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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 28 Oct, Theo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I sow some seeds, and cut some to force Witloof to grow but it looks like skeleton leaves, and do I need to wet the plants when forcing grow of witloof, I appreciate feedback Thanx Theo
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Onion 27 Oct, Joseph (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Give more tips to make my Onions season a plesure They're are mre then a month in the ground standing very gentle
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 20 Oct, MAGRIET (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Good day We are urgently looking for Chicory plants, not seeds but the plant itself. Any suggestion where we can buy these plants. Thank you
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Artichokes (Globe) 12 Oct, rab (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): can we grow artichoke in pretoria,
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Pumpkin 19 Sep, Sildah maphorima (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): When to plant greenish or blackish pumpkin and can plant them with beans and mealies
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Garlic 13 Aug, barry (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): We intend to plant garlic in an area 40x100 metres. Where can I source planting stock at a fair price? How good are the sales options in Mpumalanga for such a crop? Many thanks...
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Tomato 10 Jul, Eddie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I tried growing chamomile from seed, and somehow I was unsuccessful. I have tried 3 times; now I am ready to seek advice. can you advise me more on the growing of this herb? Thanks.
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Tomato 14 Jul, Kevin (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Plant them like microgreens, loads of seeds in a small area. I throw a whole packet into a smallish pot & then harvest like microgreens as they come up. Mine always bolt early so I cut them aggresively
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Potato 09 Jun, wilma van wyk (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi, can I put plastic or cardboard on tip of my soil where I want to plant potatoes? There is alot of grass in my yard.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 14 May, Dudley Munn (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I live in Buhrein a part of Kraaifontein in the Cape.I want to buy the vegetable Swedes.There must be someone who sells them.We enjoy turnips and parsnips,but parsnips are also difficult to get.My name is Dudley Munn and cell 0736441066 thanks
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 19 May, Bee-Pie's Greens (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Livingseeds sells them.
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 01 May, [email protected] (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I’m wondering if I can plant these peas in a sunny winter garden? There hasn’t been frost here
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Tomato 22 Apr, Kanego (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): How to make tomato tree to be rich in fertilizer
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 17 Apr, Derek (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): get sets from livingseeds’s.co.za, in fact all heirloom seeds and garden supplies. they currently have two varieties in stock (Spanish and Perennial) and ship all over the country by courier or PostNet, and provide excellent service and advice. they are in Centurion in Gauteng, if you’re able to collect directly to save on shipping costs!
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 01 Apr, Enara Tapera (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where can I get tubers or even leaves for Jerusalem Artichoke. I need them for research purposes. I am in Midrand Guateng.
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Asparagus 02 Mar, Annette (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Please help. I've planted aubergine seedlings. They're flowering at the moment but all the flowers are falling off. Is there anything I can do to prevent it?
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Cucumber 08 Feb, Sello Mokhethi (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Why do I see cucumber plant provided support like tomato plant.stand like structure preventing them to lay on the soil?
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Potato 08 Feb, Claus Otto (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am looking for a handbook for beginners,with illustrations and advise,how to plant and grow potatoes in south africa
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Potato 17 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate): The handbook-which I provided the location to in my prior reply is not very beginner'ish but it is comprehensive covering issues you may never encounter- but you do need the reference material. I have a few thoughts to add. 1. Hilling up while the plant is growing-if you are covering leaves I find this fundamentally wrong. Leaves are specialized and designed to collect light, they are not roots. So I opt to plant my seed potatoes deep enough on day one- however I tend to have the luxury of very well airated, light soil. This means the seed potato has a steady air supply and can sense the heat from the sun even at deeper depths 2. Your seedpotatoes need all their potassium Immediately. Potatoes strangely take up all their potassium that they need really early. -and don't uptake more. If there is not enough potassium in the very early stages your potatoes might have hollow heart (looks like hollow rotting middles). Late application of potassium tends to be useless 3. Potatoes seem to respond really well to the addition of microryzal fungi - in my area we source that under pine trees in a forest- we just take some forest floor duff with a dust pan and add to the potatoe planting soil. To sum up - your seed Potatoes should be about the size of chicken eggs (if larger cut up ensuring an eye on each piece and allow a few days to heal/scab up before planting). You need to chit them(make them sprout-place in dark so they sprout). Plant in soil with Compost, a sorce of potassium and microryzal fungi. If for some reason you cannot source any compost/pottasium/microryzal fungi -plant anyhow potatoes are tough -there is still a good chance they will be Okay -depends on the condition of you soil. In my area I can water deeply once per week. Harvest when about half the leaves have fallen over as if to die. If you harvest sooner you may be compromising on size-because as long as those leaves can collect light they can store the energy in the tubers. Good luck - it is so much easier than it sounds- and all those diseases in the handbook are rare and if the plants are strong (well fed) they can manage just fine, potaoes are pretty tough root crop. In other words- you can grow potatoe.
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Potato 16 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): This is a potato handbook from Kenya -- it might be a good place to start: https://npck.org/Books/PotatoProductionHandbook2019(002).pdf
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Potato 16 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate): This is a potato handbook from Kenya -- it might be a good place to start: https://npck.org/Books/PotatoProductionHandbook2019(002).pdf
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 03 Feb, Leon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I want to plant mustard
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Sunflower 25 Jan, Charl Roux (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi. Could you perhaps help me get hold of Helianthus annuus ‘Russian Mammoth’ (Common Sunflower) seeds? Regards Charl
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 09 Jan, Kone Taumaku I (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have bought Yates dwarf, climbing beans, summer carnival and other type watetmelon.
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Potato 08 Jan, Mzamana Baloyi (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): When can I plant potatoes in south of mphomalanga province. South Africa?
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Onion 02 Jan, Estelle (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Good. Day.. I just planted my onion seeds out.im a beginner.Just Want to know so it will be ready by what month..tx
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Onion 08 Jan, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Read the notes here - it tells you this kind of information.
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Pumpkin 27 Dec, Sylvia (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi I live in the central karoo. South Africa. When do I need to plant pumpkins in order to avoid pumpkin fly?
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Onion 13 Dec, Gardener (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): The unions is small when it's ready to harvest
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Potato 12 Dec, Mshana Kazwelonke (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): What fertilizers should I use in order to grow plus size potatoes
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