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Potato 19 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): 30-40mm apart and rows 60mm apart.
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Potato 01 Mar, Faith Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate): Also -- please provide information about how large - LARGE SCALE is. That is: is this a 10m x 10m --- or a 30m x 30m -- or 100m x 100m -- if your up to tractor size... then you best bet is to talk to whomever is providing the seed potato in your area. They would best know what to broadcast and how to plant.
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Potato 29 Feb, Faith Celeste Archer (Australia - temperate climate): Are you looking for SWEET potatoes or regular potatoes ..... I think your climate is better suited for Sweet potatoes -- they are different (different families) and therefore have different instructions: The ideal soil temperature range for planting potatoes is 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit (7 to 10 degrees Celsius). After planting, the ideal temperature for growing potatoes is 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (16 to 21 degrees Celsius). Potatoes do best in fertile, well-drained soils. However, potatoes will grow in many types of soils. Soils that are poorly drained tend to produce poorly shaped potatoes and tuber rot. Potatoes do well across a wide range of pH, but prefer slightly acidic soils; a soil pH of 5.3 to 6.0 is typical for potato production. If your soil is more acidic than this, mixing in wood ash will help raise the pH and make your soil more alkaline. Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are close cousins of morning glory and only distantly related to traditional potatoes. They are tender, so must be protected from frost, and like heat, full sun and regular watering. They crop best at temperatures of 21–26°C (70–80°F) PLEASE CLARIFY which type of potato.
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Rhubarb 24 Feb, Helen (Australia - tropical climate): I don't live in Australia anymore. I have retired in Cambodia. Where I live in Siem Reap has a tropical climate How can I grow rhubarb here in Cambodia, please? Kind regards, Helen.
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Tomato 21 Feb, Jenni (USA - Zone 7a climate): I have had AMAZING results with planting tomatoes with Epsom salt in the planting hole, mixed in the soil. Then I use Super Thrive when I water, it's available at Walmart and Amazon. You can use it on any plant,indoors or out. Just try it. You'll love it!. I also feed with a good organic fertilizer. Foxfarm is the best for me, as well as their soils. Can't be beat.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 21 Feb, Jen P (Australia - temperate climate): I’ve been trying to grow chives in potting mix for vegetables since last August. Not one sprout. I’m hoping this round will yield something. I’ve grown them before and they grew like crazy. Using the seeds from what I grew.
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Chives (also Garden chives) 26 Feb, Gary (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I have found commercial potting mixes to be a dicy and unreliable investment. I think that some are contaminated. The more expensive the worse. They seem to cause low growth rate or no growth at all. Also you need to prepare the soil at least Three month ahead.
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Garlic 19 Feb, Bruno K. (USA - Zone 9a climate): First time for me planting Garlic. I planted them last October. My question: Many of the green shoots I had have dried, now in Mid Feb. i noticed that new green shoot are coming up is this normal for garlic or did I do something wrong? my next question: I planted Tomato seeds on Feb. 1, 2024 Tycoons, Dixie Red, Celebrity and Juliets, they have 2 sets of true leafs and are about 4" tall, with temp. outside in the low 50's and daytime temp. Mid 60's is that a good time to harden them off? they are only 3 weeks old. Any Advise will help.
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Carrot 18 Feb, Pat (USA - Zone 8a climate): Cover with a board means: place a board on the ground flat over the seeds. Carrot seeds do not need light to germinate. Look under board a couple times a day if possible, until you see first leaves of carrots. When more than 10 % or so appear, remove the board so they can grow normally. PS it works well to plant not a single ROW of carrots, but a band of carrots, maybe 6 to 10 inches wide. Whatever width you can manage to work. To thin. If sown thicket enough, you can pull the little babies to thin and use them in salads.when you have carrots left about 2” apart, leave them to grow to size. As you need carrots, thin further. By the time they mature you should have enough room for them to grow full since. You might leave 2 or 3 in a back corner to continue on to next year, when they should eventually go to seed for you. To save seed, allow them to die and brown, save the tops and further dry seed indoors on an herb rack of mesh that should prevent seeds from coming through. When dry, collect on a piece of paper and allow to dry further. When dry, store in a paper envelope or seed pack.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 16 Feb, Jimmy (USA - Zone 6a climate): The guide says for my zone, 6A to start eggplant in Feb and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Absolutely a error here. Right now we are 12 weeks out from our last frost date, May 9th. Unless you have a hot house or hoop house, do not Start seeds yet.
