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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 17 Aug, Anonymous (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): If you are humid sub-tropical then in the calendar guide for Taro is does not recommend growing them there. If wanting to plant look up a seed selling website.
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Horseradish 16 Aug, Daisy Mulder (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can provide some horseradish roots. Contact me via email ( Note: Gardenate doesn't publish email addresses unless included in Comment)
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Horseradish 10 Jun, mike (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hello Daisy, I need horseradish root for purpose of making a tonic. I could do with about 1-2 Kg. Can you assist ? I inquired with Gardenate, and followed up on your comment. I live in Midrand, betweenJjoburg and Pretoria. Thanks. Sincerely, Mike Habib
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Horseradish 22 Dec, Herb (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi! I am in East London and I trying to secure some horseradish root to start my home grow. Please advise where I can obtain some viable plant material.
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Horseradish 11 Aug, lehlomela stanley phakisi (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): please help.i am looking for fresh horseradish roots.my number is 0822546648
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Horseradish 12 Aug, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look up seed selling website in S A.
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Celery 01 Aug, MARIO (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi, We’re growing celery from the base of the stalks, about 1/2 cm thick, Place them in a tray with a small film of water. Leave near a sunny window for around 10 days adding a little water each day. When the stalks are about 5c. high and the roots have grown we plant as you normally would. Didn’t believe it but the stalks a re growing well. Anyone else doing this? .
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Celery 16 Aug, Regina (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Yes, you can tell how fresh your produce you buy from supermarket is. We also regrow onion, lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower. We put onion in water until roots regrow then into ground, same with lettuce, we put broccoli and cauliflower in ground and started growing before winter and then the rats decided they were hungry so didn't get to grow a head of replanted stem.
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Celery 03 Aug, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): You can do this with a few vegetables, carrots, onions, shallots, celery etc. Look up a website PINTEREST it has lots of this stuff or google it.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 01 Aug, Constance (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I stay in Botswana.When can I start to plant chillies?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 03 Aug, Anonymous (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Look at the monthly calendar at the top of the page, set your climate zone, it tells you the best months to start planting - NOV.
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Tomato 31 Jul, Dennis Naidoo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I want to plant tomatoes in containers due to know space in my backyard. What size container can I use and what nutrients should I feed my tomato plants. Also what fertilizer can be used. Regards Dennis
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Tomato 03 Aug, Anonymous (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): My daughter recommends a big container, about 30+ liters. A general all round garden fertiliser, make sure you mix about 2-3 handfuls into the soil before you put the soil in the container.
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Ginger 28 Jul, Litlhare sarki (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): can you please tell me where i could buy the yellow ginger seedlings,quantity and price for 1 hectare
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Ginger 28 Jul, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): You need to contact an agricultural supplier for that information
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 22 Jul, Christal van der Byl (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I live in the Eastern Cape and my mom makes and sells chilli paste. I am thinking of growing the chillies ourselves because it can get difficult to find chillies. What advice do you have to make sure that we always have chillies growing? I will be making wooden creates / boxes to grow the chillies in, because the soil on our land is not very fertile if I grow but it will be outside and in the boxes I can move them around for different times of the year where the sun will be catching best.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 23 Jul, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I feel you would have more chance of a good crop if you planted in the ground than in boxes or crates. They need to be in sunlight all/most of the day. They are a spring through autumn crop I think, I have never grown them. You need to improve your soil by adding compost and manures regularly, yearly. Soil is only the medium that plants grow in. All soils need to have nutrients added to them, compost, manures, mulch that breaks down, fertilisers etc. Do some internet research on how to grow them.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 16 Jul, Tshwgo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am planning to plan habanero peppers and love in the north of Johannesburg. When is the best time to plant and how do I maintain? Thank you in advance
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Jul, Astrid (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Don't be in a rush to get the seeds out. This year we've got a cold winter, so if you are sowing directly into the ground I would not sow earlier than mid September in Jhb North just to be safe. If you can start the seeds indoors you could sow early August, and plant out mid September. Plant in full sun at least 50cm apart. Make sure your plants don't dry out or your harvest will be affected. The best way to do this is to mulch well with organic matter around the plants (leaves, compost etc) to prevent moisture loss / keep moisture levels constant, but you will still need to water. When you see flowers develop, feed with a small handful (per plant) of Vita Veg Fruit & Flower - don't dig it in, just sprinkle around the plant. Leave your bushes to overwinter, they might survive!
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 16 Jul, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Check the chilli page for your climate zone and read it, it has when to plant. Then google how to grow chilli in south Africa.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 12 Jul, Jean (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi there when can i plant my okra? Wil it be fine to start planting in August?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Jul, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Read the planting time guide for your climate zone.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 10 Jul, Anver (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): i am going plant my chili seeds in tray an can i leave them indoor till it start to grow
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 13 Jul, Anonymous (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): It says plant seeds in Sept. Probably for soil temperature reasons. You could start inside in August but would have to provide warmth for them to germinate. Put them outside as soon as they germinate otherwise the might grow leggy, very tall and thin, looking for sunlight.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 08 Jul, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I sow okra around August
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 25 Jun, Hope Livingstone (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can okra grow in winter if so in which areas
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 26 Jun, Anonymous (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Go the okra page. Then I suggest you go through all the different climate zones for south Africa and see if it says plant in winter.
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Onion 24 Jun, Jimmy Spear (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I planted half of an onion In a pot under potting soil +- 4 weeks ago and it has grown 3 healthy shoots about 20 cm long. What must I do now?? Please advise
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Onion 25 Jun, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Keep growing it and see what happens.
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Garlic 23 Jun, Simeon Tshwene (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): How do I grow garlic
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