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Parsnip 17 Aug, Norman Dunn (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)
Is the parsnip widely grown in the USA and where is it mostly popular. Thank you
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Strawberry Plants 17 Aug, Athol Bremner (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I obtain strawberry plants from, I`m on the north coast of KZN Ballito area, Is there a special variety suited for the coastal area?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 17 Aug, William Barnett (Australia - temperate climate)
Hoi Just reading your issue with the beans sounds like you might have a problem similar to what I have had a few years ago my issue was a fungal disease called fusarium wilt possibly from sugar cane mulch used underneath grosse lisse tomatoes disease starts at the base leaves and works it way up the plant turning brown. I have continued to to solve the problem by laying newspaper and pea straw over the affected area and setting alight burn the area and digging the charred paper and straw remains into the soil laying
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Potato 15 Aug, Lynda Rice (Australia - temperate climate)
How long should my Potatoes take to grow? I have just tried to dig up one plant and the potatoes are still really tiny so obviously not ready yet. How do I tell when to dig them up? Should I be fertilising and if so with what? Thanks
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Potato 16 Oct, Lachlan Turner (Australia - temperate climate)
Wait till the above ground foliage dies off.
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Potato 19 Aug, Sarah Johnstone (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Lynda, potatoes take about 5 months or so to grow to a good size. You'll get an assortment of sizes. They're ready to harvest when the vine starts to wither. The smaller potatoes are good to keep for next year's crop. If the vines aren't withering after 5-6 months, you can try to kill them off yourself, apparently that's what they do in Idaho (or so a friend tells me!)
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Potato 15 Aug, Sally (Australia - temperate climate)
Could some one please tell me when to plant potatoes in Melbourne, Victoria Cherrs
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Potato 20 Aug, Porto (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Sally, plant now if you want new spuds for Christmas. I have just put mine in, and I always plant on 15th August
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 14 Aug, jim (Australia - arid climate)
Jan..to keep birds away from cobs slip a plastic bag or stocking foot over the cob....problem solved
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 14 Aug, Reg Vaughan (Australia - temperate climate)
Rosellas grow easily in Townsville mine self seeded from last year, which died off after picking and pruning. Just picked a third crop.
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Cucumber 12 Aug, Jammie (Australia - temperate climate)
They haven't pollinated. If no bees are in your area you will have to manually polinate them.
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Cucumber 12 Aug, Anita (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
I am in Zone 7b. I tried some Asian cucumbers - they turned out pretty well this year - you should consider giving them a try. They got up to 1-2 feet. Check them out here -> earthlychow. com/asian-cucumber-tien-chin-long
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Broad Beans (also Fava bean) 11 Aug, Pieter Schoeman (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I'm doing my back yard gardening and want the seed of the Desiree Runner Beans. We had it in our garden when I was little and would like to know where I can get the seeds. Am from Sasolburg in the Freestate
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 11 Aug, Vanessa (Australia - tropical climate)
Here is a few Australian websites that sell Rosella seeds/plants: Daleysfruit; Boondieseeds; rangeviewseeds; thelostseed.
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Watermelon 11 Aug, TIISETSO TSUELLE (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
When to plant for december harvest? Distance between plants?
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Garlic 10 Aug, Pam (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I buy my seeds online from Living Seeds which supply organic seeds and products. I have had great success with their seeds. I recently found another site called Organic Seeds, but have not as yet bought from them. Both sites have a large variety of all vegetables, Cape Gooseberry and other seeds. Both sites offer assistance from growing, to product use etc.
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 10 Aug, barry hughes (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
what varieties of squash can be planted now in the brisbane region?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Aug, Kay Whitley (Australia - temperate climate)
When is the best time to prune your Cape goosberry bush I live 50 k North of Brisbane
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 09 Aug, Linda (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I Buy seeds or seedlings of burdock root or burdock plant in south Africa
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 27 Oct, Zena Johnson (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi where can i buy a burdock root that i can eat or grow
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 09 Aug, Helen Saunders (Australia - temperate climate)
Is facing West with full Summer sun good growing condition for cape gooseberry? Or can you suggest another not too high fruit bush ? Not higher than one metre as it would then block sun from enclosure garden where herbs etc are grown at our Community Garden. Thank you in advance Helen.
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Pumpkin 09 Aug, (Australia - temperate climate)
the first lot of female flowers need to be pollinated.. then the fruit grows in the next flower lot
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Tomato 08 Aug, anna (Australia - temperate climate)
I brought some tomatoes inside last year and my grandson picked some that were not as red as the rest. I left the not so red ones on the kitchen bench and they became redder over a period of days. I love homegrown tomatoes - they are a joy to cook with - they seem to go redder and are tastier than shop bought tomates
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Rhubarb 08 Aug, anna (Australia - temperate climate)
I keep the liquid to a minimum when cooking rhuburb (chopped into 2 inch long lengths)and stay in the kitchen so i can check it regularly. Nothing worse than overcooked mushy rhubarb. For those watching weight I have cooked it in low calorie lemonade. Once cooked then remove from hotplate and dissolve a small amount of gelatine into liquid. Not enough for it to set the liquid. But just enough for the remaining pink liquid to look the consistency of a syrup
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Watermelon 08 Aug, Peter du Preez (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
The soil here is extremely sandy so we make compost and loosen the soil (basically make a hole for seedlings and enrich it with 300ml of compost). I've never planted watermelons and would like to (cabbage and radish work wonderfully here). What irrigation is better - overhead or drip? How much water per day/week? (we plant without wastage). Is it okay if I use mulch - we do it for everything else to preserve the soil. It gets to about 45C in summer... is that okay?
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Tomato 08 Aug, Lola (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate)
my winter tomatoes are starting to ripen, but they are rotting at the top of the fruit, any solutions?
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Kale (also Borecole) 07 Aug, Stephanie (USA - Zone 7b climate)
How much sun does kale need to fully grow?
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Kale (also Borecole) 01 Sep, (USA - Zone 6a climate)
If you are planting now, end of Aug or early Sept. Full sun is great in 7b
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 07 Aug, Tek Chhetri (USA - Zone 6b climate)
can i grow luffa in august?
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Horseradish 07 Aug, Ed Rossiter (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
hi I'm in Witbank, looking for some roots to plant, help please, 0839552020
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