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Asparagus 15 Feb, John spence (USA - Zone 7a climate): When and how is the best time to plant asparagus seed in zone 7a
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Asparagus 19 Feb, (USA - Zone 9a climate): Best time to plant crowns is February and March or November and December
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Peas 15 Feb, william (USA - Zone 7a climate): how to grow pigeon peas in zone 7a
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 14 Feb, gugu dlamini (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): CORN701 does not grow in the ground I tried several times, it grew once after that it doesn't. Second time seeds became big and never progressed in the ground.
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Cardoon 13 Feb, Lyn barnard (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Where can i obtain cardoon plants or seed on south africa
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 12 Feb, Chris (USA - Zone 6a climate): What is the Ideal sweet corn variety for growing in zone 6a?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 10 Feb, paul swan (New Zealand - temperate climate): why does the young growing marrow/zucchini go brown or rot on the flower end of the vegetable before maturity.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 14 Mar, Harry (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Paul, blossom end rot can also be associated with water issues and/or calcium issues. Sometimes the plant suffers because water is too unreliably available, i.e. it dries out between adequate waterings. The growing zucchini will be
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 15 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Rot in young flowers usually means that they have not been pollinated. You might have to try hand pollination
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Cabbage 10 Feb, ER (USA - Zone 7b climate): What does plant seeds "undercover" mean?
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Cabbage 15 Feb, Liz (Gardenate) (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Young seedlings can be affected by sudden changes of temperature. To prevent this seedtrays are usually kept under cover for a few weeks. Any area which mantains even, frost-free, temperatures 24 hours will do. e.g. Unheated greenhouses, a covered area close to the house, or small frames covered with frostcloth or with a piece of fabric like old bed sheets. If possible put the trays above ground level. Too much strong sunlight can do as much damage as cold nights to seedlings.
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Cabbage 14 Feb, Domanique (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate): Plant undercover in seed trays (with a dome or other thing like that)
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Watermelon 10 Feb, Rob Taege (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): After last year's disappointment of being so wet, this year has had lots of sun hours with intermittent rain. However, a few weeks ago I noticed two watermelon fruits had their skin punctured. I just chucked on them today and now half of my fruit has punctured holes in them. I have a few pukekos in the paddock that come over and pick my unripe tomatoes from the plants. Would they peck at watermelon fruit as well? If not, what other animal or bird would do this and how do I stop them? I'm 100% sure it isn't rats as the holes are punctured not gnawed, Any suggestions, please before I lose my whole crop.
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Cardoon 08 Feb, Sofia (USA - Zone 6b climate): Hi! Can anyone suggest varieties that are likely to overwinter and establish as perennials in Zone 6b? Thanks!
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Watermelon 07 Feb, Lawrence Msibi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Which is best fertilizer to use in Mpumalanga for planting watermelons and when to apply such fertilizers. Furthermore, the pesticides etc when to start spaying my watermelons, Thank you so much.
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Onion 07 Feb, Brenda (USA - Zone 5a climate): What do you mean when you say plant out
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Onion 07 Feb, (USA - Zone 5a climate): Hi, it means to take the seedlings you've grown from seed, and plant them in the ground or bigger pots.
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Onion 08 Feb, (USA - Zone 5a climate): Thanks
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 06 Feb, Mike Johnson (USA - Zone 6a climate): I have Georgia Candy Roaster squash seeds, Heirloom. Can they be grown in 6A?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 05 Feb, Annette James (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have 2 healthy looking plants of the large purple variety. They are producing flowers ok but no fruit. Any ideas on why this is happening?
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