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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 27 Apr, matome (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): may i please be advised on the fertilizer and chemicals used to sustain your eggplant,i want to be prepared when summer come,its 1st time planting eggplant,
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Peas 21 Jan, zelalem (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Please I need to know the supply erstwhile of Pea Seeds in South Africa esp in North west.
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Peas 26 Jan, Wilma (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Buy your seeds online from Livingseeds.co.za I bought some seedlings in December and tehy delivered within 48 hours.
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Sunflower 18 Jan, Wil (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi I am an amateur photographer who would like to take some photos of sunflower fields. Are there at that is currently on bloom near Johannesburg? If not, would you be able to guide me on when/where best to go? Thanking you in advance for your time. Regards Wil
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Sunflower 26 Jan, Wilma (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Sjoe, with the drought the crobs have not been good. The last nice fields I saw was a few years back travelling on the N1 towards Grasmere toll plaza. Maybe ask on the facebook group Taan's Tuine, Kruie en groente They have over 30 000 members who can help.
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Horseradish 18 Jan, Peter (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Any one in the Pretoria region, contact me if you want horseradish plants/root. Peter:- [email protected]
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Horseradish 20 Feb, Shernel Moonsamy (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I would like to have ... but I'm on the east rand
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Horseradish 07 Feb, Marietjie (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Good day, if there are still left over I would like to have some
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Horseradish 21 Jan, Selaelo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am in johannesburg but i reguarly go to pretoria, how can we meet, i need horseradish
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 16 Jan, Wilbur van Wyk (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I live in Pretoria and want to know where i can purchase witloof seeds I will appreciate any information Regards Wilbur
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 15 Jan, F.rahman (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Currently I'm in upington how can I get taro plant. Kind regards F.rahman
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Leeks 15 Jan, pheello (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Where can I buy leek plant. As vegetable. Please list shops that sells leek
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Ginger 14 Jan, Shylock mhangwani (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): i in Limpopo in giyani i want to know if giyani has the right climate to grow ginger
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Pumpkin 13 Jan, noluthando (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I have grown some butternut and its already big in size im not sure if i should harvest or not.what should i look for before harvesting.the same goes for pumpkin its already size of a ball.its so hard and green on the outside
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Pumpkin 15 Jan, Andile (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi you know what Noluthando every crop takes 4 months to be ready, the first day you plant you must write down and count the days from day of planting and you will be able to know when to harvest, even the leaves show you when its time to harvest, they get dry from 3-4 months.
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Lettuce 12 Jan, mark Hutton (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): i have just reaped lettuce from my veg garden today. i live in the merrivale area of kzn. it is very hot in somer and garden is north facing. produced a 1.209 kg plant with its roots. difficult to do at this time of year. used madumbi sustainable agriculture products and watered down compost. 100% organic no residues.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 07 Jan, Lotus (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): 1. When can I grow okra in Polokwane,Limpopo province? Where can I find seeds ?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 09 Jun, Attie Labuschagne (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi Lotus If you ever come through to Groblersdal I can help with seeds. Also Rue plants, Moringa seeds or plants, Cancer bush seeds as well as Comfrey plants. Regards. Lappies
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 12 Feb, cathy labuschagne (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): hallo ek is in pretoria, is dit maklik om comfrey te groei, en is dit n krui hello i'm in pretoria, it's easy to grow comfrey, and it's a herb
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 13 Aug, Andrew (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi Attie,how do I contact you when I get to Groblersdal?
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Cucumber 06 Jan, Posholi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi,I am in Maseru Lesotho. Where in the Freestate province can i purchase cucumber seedlings??
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Watermelon 05 Jan, Teboho (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): If you do not have access to cow manure, but nitrogen rich fertilizers or otherwise, pour a mixture of 2 water and 1 urine on the plan roots...it has worked for me for more than five years
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Watermelon 05 Jun, daphney (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): good day, Teboho i need assistant on growin watermelon please contact me on 0762666393 and assist
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Celeriac 04 Jan, Hannelie Kriel (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Good day, I desperately need to buy celeriac seeds to take with me to Namibia. Do you have any knowledge as to where I can buy the seeds in Cape Town, Stellenbosch area? Regards Hannelie
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Beetroot (also Beets) 04 Jan, onkutule (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Is beetroot plant safe from Tuta absoluta disease.
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Garlic 01 Jan, Douw G. Swart (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): hi i have no idea what the climate zone or soil classification for vosburg, northern cape, is. i guess semi-arid is the closest i can get to semi-desert. i would like to grow garlic here. can you please advise. regards, dgs
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Garlic 03 Jan, John (Australia - temperate climate): This is a transcript of a article on growing garlic in central Australia (desert). It is on ABC Rural News and may be a help to you. Trials reveal potential for garlic-growing in Northern Territory Posted 7 Oct 2016 MAP: Alice Springs 0870 A trial exploring the capabilities of seven garlic varieties in the red centre is showing some early positive results. Seven varieties of garlic are being trialled at the Northern Territory's Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI), alongside the standard industry garlic variety, Glen Large. The Alice Springs environment will demonstrate how varieties that have never been grown commercially in the Northern Territory respond to extreme cold and extreme heat. Central Australian Horticulture Development Project manager and researcher Stuart Smith said despite challenges such as poor water quality, the results so far had been positive. "We're hoping, because we're just south of the Tropic of Capricorn, we're just a bit a little subtropical, that we're in the right area," he said. "We've got the right heat profile, right day length and we're able to grow some good bulbs. "If it'll grow here, it'll grow anywhere. "Central Australia is a bit isolated from the rest of Australia so it doesn't have the pests and diseases of the other garlic-growing areas." Plan to get garlic onto market early in season Mr Smith believes there is a market opportunity for garlic that grows early in the traditional growing season. We thought we could get a few varieties to come early on the market, so we can get some good prices for them and replace the imported garlic," he said. The first successful harvested trial crop has reached a stage of maturity that would be ready for market. "It's got a code name called AF. We're getting some good-sized bulbs out of this," Mr Smith said. "I estimate we're getting 6-8 tonnes per hectare." The DPI's Stuart Smith and agriculture minister Ken Vowles stand in a field of garlic PHOTO: Stuart Smith and Primary Industries Minister Ken Vowles discuss the garlic crop trial near Alice Springs. (ABC Rural: Katrina Beaven) Mr Smith said the early trial results were encouraging despite poor water quality and salty soils. "We have to keep watering them pretty constantly to keep moving the salt out of the root zone," he said. "The water we're using at AZRI is pretty low quality. "Most of the water other people are using in horticulture around the Central Australian region is a lot better quality than this." Mr Smith said the research results would also add value to what was being learned by a grower at Orange Creek Station, south of Alice Springs, who is conducting a commercial garlic trial this year.
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Broccoli 31 Dec, Patrick Hanratty (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I bought seedlings that said they were Kale from Spar here in Centurion. So now its 31st Jan and they are as big as small bushes about 1.5 metres and certainly not Kale but obviously Broccoli. No heads yet although 5 months growing. Should i wait for cooler weather for them to head or is it better to pull em out because there will be no cool nights until end Feb.
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Pumpkin 27 Dec, Dominic (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): For the sake of my customers, I would like to know the nutritional and/or health benefits of pumpkin and/or pumpkin seeds?
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Pumpkin 12 Jul, Kerry (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Have a look at this website. www.sparkpeople.com it has a free nutrition calculator.
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