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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 14 Feb, Greg (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
Hello John from Australia, Thank you kindly for letting me know that Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in the United States lists seeds foe Golden Berries. I will try to make an order right away. Lets hope they have the seeds and they could mail them to Canada. Unfortunately, many other internet based suppliers (of various items) do not ship to Canada (and this is not something new), they do this because they experience some kind of "red tape" formalities. Thank you John
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 12 Feb, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in the United States lists them. They are very easy to grow from seed, and much cheaper than plants. All the best.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 17 Jan, Jody (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Can we grow sunroof in Manitoba canada and if so where can we buy it from
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Jan, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Jody, I'm growing it in zone 4b. I just start it early indoors and then plant it outside. I will probably have a piece or two for you to start with. [email protected]
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 Apr, Phyllis (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Sam -- do you have any yacon tubers left over still. Would love to get a piece. tks
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 26 Nov, Sherry (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Where can I buy NZ Kumura to grow in my garden?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 26 Sep, claire labelle (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
where can i get seeds to grow in Canada
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 04 Jul, Bea (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I just bought a packet of the fruit and then squished the seeds of one berry onto paper towel, then folded it up and stored it. This was in winter. Around April I sowed the seed and it all came up and grew very well. I now have plants about a foot tall. Very healthy and easy to grow. I am treating it just as I would a tomato plant and it's growing wonderfully.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 02 Nov, Mary Anne (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hello Claire, If you find out where to get goldenberry (also known as cape gooseberry), would you please let me know? I'd love some seeds! Thank you, Mary Anne
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 22 Sep, Mark (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I grew some Cape Gooseberry from seed I purchased from a store, and I am interested in saving my own seed for next spring. What is the best way to do that? Thank you, Mark Gregson
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 17 Sep, Paul (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I have many green chili peppers on my plant, and frost is around the corner. If I harvest the green chili peppers, and bring them in the house, will they turn mature into red chili peppers?
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 16 Apr, Purnima Sen (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Can I grow this plant in a pot in balcony.?I live in a condo unit.
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 12 May, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7a Mild Temperate climate)
I grow borage - since the bees love it. I have grown it in containers, no problem - it seems to grow everywhere. I have also noticed they tend to like potassium, moisture and rich soil. I have also grown them in various locations in my garden; they grow everywhere but I do notice a difference in size based on soil quality, light and moisture -- but again, they do grow just about everywhere..... I've yet to plant in a spot where it did not grow. This is a great plant for bees and the humming birds love it. When I lived in Burnaby, B.C., in an apartment on the third floor -- I had borage in containers, and all of a sudden humming birds appeared. Also, my third floor apartment balcony received minimal direct sunlight; it would be what I call BRIGHT shade (reflect from other apartment building windows) and the borage did well, in containers, in a compost and soil mixture.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 14 Apr, Julie (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi, if you have some yacon crowns for sale, i am very interested. I am living near Montreal.Thanks
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 21 Apr, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Julie, I will probably have a few left over for you this spring. Email me so I can contact you quicker. [email protected]
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Tomato 30 Mar, David (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
Best Tomato seeds to use in this Zone 2b Sub-Arctic?
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Tomato 12 Jun, Lisa the Transplant (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi David :) I am in Northern NL Canada and if you are not doing greenhouse tomatoes, actually...the Artic tomato is perfect for zone 3-4.
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Tomato 31 Mar, David (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
So, I asked for the names of tomato seeds that best grows in my region. Zone 2b Sub-Arctic? Can you help or not!
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Kale (also Borecole) 26 Mar, Jeff (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I'm in the Detroit area. Can Kale seedlings be planted now?
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 10 Mar, Christine Rivière-Anderson (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I would love to plant black salsify in my area ( Muskoka, 225 kms north of Toronto) . I grew up in France where salsify is a common vegetable and I really miss it here. I realize that I live in a colder zone than is probably possible for growing salsify and that the harvesting is normally done in the winter but would it be possible to wait for Spring to harvest ? And if not, do I need to grow it in a greenhouse ? Thanks for your suggestions!!
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 12 May, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7a Mild Temperate climate)
I'm from a warmer region - but I recalled something about hard freezes and salsify, so I checked the website where I purchased my seeds (RESTORATION seeds); here is some of the information from that site, where it talks about a hard freeze.... -- from their site --- The leaves of black salsify are spearhead shaped and have an excellent mild flavor improved by frost. They last past mild freezes and re-grow quickly after hard ones. They taste very much like lettuce. Come spring, they produce copius quantities of large, mild-flavored leaves long before lettuce can be planted. Late rin the summer when they bolt, your lettuce will be available. Also known as Scorzonera, Black Vegetable-oyster Plant, Serpent Root and Viper's Grass. Tags: Season: Spring Fall Winter, Seed:
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 09 Mar, don jackson (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Sam - are you in Canada and offering to sell some Yacon crowns? If so I would like to take you up on your offer. Am in Niagara region. I realize this thread is a year old Cultivariable is sold out. Thanks very much Don
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 10 Mar, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Don, Where can I message you?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 15 Mar, don jackson (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
email is best at [email protected] thanks Don
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 02 Mar, Heather (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Does anyone know where I can purchase this root for growing in Toronto Ontario? Thanks
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 07 Mar, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Heather. I got mine from https://www.cultivariable.com/catalog/yacon/ . They ship to Canada now. I see they are sold out right now. I have some. E-mail me.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Mar, Sam Lafontaine (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Or post your email and I'll get back to you.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 27 Mar, Heather (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
[email protected]. Hope you can still help me out
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 04 Jan, Elizabeth nowaczek (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Is it possible to find seeds for pattypan squash in Canada? If so from where? Thanks! Have had them while in Australia!
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 17 Jan, Amanda (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate)
I ordered mine online from West Coast Seeds. If you live on the west coast you can also find them in many stores.
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