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Cucumber 26 Aug, james (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): always grow cucumbers in summer so they grow faster
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 25 Aug, Pono (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is that white when raw or cooked because real kumara are yellow or lemon if you like in the inside.
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Artichokes (Globe) 25 Aug, Mark Nathan (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Best place to buy in johannesburg
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Strawberries (from seeds) 25 Aug, carole dorryhee (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Where can I buy strawberry seeds thank you
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Strawberries (from seeds) 27 Aug, Geoff (Australia - temperate climate): I sell two varieties of strawberry seed imported from Italy. A standard variety and a small wild strawberry. See theitaliangardener.com.au
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 24 Aug, Josie (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Where do chokos originally come from.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 28 Aug, John Bushell (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Josie, they originate from Central America - the region known as Mesoamerica. If searching on the internet look for chayote - that is the plant: choko is the fruit.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 24 Aug, Minty (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Thanks Dale
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 24 Aug, Shahn (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): If you don't find any in Durban, I'm in Greenside, Johannesburg. I have seeds, and plants in 12cm pots.
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 07 Mar, Dimakatso (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Hi Situated in Pretoria, do you still have Burdock plant and seeds??
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 27 Jul, Jean (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi Shahn, Do you have any burdock seeds or plants available?
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 24 Aug, Peter Reynders (Australia - temperate climate): Witlof: The Gardenate webpage shows (seed? or seedling -) planting in the diagram to be in June and July . (For Sub-Tropical Australia only - Check other areas: Liz) The above Verbruggen story from Belgium ( quite good) indicates sowing in May. That equates with Australia to about October/November. Q: Can that be changed? Seeds collecting from ones own plants is also indicated there. The root tips cut of for forcing can also be planted in the garden as they also sprout if just at the surface. They may bloom and seed as well. Seed is usually not available in shopping centre seeds racks. But in seed racks of larger nurseries they often are. PR
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 27 Aug, Geoff (Australia - temperate climate): Chicory, including the red variety called radicchio in Australia, is a very diverse group of plants from small and mid-sized pale and dark green varieties grown for their leaves and stems, variegated red and green heading varieties to red heading varieties with white ribs such as the classic Treviso, palla rossa, rossa di Verona etc. There are also varieties, including witloof or Belgian endive (actually a chicory) that near maturity leaves are cut off at ground level and the roots either lifted and replanted in a dark area such as a cellar or covered by a light-excluding bucket or the like. the shoots are white or pale coloured because they are grown in the dark. Grumolo varieties of chicory are treated similarly, except they are grown with full light exposure after cutting and develop the most attractive rosettes of either red or green leaves. Small cutting chicories such as zuccherina di Trieste can be grown all but mid summer in temperate zones, while the larger varieties, particularly the heading varieties need to mature in cool or cold weather so need to be planted in mid to late summer. Think of them as savoy cabbages or Brussel sprouts.
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 24 Aug, charles geddes (Australia - temperate climate): I reside in Perth and wish to know where I can purchase winged bean seeds
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 30 May, Tanya Selth (Australia - temperate climate): You can get these right now on ebay from a seller called olelantana who posts to WA. Im just about to order some myself
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 11 Sep, Justin (Australia - temperate climate): I just bought the wing beans seed from the net. Just Google " wing beans" to search
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 22 Aug, andisha (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Hi, I need to get burdock seedlings. WHere can I find them in the greater DUrban region.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 22 Aug, Elizabeth Learmonth (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I bought an eggplant in a pot it is approx 30cm tall & was healthy until I repotted it. It is in full sun & I have kept the soil moist but the leaves are drooping. Am I watering it too much or is full sun too much for it? I live in Brisbane.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 21 Aug, Freeman (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi plz give me the following information.I can i plant chilie during summer and winter? And chilies are on markets.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 20 Aug, Cate (Australia - temperate climate): Re: bitter, I'd say it's definitely to do with heat and water as I 'm just finishing eating my batch in Tasmania where we've had a nice amount of rain this winter and it's been delicious. :) a nice easy thing to grow for my first vegie patch
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Potato 20 Aug, thulani s Nene (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I'm at Hlabisa KZN South Africa i need to know in which month can i grow potatoes
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 20 Aug, Pamela Cox Pamela Margaret Cox (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hobart is cool of course but sunny i summer, last year the hot spell did help loss of many beans during thode few days
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 14 Oct, Dave (Australia - temperate climate): suggest you use potash to promote flowering and water the climbers from the top down. Water in the evening once the heat is less. Scarlet Runners do not like hot weather.
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Potato 20 Aug, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Yes it encourages the plant to channel its energy on growing the tubers instead of the flower . Regards
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Potato 19 Aug, moira (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Where can I find. Potato tubers or seedlings in the western cape please.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 19 Aug, Alexander (Australia - temperate climate): Kumara or sweet potato is so easy to grow here in Perth WA, It grows like a weed , and spreads out through your garden over two years.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 18 Aug, Triciia (Australia - temperate climate): I love my smoothies and have started to build a raised garden please can you tell me what greens do well together and when... Thank you in advance. Kind regards, Triciia
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 17 Aug, isa eksteen (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Ek soek inligting oor watter cultuvar ekbkan plant in die oos vrystaat. (I'm looking for information on what cultuvar ekbkan plant in the eastern Free State)
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Potato 16 Aug, Phillip (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): best way of growing potatoes in region and what cultivar to use - Mpumalanga lowveld area
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Potato 14 Aug, ricky (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi Were can I get seed potatoes in Gauteng
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