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Tomato 13 Oct, Tim (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Great advice
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Strawberry Plants 12 Oct, Gayle in Mississippi (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Hi! Can someone suggest a place to buy strawberry plants. I started some from seeds, but only 3 sprouted, so I need more. I live in zone 8b, which has some hot summers. I'm looking for hardy super sweet strawberries. Thank you.
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Strawberry Plants 18 May, Alan James (USA - Zone 10a climate)
I bought mine from parkseed.com. I bought barerooted (two varieties) strawberries 20 each they actually sent me like 23 and 25 most are growing. I might lose a few.
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Potato 10 Oct, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I forgot to mention -- and kept forgetting to post this additional part. When you are "hilling up" you are actually burying LEAVES. Leaves have specialized tissue to COLLECT LIGHT -- that is to say, they are NOT ROOTS -- so to me, burying leaves is NOT CORRECT. It may help to get the potatoes producing sooner, BUT somehow to me if a potato plant made leaves it wanted to collect light -- roots are different, they are sort of thin and round/tube like and are used to transport water and nutrients -- AGAIN: leaves are leaves and roots are roots -- and when I stop and think about it burying leaves doesn't seem right... and my gut instinct is saying that it is not correct. I have also noticed that roots are thinner, and are probably easier for the plant to make/grow -- leaves look like they take a lot of work/nutrition -- so why bury something that is specialized to be above the ground???....... again, the pros may say otherwise and have lots of data and past successes to prove their view point. I have done it both ways (not sure why I did- but I did) and really have not noticed any differences in OVERALL potato production.... so why bury the leaves and make all that extra work hilling up ??? Also, potato tubers seem to like lots of air flow... so make sure the soil is light or ir your in containers ensure lots of holes near the bottom sides to create updrafts..
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Potato 19 Oct, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Pull the leaves off.
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Potato 24 Nov, Faith Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Seem like a waste to have the plant grow leaves just to pull them off.... I'm all for burying the seed potatoes at the correct depth (based on soil conditions -- mine go down about 10 inches) -- it saves me the work of hilling up... seems like it saves the potato plant some work as well. The results are about about the same so why bother with all the extra work ?
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Sunflower 10 Oct, Kathleen (USA - Zone 4a climate)
Not sure if Im in zone 4a or 4b (Ossipee, NH). When should I plant sunflower seeds?
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 09 Oct, Annemieke Tempelaars (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Where can I buy the seeds? To grow witlof myself can I buy that on line, I'm in Invercargill NZ
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 09 Oct, Rowan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have a problem with my Cape gooseberries that I have been growing from self seeded plants for several years. The fruit is developing in the shell and can be felt with light pressure to be about pea size. But suddenly the fruit disappears. The shells are still there, green and appear undisturbed i.e no grub or bird holes , but the fruit has gone. It does not appear to be birds as i have netted the plants. I have sprayed the plants with eco oil and there is no obvious sign of insect activity. there has been some nibling of the plants not covered by the nets, probably possums, but no sign of their activity under the nets. Any suggestions?
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Watermelon 04 Oct, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
hi, trying to find seeds for the watermelon known as All Sweet Watermelon.
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Watermelon 07 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You may have to buy from Australia - or try google in NZ
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Spinach (also English spinach) 03 Oct, Elaine Fortune (USA - Zone 10a climate)
what is the best variety of spinach to grow in zone 10a?
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Chives (also Garden chives) 03 Oct, Robert (USA - Zone 7a climate)
If I plant in October when will they be ready to harvest and once they die out in the winter will they grow again in the spring?
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Chives (also Garden chives) 08 Oct, (USA - Zone 7a climate)
They will be ready to harvest 7-11 weeks later, so in December/January The roots are still alive and they will begin new growth next spring.
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Strawberry Plants 01 Oct, Anonymous (USA - Zone 8b climate)
I saved seeds from strawberries, planted them inside under lights, they sprouted after a long wait and are growing. Plants are tiny and growing very slow. How big should they be before planting outside? It's Oct 1st, zone 8b here. Thank you
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Strawberry Plants 03 Oct, Anonymous (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Try late October. They should have 6-8+ leaves. Protect them from the sun the first week or two.
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Strawberry Plants 05 Oct, Gayle (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Thank you! I'll do that.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 01 Oct, Murray (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I live in the South Cariboo. I have been asking where to get Jerusalem Artichokes, many of my friends are interested in getting Jerusalem Artichokes, but no one seems to know where to get them. Is there easy access to buying them?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 21 Dec, Regina (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Where I ordered mine. https://certifiedseeds.ca/search?type=product&q=jerusalem+artichokes
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 06 Oct, Jeanna (USA - Zone 9a climate)
I buy mine on Etsy. Here is a link to a page of them. https://www.etsy.com/search?q=jerusalem%20artichokes&ref=search_bar
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 03 Oct, Anonymous (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Try on the internet - seed selling companies
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Radish 01 Oct, Hosea (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Hi, I sowed some white radish in the end of July. Now they are blooming but roots are very small. Will the roots continue to grow? and what should I do for them?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 30 Sep, Lynn (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I grew this plant from seed and planted them a few years ago. They grew very tall but did not flower yet and there are no tubers at all. Any suggestions on why there are no tubers to harvest after at least 2 years in the ground. Thanks for your help. Lynn
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 27 Sep, Zorbie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My Black Beauty eggplants look to be fully grown but have green stripes/tinge on the bottom.Should I wait to see if the green colour disappears or are they ready to harvest now? I'm on the Gold Coast
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Eat them - don't let them become old. Better to pick a little smaller rather than really big.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 26 Sep, Mona Williamson (USA - Zone 8b climate)
First time grower, how will it look when time to harvest? I have some pretty leaves on it now.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 28 Sep, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Check harvest time in the notes - like 6 weeks or whatever it says.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 23 Sep, MIKE (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
If you grow broccoli you can eat the leaves. Choose middle to small leaves after the head has been harvested. This will encourage tasty little heads at each lateral.
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Garlic 23 Sep, Sonya (USA - Zone 5b climate)
I would like to choose 2 types of softneck garlic. Any suggestions on which two to choose? I also heard about elephant garlic. If it will grow in 5B... I may just grow that type. ?????? Undecided!
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Garlic 29 Oct, Kevin K. (USA - Zone 5b climate)
Sonya, unfortunately soft neck garlic will not survive the winter in our hardiness zone. That means we get to grow hard neck garlic such as purple garlic or porcelain (music) garlic bulbs. Fortunately we still have time if we hurry.
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