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Garlic 10 Jul, Arthur Makhalemele (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): where do I get garlic seeds or bulbs in south Africa?
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Horseradish 08 Jul, Nisha (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I live in Johannesburg and would like to buy Horseradish. Please help.
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 07 Jul, BETTY tilker (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Where can you buy the seeds
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 07 Jul, David (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Am I able to grow cape gooseberry in brisbane
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 12 Sep, Bronwyn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi David, I'm at Stafford Heights in Brisbane and my gooseberry shrub goes nuts and produces heaps of delicious berries. I treat it pretty badly (water every few days if I remember or if it's starting to wilt) and it just keeps delivering. There are some seedlings I plan to dig out of the garden when I get time. You are welcome to one if you wish. Just email me. Cheers
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 20 Sep, Bob Hill (Australia - temperate climate): Bronwyn, I just read your reply to David. We've just been introduced to these berries and we're eager to grow some. Do you still have a plant or two you'd be willing to share? We could offer a baby bromeliad in trade.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Jul, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi David, I just moved from Brisbane in 2014 and I can say confidently they will thrive in that hot, humid climate. Just be sure to give them plenty of water (twice per day I'd suggest) over the hot days in summer. They're related to the tomatillo plant so have similar requirements. Planting out in early Spring as the weather begins to warm is best - and for best results feed them regularly with an organic liquid fertilser.
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Artichokes (Globe) 06 Jul, Cy Gabales (Australia - tropical climate): Hi everyone, I'm from the Philippines and I really want to try planting artichokes, but I'm not sure if it would actually work on a tropical country. However, I'm still considering it because we are now in the rainy season and it's not as hot anymore. Would the plants be fine with rain? Please help me, thank you very much!
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Artichokes (Globe) 10 Aug, Geoff Hudson (Australia - temperate climate): Globe artichokes are not recommended for tropical climates.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Jul, Inderjit Singh Randhawa (Australia - arid climate): I have the same question as Hilary-mcglew the gooseberries keep falling off before ripeing what could be the reason. Please reply if you have the solution Thanks
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Strawberry Plants 06 Jul, Cheyne Woods (Australia - temperate climate): I had something similar happen around this time last year, I'm pretty sure its a seasonal thing as mine came green again in spring. I just made sure to water them regularly and remove any dead foliage that i found
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 Jul, Jim & Jan Stevens (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We are in Bundaberg area Queensland and would like to know if Yacon would grow here and where can we get seed or rhizome pieces. Thankyou for a great article
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 15 Aug, Jill (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Jim and Jan. It will definitely grow in Bundy. I have rhizomes (called 'setts') available. Let me know if you still want some.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 04 Jul, Anna Spence (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate): Nova Scotia Canada..... Hi can I get these plants or seeds in Nova Scotia ? . Would love to grow them. Could you please let me know where I could purchase plants or seeds. Thankyou !
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 Jul, bibiana kaarsberg (Australia - arid climate): Where I can buy in Queensland
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Strawberry Plants 04 Jul, bec (Australia - temperate climate): Strawberry plant turning red... Dose this mean it's dying? Is there something I can do to save it.?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 04 Jul, Mahesh Bhai (Australia - temperate climate): It is the month of july and cold so can we plant chillie plants from the seeds after germination. It us winter in Sydney Australia.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 17 Jul, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I would say this really depends on how much frost, if any, you expect before Spring sets in. Generally it's safest to wait until Spring (when soil temperatures are consistently 18 degrees + ), especially with the cold winter we've had across Eastern Australia this year. But Sydney is still classed as a subtropical climate, so provided you have a sheltered area with some kind of wind / frost protection (i.e. not far from a fence) I'd say go for it. If they're starting to look damaged you can always place a plastic bag or mini-greenhouse over the seedlings until the weather warms. Happy gardening and hope you get some prolific chilli plants this year!
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Ginger 02 Jul, Karin (Australia - arid climate): Does ginger tolerate winter frost and extreme summer heat?
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Ginger 19 Jul, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Karin, Ginger is a tropical / sub-tropical plant, so for best results I'd recommend trying to reproduce this climate as much as you can. In a desert or semi-desert climate they should be overwintered inside - they will probably die off if you expose them to anything worse than a very light frost. Over Summers, provided that you give them a sunny position sheltered from the extremes of heat and ensure they are watered frequently, you may find it is very productive for you. I'd wager that a spot that gets plenty of morning sun and afternoon dappled shade would be ideal.
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Lemon Balm (also Sweet balm, ) 29 Jun, Matthew Gerlach (USA - Zone 2b climate): Your website is showing that lemon balm is the same thing as bee balm when in fact they are two different genomes entirely. This could be very misleading and someone could mix up the two and possibly have a very different experience (Possibly not pleasant) if they were to start using bee balm instead of lemon balm as a supplement. I think this should be changed immediately. (That's done - thank you for the comment, Liz)
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Kale (also Borecole) 28 Jun, Nicola (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Hi everyone, I'm in PMB and found Kale and a large varriety of other hard to find seeds and plants at a garden place called Blackwoods (I think that's the name) its where McDonalds Seeds used to be behind the Royal Showgrounds on Boshoff Street opposite the Mcdonalds restuarant. There is also a fantastic little restuarant in the garden place so u can pop in, grab a cuppa or a muffin or both and walk around and look at all the plants and speak to anyone who works there if u need help. What an awesome place! *love going there*
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Tomato 28 Jun, Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hiya Michael, I believe yellow tomato varieties are low in acid, also find that they are sweeter (probably due to a lack of acid) and very tasty. Have grown them and made Tomato Relish for an arthritic friend -- loved, loved, loved the relish (hadn't eaten home-made relish for years due to acid There are other fruits & vegetables that are yellow fleshed/low acid. Had an uncle grow Yellow Raspberries & yes, they taste the same as red ones. Have purchased yellow tomato plants at our local Bunnings -- don't forget to keep some seeds to grown your own plants from. Hope this helps. Good Luck!!!!
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Potato 27 Jun, Rusty (Australia - temperate climate): Now is a great time to plant spuds in SA.
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Rhubarb 27 Jun, michael mitchell (Australia - cool/mountain climate): i have bought 5 rhubarb plants recently and I am wondering should I plant them we are probably in for more heavy frosts. These frosts have already damaged some of my succulents and I have had to put these plants under cover to protect them. Thanks for any advice.
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Rhubarb 05 Jul, Ken (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi, I planted Rhubarb (3 plants) a few months ago and they are doing well and growing albeit a bit slow at the moment. We have had frosts down to -5 recently and it has not effected them Ken
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Rhubarb 22 Aug, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hello Did you cover the rhurbarb? Regards Carol
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Beetroot (also Beets) 27 Jun, Stewart (Australia - temperate climate): Pots, yes. How many is a question of how big you want then to grow. 100mm a part will get you golf ball size beetroot. 150 mm will get to cricket ball size. If growing in pots it would also be good to keep up a weekly application of liquid fertiliser.
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Tomato 27 Jun, Econ (USA - Zone 7b climate): I planted a tumbling Tom from nursery in mid April and it is doing great. If I had to do over I would have bought 5 or 6. I planted about 8 different tomatoe plants with 7 of them indertiminate. So far the best are Lemon Boy. They melt in your mouth!
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Potato 27 Jun, Albi (Australia - temperate climate): The only substance of real concern leached from tyres is zinc that is essential for tuber development. In marginal areas the tyre is the difference between a crop in winter or none at all.
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