b climate): I am away in April and half of May. I live in zone 7b. My asparagus are or nearly are ferns. Is there a variety that takes longer into the season to send up spears? Is it too late in the season to plant these now?
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Pumpkin 19 May, Jan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have a kent pumpkin vine which is producing lots of male and female flowers but none are developing and I rarely see a bee around. I have tried hand pollinating (thanks to Youtube instructions) in the early morning, some pumpkins grow to golf ball size even some a bit bigger before falling off. Last year I managed to get only two to develop and this year I only have one so far. I have pollinated at least 50 or so females and results have been so poor. The vine gets plenty of sun and water. Any suggestions please.
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Onion 19 May, Jan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Last year I planted brown onions. As they grew their stems became thick and most were as large as a softball or bigger. I kept them growing, waiting for the leaves to die back but they never did and some went to seed. I eventually bent the stems to try to dry them, but that was a bit unsuccessful and on storing them using the hanging plait method, quite a few eventually rotted. This year my onions are growing quite well, some a bit bigger than golf balls now, so what can I do to prevent the same thing from happening as last year.
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Cucumber 18 May, Yvonne (USA - Zone 7b climate): Do I need to help pollinate cucumber when they are flowering if I have netting over them?
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Cucumber 03 Jun, Paige Marie Lasater (USA - Zone 9b climate): Get a variety that doesn't need to be pollinated. Pine tree seeds (super seeds.com) has quite a few.
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Cucumber 19 May, Bee (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Yes, if the netting is so fine that pollinators can't in.
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Brussels sprouts 16 May, Denise (USA - Zone 7b climate): I got tall, beautiful plants with tiny, floppy, and more often no sprouts. What happened?
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 14 May, Dudley Munn (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I live in Buhrein a part of Kraaifontein in the Cape.I want to buy the vegetable Swedes.There must be someone who sells them.We enjoy turnips and parsnips,but parsnips are also difficult to get.My name is Dudley Munn and cell 0736441066 thanks
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 19 May, Bee-Pie's Greens (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Livingseeds sells them.
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Asparagus 11 May, Anne Marie (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate): Hi. I live in a coastal region in Newfoundland where I get wind and salt spray. Is asparagus tolerant of these conditions? Thanks, Anne Marie
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Pumpkin 07 May, Kel (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have a butternut vine that produced 3 lovely pumpkins, but has now taken off (very healthy looking) and has mostly male flowers, the occasional female only produces a 2" long fruit before it goes brown and drops off. I suspect that its too late in the season for more, but it is so healthy and vigorous that i am reluctant to pull it out. I was of the opinion that the vine dies after harvest but this has confused me. Any ideas ? Kel
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Onion 04 May, elaine (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate): can i mulch onions... i put chili powder on ground to keep out worms but im told sulfer will work
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Dill 03 May, Tina Mercado-Mills (USA - Zone 12a climate): I just learned that Dill attracts butterflies, which I would love to see in my beautiful garden. I live in zip code 94509. Should I plant an established dill plant in it’s on pot to avoid the caterpillars from eating other plants in my garden? Thank you.
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Endive 03 May, Tibor (Australia - tropical climate): I am moving to Cairns soon and my Dutch wife and I love eating witlof and endive. Any practical hints for me growing it in the tropics.
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