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Sage (also Common Sage) 12 Oct, (Canada - Zone 2a Sub-Arctic climate)
Can this sage be used for smudging?
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Sage (also Common Sage) 03 Feb, Lola (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Yes
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 11 Oct, RODOLFO PORTUGAL (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Is it possible to grow winged beans here in Windsor, Ontario? If it is possible, where can I get the seeds?
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 13 Oct, (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
From the internet and plant May June as the guide here recommends.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 25 Aug, Laura (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi All, Sunchokes or Jerusalem artichokes grow great in Edmonton Alberta. I grow them for the flowers in my flower beds at the back. They are a wonderful perennial veggie and in the colder zones, we are limited on or perennial edible plants.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 26 Feb, Roberta (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate)
Are you able to leave the tubers in the ground over winter? I'm planting some this year for the first time. I've heard conflicting advice on over-wintering the tubers in 3b.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 25 Aug, Patricia ARNETT (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
My plants came back this spring, i was not sure what they were, so i snapped a photo to plantsnap and they said it was Japanese knorweed and to get rid of it as it was very aggresive. So I did that. I missed one plant and it is now producing the berries. How could they be so wrong? We thought they wee a type of qum quat.
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Artichokes (Globe) 24 Jul, Angela Muto (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I live in Toronto Ontario can my artichoke plant survive ontario winter
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Artichokes (Globe) 27 Jul, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
It will probably die down in the frost, but if you leave one head to go to seed and save some, you can start new plants in the Spring.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 08 Jul, Kristen (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hello! Im trying to find where these beauties are perennial. Everywhere i look it seems like it isnt perennial anywhere. I know i can just collect the seed, but I’d still like to know what zone they will come back at. Thanks!
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 10 Jul, (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate)
From the guides here it does not recommend planting it in Canada. There are no planting times in the guide. Also from a quick read it seems like it is an annual.
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Rhubarb 08 Jun, Shandi Paul (Canada - Zone 2a Sub-Arctic climate)
How do I get my rhubarb plant back to life
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Rhubarb 30 May, (Canada - Zone 2a Sub-Arctic climate)
When is rhubarb ready for harvesting?
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Rhubarb 29 Jun, (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
When the stalks are a good size.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 May, Adela (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi, i live in Ontario. I got a golden berry in the husk from the market. i saved the seeds as folows: open the fruit, squeeze all flesh and fruit in a strainer. Wash it well, the flesh will separate. Pick it up and wash the seeds some more. Then you can put them on a paper towel to dry, they will stick to that but you can plant them with the paper, no problem. Or put them on a plate, let them dry well adn the bag them or plant them. I planted about half the seeds. Cover lightly with soil and i set them under growing lights, covered. I started them in January, they took about 3 weeks to emerge, uncovered and let them grow under lights. Potted them up. They say do not fetilize, but the leaves came yellow with green stripes, so i fed them fish emulsion diluted. They grew beautiful. Fed them about 3 times only. Never since. It is end of May and couple of them have a handfull of flowers. I experimented with pinching the top. Online they say do not pinch, let them grow 9 to 12 nodes and they will split naturally. true. The ones not pinched split and the first flowers grows right there. The pinched ones do not have any flowers yet, they are bushier though. I will plant them out in sandy soil in a week. I will save seeds this year and can send to anyone in Canada wanting to try. They are annuals in zone 5 so you need to start them every year. Very easy to grow, and if they make 150 to 300 fruits per plant it is well worth it. In the husk they store up to 3 months at room temperature. I can let you know how long will take from seed to fruit. Have fun !!!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 02 Jul, Marco (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi I’m in Montreal Please how long does it take to produce your golden berry? Thx
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 25 Aug, MAISHA DEWKINANDAN (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I sowed seeds under light Apr 6, 2022 and May 8th transplanted outdoors, in pots and the planter. About the 1st week in July, started flowering and as of Aug 24th, started to harvest! I started from goldenberry from Columbia and will start seeds about two weeks earlier next year.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 Jun, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Squeeze seeds into a saucer or similar with water in it. Replace the water after 3 days, After about 5-6 days the gel around the seed should have come away in a fermentation process. Dry the seeds for about 2 weeks and put in a bag/envelop and put in a glass jar and put in fridge until you need them. Do the same with tomatoes.
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Sunflower 05 May, Lisa (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
My sunflower seedlings are ready to plant outside. Can they withstand a little frost ? Or should I wait to transplant until the end of may
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Sunflower 06 May, Anonymous (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Probably you could wait another week or two. Judge by your local conditions.
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Rhubarb 04 May, Jen (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
can you compost the toxic parts of the plant for use in other parts of garden?
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Rhubarb 06 May, Anonymous (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Probably ok to compost.
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Broccoli 02 May, mary Olenick (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I tried to grow broccoli once in garden boxes. they grew very tall and spindly but the heads didn't amount to much. What am I doing wrong?
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Broccoli 04 May, (New Zealand - temperate climate)
They were probably too crowded together and not enough light. Broccoli need about 25 - 30 cm square each as a minimum.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 11 Apr, Guisella Tesoro (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
Looking for starter for Yacon. I grew it in Peru and was a wonderful crop to have! Any leads?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 14 Dec, FaithCeleste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
Cultivariable - https://www.cultivariable.com/ is a good starting point.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Jan, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
Any idea where I might get yacon seeds in Canada or abroad (mail order) - thanks.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 12 Apr, Anonymous (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Try internet seed selling websites.
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Potato 07 Mar, harold branville (USA - Zone 2b climate)
best potato to plant
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Onion 12 Feb, Rosie (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
How do you care for onion plants: weeding, cutting back,spooning,fertilizing,watering?
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