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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 30 May, Trish (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi, I have no issue growing spinach, but I haven't been able to grow silverbeet for a long time now. Any ideas please? Also, can I dig my fresh lambs pellets from the farm into my garden?
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Leeks 29 May, Dave (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have stopped trying to grow ordinary leeks and now grow perpetual ones. They absolutely thrive in our subtropical garden and continually keep making side shoots so I never have to plant seeds. I thoroughly recommend them for people if they want to set and forget
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Celery 28 May, Pete (Australia - temperate climate)
I have been growing celery for a few years. I always blanch the Celery for about 2 weeks using a piece of downpipe. When I harvest the Celery it looks terrific. Store it in the crisper in a plastic bag with a paper towel. After about 2 weeks it turns all mushy. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?. Thanks in advance. Pete.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 26 May, I lived in zone (USA - Zone 4a climate)
I lived in zone 5a. Yes you can grow sun chokes. I now live in zone 4 I'm still growing sunchokes And a full garden, you just have to be creative, lol.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 25 May, Renee Bowman (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Something is eating my corn stalks leaves leaving holes in them and inside center of stalks looks like wet corn meal or mash can it still be salvaged and what could be causing this? How do I prevent and stop this infestation?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 24 May, Iman (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Does roselle grow in Edmonton as a perennial or annual?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 25 May, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Winter in Edmonton would be too cold for Roselle to survive, so treat it as an annual.
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Garlic 20 May, Rich (USA - Zone 8a climate)
If you planted your garlic in early November it should be up now in mid-May. I'm in 6B and mine broke ground in March and April. One thing that will slow it down is if you have a lot of light-colored mulch. That reflects the sunlight so the soil stays cold. If that's the case scrape it back and see what happens. Also if mulch is too thick straw the soil may be too soggy for garlic, although garlic does like quite a lot of water. But not sogginess.
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Sunflower 20 May, David (USA - Zone 4b climate)
Am in zone 4b. Is there a Sunflower I can plant that only gets 2 feet tall?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 20 May, Mireya (USA - Zone 7a climate)
What kind/type of sweet potato can I grow in Northern Virginia (zone 7A)?
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Strawberry Plants 18 May, Mari (USA - Zone 9b climate)
How best to get rid of worms in my strawberry plants?
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Strawberry Plants 19 May, (USA - Zone 11a climate)
Pick them out.
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Strawberry Plants 18 May, Mari (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Which strawberry plants will grow best in zone 9B California?
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Pumpkin 18 May, tyler (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
can you grow Kent in winter or does it die off ?
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Pumpkin 19 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Read the planting guide again.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 17 May, Jessica (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hello. When can I grow sweet corn in Botswana?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 19 May, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Find your climate zone and check the planting guide.
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Asparagus 16 May, Marsha Kincaid (USA - Zone 7b climate)
Want to start my asparagus bed this Fall. When is best time? Are there different instructions than for Spring planting?
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Asparagus 15 May, (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
I have a single shoot growing from 2 plants that are 12–14in tall already in middle of May. Should I cut these down now?
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Asparagus 19 May, (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
Let them grow for the first 2-3 years.
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Garlic 14 May, Trish (USA - Zone 4b climate)
I planted my garlic in early November in a raised garden bed. It’s now mid May. Temperature has been cool. I am not seeing anything coming up yet. Is it too soon to worry?
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Sage (also Common Sage) 14 May, Chris (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Are the flowers edible?
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Asparagus 12 May, don jinks (USA - Zone 4a climate)
starting a new garden at new house what month should I plant the asparagus in zone 4 since Ive missed the spring planting?
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Asparagus 13 May, (USA - Zone 4a climate)
It says plant now. Try crowns if you can get them.
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Lettuce 11 May, Kim Shallcross (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can it get too hot in May for lettuce, mine seems to have turned bitter and is bolting
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 May, Diane Jackson (Australia - tropical climate)
Why are my small chokos going brown on bottom and dropping off,
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 13 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Spread some epsom salts around the root base and water in. It could be blossom end rot. Happens in tomatoes - maybe chokes also. I good hand full or two in a bucket or two of water and spread evenly.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 May, Rod (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
what is the best way to store Yakon rhizomes once they are dug from the ground ?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably cool dry place or in dry sand.
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Watermelon 04 May, juan perez (USA - Zone 10a climate)
melons do they grow on the ground or trails
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