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Potato 05 Jan, (USA - Zone 8b climate): Do some research on the internet about how to do it. I wouldn't go more than about 50-60cm high, 20-24 inches. Soil would need to be fertile. Don't over water. Or just do it the normal way and hill the soil up as they grow.
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Sunflower 27 Dec, Tess (Australia - tropical climate): I live on Horn Island on the tip of Cape York, is the best time to plant the seeds after the wet season in April?
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Sunflower 05 Jan, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): Not too many plants like wet soggy soil. Read the notes here.
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Strawberry Plants 26 Dec, Richard levada (USA - Zone 10a climate): My zone is10A (Fort Myers, FL) and for planting they recommend from Dec to Mar. Gurneys will only send out strawberry root plants in the spring (March). How can I store these plants until December? or what would you recommend?
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Strawberry Plants 30 Dec, (USA - Zone 10a climate): Go back to strawberry page and set your climate zone to 10a. Plant April/May and Sept/Oct.
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Tomatillo 26 Dec, Phil Rodwell (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Free tomatillos from seed abt 7 years ago...this year they've grown to about 0.5m but all the leaves at the top of the main stems have started to shrivel and growth seems to have stopped. Any suggestions? I've planted fresh seed but it's December 26 so it may be a bit late.
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Tomatillo 30 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate): Shriveling could be from hot sun, dry soil or fungi/disease. Suggested time to plant Sept-Oct.
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Potato 24 Dec, Bonnie Ember (USA - Zone 9a climate): Buy cloth potato bags, with flaps. Grow year round. Open velcro flaps, Enjoy! We live in the Sierra, at 3000.' Bring them in, on cold nights.
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Rosemary 23 Dec, Alyssa (USA - Zone 8a climate): My family and I have been trying to grow rosemary for a few years but we can't seem to get them through the winter. We know they can grow well here as there are plenty outside the shops around town but ours can't seem to survive long enough to get established. We tried wintering them in the garage this year as we have cats and can't keep them inside the house itself but it didn't seem to make a difference. Is there a variety that's better suited to my zone that might have a better chance, or are there any tips that might help me keep these plants going?
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Rosemary 28 Dec, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): Is it possible they're getting too much water and/or your soil doesn't drain quickly enough? Rosemary is pretty tough and drought tolerant but it doesn't like being soggy too long, especially in cooler weather. Try adding more grit to the soil so the rosemary can dry out between waterings. You might also ask one of those shops if you can take a few cuttings from their plants, as rosemary is pretty easy to propagate from cuttings, and that way you'd know you have a variety that does well locally. They should be happy to let you, as rosemary needs to be pruned regularly anyway.
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Rosemary 24 Dec, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9a climate): Read the notes here, there are several tips to follow. Like do not overwater them especially in winter, they are a bit of a tough hardy plant, so don't water as much as some other plants. Have good free draining soil not heavy clay soil. They like sunshine so don't put in a garage, most plants need heaps of sunlight. And if you have lots of frost best to do a few cuttings for the next year.
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Garlic 21 Dec, Thuli (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I want to grow garlic but i do not have a market. What must i do? (Gardenate reply: You need to talk to an Agricultural Advisor in your area - Gardenate is for home gardeners not farmers)
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Garlic 24 Dec, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look up seed selling websites.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 20 Dec, Kylie Mulders (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I threw a rotten rock melon outside. And now I've noticed plants coming up. I've got radishes growing where they are, is that ok. I live in the Adelaide hills.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 21 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate): Should be ok.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 19 Dec, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate): I have been growing zucchini for past couple of years. Vines grow big ang healthy, the fruit grow to a couple of inches, and then begin to yellow, wither and die. I am not sure if it's lack of pollination or something else. I garden organically and while I have not planted flowers next to zucchinis there are flowers not too far away. Any clues, I'd love to hear. Thank you, in advance.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Dec, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): Probably no bees in your garden/area. Check your flowers between 7-11am in the morning to see if any bees. If no bees consider growing plants/flowers that attract bees, flies, birds. Zucchinis are easy to hand pollinate in the morning. You should have noticed that some flowers have a little zucchini - female and some don't - male. Break off the male flower, pull off the flower part and rub the pollen onto the female flower. Google how to do it if unsure.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Dec, Margaret Phillips (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi, I have exactly the same problem! I live in a sub tropics.Originally had two zucchini plants ,but just as I was getting excited about having grown some great zucchini,it up and died on me. I use a sprinkler system and was recently told zucchini’s don’t like to get wet leaves. Melons have also been a failure. Any tips welcome. Thanks Marg
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 16 Nov, Jason (Australia - temperate climate): I've noticed with pumpkin (and I asdyme zucchini) they basically have to be pollinated from another plant of the same species. Make sure you buy 2 or 3 plants. I tried several years just having 1 pumpkin plant and hand pollinating itself, with pollination always failing. Now I usually hand pollinate zucchini and pumpkin in mornings by taking the male flower from one and pollinating the female flowers on other plants and vice versa. It worked really well last season and seems to be working well this year with blackjack zucchs.
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Carrot 19 Dec, Bill Howe (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, Advice please for the best carrot varieties to sow in Bendigo over summer?
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Carrot 21 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate): It really comes down to what kind of carrots you would like to grow and eat. Long, thin, short, fat, orange, purple etc. Depending on your weather maybe better to wait until cools a bit. From the notes it likes cool soil - like 40 degree days in summer will nearly fry them.
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Carrot 22 Dec, Bill Howe (Australia - temperate climate): I'm interested in which ones grow best in Bendigo in summer, a hot temperate region.
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Onion 18 Dec, Sydney Thama (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): hello it is safe to plant onion around July and August?
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Onion 21 Dec, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Go the onion page and check when to plant onions in your climate zone, or google and research about growing onions.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 18 Dec, Neil Ashpole (Australia - temperate climate): Hand Pollination, how is this done? (Gardenate - check some of the comments for pumpkin or zucchini. there are ideas for hand pollination)
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 17 Dec, Steve (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Hi There Where can l get Gai bok choy or mustard green seeds in South Africa Kind Regards Steve
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 18 Dec, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Try an internet search for mustard greens eg https://morningchores.com/growing-mustard-greens/
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Brussels sprouts 15 Dec, Damian Orisakwe (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Can Brussels Sprouts grow in hot West African weather? If yes, what type can survive? Thanks. Damian
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Brussels sprouts 18 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Brussels sprouts are a cool/climate crop. If your temperatures go down below about 6-8 a fair bit in winter then you would plant seeds early autumn and seedlings mid/late autumn.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Dec, Peter Widdows (Australia - temperate climate): I want very much to get enough seeds to put on a property but I'd like to know where I can get them there are a lot of people out here who have diabetes and I've heard that the seeds are even good to eat and helps people who have diabetes so please where can I buy them
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