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Asparagus 07 Oct, Mai (Australia - temperate climate)
wow info! Thanks a lot!
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 Sep, THUSO (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I stay in kimberley (south africa) where can i get okro?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 30 Sep, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Try seed selling companies on the internet.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 28 Sep, Lynn (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Hi I planted Okra in August and nothing came up. Was it perhaps to cold?
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 29 Sep, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
The planting guide at the top of the page says to plant Oct to Feb, the reason probably is the soil temp. It needs warmer soil temp to germinate. Why because it is a summer crop NOT a winter crop.
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Cabbage 26 Sep, Lesley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My red cabbages grow to a certain point then the top starts to split, why is that?, still tastes good and the inside is just like a bought one, am I watering too much, every day in Bundy or is it something else
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Cabbage 06 Apr, Vincent (United Kingdom - cool/temperate climate)
I´m from a farm that grows a lot of cabbage and we observed this aswell in some parts of the arable. We explained it, that the cabbage defines its biggest state at an early point in its life. It seems to depend on how much water is avaiable in that state. So to prevent it from breaking you need to water it in the early stages more than in the later stages. If it has not enough water when it begins to grow it and to much later on it will break.
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Cabbage 27 Sep, (Australia - temperate climate)
I'm from Bundy and it is too much water. I water 3 times a week.
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Brussels sprouts 25 Sep, Claire Hewson (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Should I pull my Brussel sprouts out as no sign of producing just all leaves if you could let me know please kind regards Claire Hewson
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Brussels sprouts 27 Sep, Anonymous (New Zealand - temperate climate)
No use growing them if not producing.
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Rhubarb 25 Sep, Nkreen (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Best planting option soil sun and watering please. Desperate to get a plant growing healthy for rhubarb crumble
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Rhubarb 27 Sep, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Start with good rich soil, 6-8 hrs sunlight a day, and water 3 times a week. Read the notes here first.
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Radish 25 Sep, Dennis Naidoo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi I planted bell peppers tomatoes and brinjals They are flowering and some peppers and tomatoes are showing some fruit. What fertlizer can i use to increase fruit Dennis
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Radish 05 Oct, Nick Baxendale (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi Dennis, I use borax, dilute one tablespoon in four litres of water and spray plants when they start to flower, worked like a bomb on my brinjal plants, they also like calcium, take egg shells wash them and then crush into jar of water let stand for a couple of days them treat brinjal plants by pouring water into soil. Please don't forget to wash shells first otherwise you will have a hell of a stink, like my first time. Cheers Nick
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Radish 27 Sep, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
A general fertiliser will do. If you start with good rich soil then you really don't need to fertilise again.
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Leeks 24 Sep, Tshidiso (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
What are part consumes of leak regarding flower,Leaf and bulb??
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Leeks 27 Sep, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Read the notes here, down the bottom of the page.
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Tomato 23 Sep, Alex (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi there, can you please tell me what the best fertiliser to use on my tomatoes and how often, Kind regards Alex..
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Tomato 27 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Any general fertiliser will do. Dig a hole 40cm deep and wide. Mix 3 hand fulls of fert into the loose soil. Put 3/4 of the soil back in the hole. Plant the seedling. When plant is 50cm high cut off some of the lower leaves and then fill the hole up with the rest of the soil. Always give a good watering 3 times a week
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 23 Sep, Vicki (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can I plant loofa seeds in Oct.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 25 Jun, Ellen Mckinley (USA - Zone 9b climate)
No, if you set the above growing zone to USA 9B ( or whatever country you are in) then it says, a. Start seeds indoors in January, transplant in March or place seeds in ground outdoors February/March. It gets too cold in October. And we in AZ in 9B get frost. If you go to Phoenix Backyard Gardening on FB, they might know more.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 23 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Check on this page www.gardenate.com/plant/Luffa?zone=116
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 Sep, Elizabeth Gower (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Where can I get Kumara in the USA? I live in Southern Ventura County, Southern California and would like to grow some.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 Sep, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
You probably need to look for sweet potato
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Spinach (also English spinach) 21 Sep, Krish Singh (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Can Spinach be grown successfully in areas where there is only a dry and a wet season. I see Swiss Chard grown, here.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 27 Sep, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Go to your South African spinach page and it tells you when to plant.
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Sunflower 20 Sep, Anita (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When is the best time to plant giant sunflowers in the Southern Highlands, NSW?
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Sunflower 27 Sep, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Go to cool/mountain climate zone and check the planting guide at the top of the page.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 20 Sep, Gordon Slocombe (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi I have grown some really good size beetroot over the years but sometimes they grow like carrots why is this
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Beetroot (also Beets) 27 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I take a lot of care planting and fertilising beetroot and end up with beetroot from 25-125mm dia. I hill the soil up around them when they are about 150mm high. A possible answer is the soil sinks around the plant leaving a long narrow beet from the leaves to the part in the soil. I generally fertilise with a watering can to have a more even distribution of fertiliser.
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