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Asparagus 26 Oct, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Asparagus is simple to harvest. The shoot/spear comes out of the ground and when it is 6-12 inches high, cut it.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 27 Jan, Mark Andersen (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate): I live in Calgary, AB and was wondering when I should start my hot pepper plants indoors ... Thanks.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 29 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Go to your climate zone and check it in the planting calendar guide. S = plant seeds undercover in trays.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 30 Dec, Frank (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): How long after sewing the seeds can you expect berries? In my area can they be left out year round?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 Mar, Vertical Gardener (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): I'm in Vancouver and grow cape gooseberries every year. I have never seen them last beyond October. They die back every year, well before the snow arrives.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 30 Dec, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): If you have heavy frosts then your plants will die back, otherwise they should be fine all the year round.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 01 Nov, Dai Furuta (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): I live Coquitlam and want to know winter care. Dig out and put sage in container and keep it in garage during cold weather? Cut back? Leave it ib soil and cover with soil? Please let me know. Thank you.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 12 Feb, Rosie (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate): I live in Zone 5b in Canada and sage is perennial and evergreen here. I grow the common sage, Salvia officionalis and it survives our snow storms. Yours should be fine left in the garden.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Sep, promila relan (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate): I had written before but did not get a response. My cape berry plant were started from seed of a gooseberry bought in Farmers's market. They spent winter inside. Planted in early flowers and are forming fruit. Winter is approaching fast. Now my concern is how to protect them well so that these plants survive . Are there any special instructions.. I did feed it with 10-10-10. Now worried about winter. Please help.Thanks
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 18 Aug, Richard (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): You said you started a plant from a gooseberry seed. Gooseberry and Cape Gooseberry are different plants. The fruit of a Cape Gooseberry (aka Incaberry) resembles a small Chinese Lantern fruit. So, if it is a gooseberry you have, I would say it will survive the winter. Cape Gooseberry probably not. I'm wrestling with over-wintering in 6a.
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Ginger 01 Aug, Ian (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate): Have you any advice on soil pH for ginger?
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Ginger 01 Aug, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): A pH of 6.5 should be good for ginger
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 08 Jul, Dave Bailie (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): I have some Inca Berry plants started & an ready to move them outdoors ( late because of the very poor June we had here in NB , Canada ). I would like to plant these in a bed that will be permanent and have a few questions I would appreciate help with.I have a good size lot so have several different locations in mind depending on soil & sun conditions required. 1/ Would it be best to have full sun or should the plants have partial sun? 2/ Will these plants over winter in my climate ? If they will would a location with slow drainage bee okay or should I select a site that has good drainage. 3/ When making a bed should I add compost , lime, etc to the soil ; what would best benefit the plants ? I look forward to hearing back from you. Sincerely, Dave Bailie in Sackville,NB
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 Jul, Rick Hand (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): This is my first year growing Inca Berry and after a tough start to germinate, I had one plant that grew. It's in a pot because I'll bring it in during the winter because it would probably die in zone 6a (Halifax, NS). The plant wants full sun and is tolerant of dry conditions with good drainage. I've used sand with soil and gave it an early feeding of chicken manure. It produced lots of flowers from the beginning and fruit is now hanging from the branches (late July) from a plant that's about 30 cm high.
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Ginger 02 Jul, Jane (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): I have a healthy piece of ginger and I want to plant it. I suspect my question is really stupid but here goes. On one piece I have a healthy green shoot about 2 inches. Do I plant this with the green shoot facing up or down?
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Ginger 15 Jul, Gordon (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Hi Jane, For most root tuber, the shoots will be reaching upwards to get above the soil to start gathering light energy while using the stored energy in the root. You probably see that the shoot is green so it already has the chlorophyl ready to start working. After the root tuber starts seeing some sucess from light harvest and finds itself in damp soil-lke conditions it will likely start generating the root hairs and larger branching roots to pull in new moisture and nutrients as the plant grows. So plant the ginger with the shoot facing upwards and it should have less work to reorient itself. Whether your root piece is just a finger shaped log or has multiple branches, just dig a shallow wide hole to lay the root down in. ( Like a hotdog or a cookie laying on a plate.) Not a deep narrow hole. The whole root should only be about 2-4 inches deep. Have fun, Gordon
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Celery 22 Jun, neil waterman (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): can I grow celery in nfld canada
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 23 Mar, Can you ripen or dry luffah off the vine (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate): At the end of last summer I had luffa's that were over a foot long but didn't know how to dry them. We were coming into frost season and I thought they would rot of the vine if not picked. Well they rotted off the vine also.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 24 Mar, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Try an online search for 'drying luffa sponges'.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 12 Mar, Vertical Gardener (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): In case anyone is still searching, West Coast Seeds in BC offers cape gooseberry seeds. I've had success with their seeds, as well as seeds purchased through eBay from various sellers. Once you have berries you'll never have to purchase seeds again. In fact, I have to cull plants that self-seed each spring from the prior year's crop.
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Burdock (also Gobo (Japanese Burdock)) 01 Feb, Allen Slone (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate): Does burdock grow wild in Alaska?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 31 Jan, Yvette Cogswell (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Richters Goodwood Ontario www.richters.com They have excellent seeds and service.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 17 Dec, Jean Mutch (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate): Never tried lookups before. Need hints Where to get good seeds. Thanks
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 29 Sep, promila Relan (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate): I bought cape berries from farmers market in Calgary Alberta, I remved the seeds from the caper berries. It was in July.--too hot outside. So I kept the tiny pot inside and re potted them as needed. It was very easy. Now I have three plant in three pots about 18 inches tall.and I am waiting for summer- Now I need to know will I have fruit if planted outside and when. I also want to know the precautions necessary to be successful. I do love gardening
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 22 Sep, ruby (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): I have Physalis plant & it is just loaded with fruit not ripe yet, I had to bring in the house as was getting to cold outside. My plant is about 40 inches tall with the pot. I need to know how to treat the plant as I want the fruit to ripen They are very delicious. Red Deer AB Canada Help PleaseRuby
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Mint (also Garden mint) 20 Sep, Liliana Klebe (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate): This is my first mint plant ever, we planted it outdoors in a raised bed... Winter is coming, do I need to protect it by covering it, or can I just trim it and leave it alone.
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Mint (also Garden mint) 21 Jan, Jessica Watson (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Mints are like a weed. They come back every year here in Calgary
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Pumpkin 27 Aug, Myles (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate): Hello! I currently have an amazing crop of pumpkins but as August draws to a close the threat of frost becomes greater. I am wondering how to handle this if the vines are not dying off yet. If they have to be picked because of frost soon, how do I keep them till Halloween!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 25 Aug, George (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Is it little too late now to only have a few developing fruit? I've read that fruit takes 60 days to mature on the plant.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 07 Aug, Christie Chaplin-Saunders (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate): My Inca berries have flower buds now...
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