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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 25 Feb, Bets (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Can I cook Rocket with spinach?
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 28 Feb, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
You could try a cooking website for ideas.
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Potato 24 Feb, Richard (USA - Zone 7a climate)
I'm planting potatoes in root bags. When should I plant (indoor) and when can they be left outside?
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Sunflower 21 Feb, Jordan (USA - Zone 5b climate)
Hi! We are looking to plant sunflowers from seeds in the North Shore of Chicago area, I believe we are zone 5b for zip code 60045. I have seen people reference "the guide" but am curious if someone could point me towards where I might find this magical panacea of information? Thank you! (Gardenate uses https://www.gardenate.com/zones/#zone-US)
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Sunflower 22 Feb, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You work out your climate zone from the blue tab at the top of the page. Then go to the plant you want to grow - sun flowers.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 21 Feb, Melanie (Australia - temperate climate)
I’ve heard that if you are growing chokos u need a male and female for them to flower properly I can’t get mine to flower?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Don't know about the male female thing. Has to have plenty of sun.
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Pumpkin 21 Feb, Debbie (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I planted 3 pumpkins in October, all different varieties. One has not produced any female flowers and the other two have any just produced two little pumpkins this month (February) . They are healthy plants with an abundance of male flowers. My qustion is will they ripen before it gets too cold?
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Pumpkin 22 Feb, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Pumpkins take about 5mths.
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Rosemary 20 Feb, (USA - Zone 6a climate)
i am looking for the best rosemary to grow in zone 6a, for inground planting.
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Rhubarb 19 Feb, Rebecca (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Advice on planting Victoria rhubarb in pots.
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Rhubarb 20 Feb, Anonymous (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Read the notes here or google how to grow it.
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Tomato 19 Feb, Belinda (Australia - temperate climate)
Right now my tomatoes are very big and look almost successful however they arn't turning red?! A few of them have but the rest are just happy sitting in greenville for quite some time. I would love some help! I planted around october from memory. Its they are beefsteaks. Thank you so much for your help. I would love to show my 7 year old that we can do this!
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Tomato 27 Feb, Judy (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Belinda, when I grew tomatoes in Armidale NSW, I used to pick them just as they started to turn, the put them somewhere dark and ripen them that way. Worked every time. Also didn't have to worry as much about birds and critters!
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Tomato 20 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They do take a while to ripen.
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Rhubarb 19 Feb, Tony (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
What is the best way to havest rhubarb
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Rhubarb 29 Apr, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7a Mild Temperate climate)
I find the best way to harvest rhubarb is: hold the stalk (flat hand) close to the ground (about 3/4 of the way down) -- push the stalk sideways and backwards (45 degree angle out away from the plant) -- once you hear the snap, grab the stalk twist and pull simultaneously.
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Rhubarb 19 Feb, Liz (Australia - temperate climate)
Hold the stem close to the ground and twist gently as you pull it up
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Strawberry Plants 17 Feb, barbara gauger (USA - Zone 9b climate)
What berries do best in 9b on the Oregon south coast?
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Horseradish 17 Feb, Charles Garth (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I would like a horse radish plant I live in Cradock 0724747181
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 17 Feb, Carol (USA - Zone 9b climate)
My last eggplants from last fall were tough and flavorless but right now I have at least 9! How do I know when they are ripe to pick?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 20 Feb, (USA - Zone 9b climate)
When they reach a good size, pick them. The longer you leave them the tougher and less flavor. Planting to harvest time is a good guide.
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Snow Peas (also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas) 15 Feb, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Check the planting guide at the top of the page.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 14 Feb, Rianna Rothman (New Zealand - temperate climate)
My choko is growing like crazy, planted in May 2022 but still no flowers or fruit. When will it start flowering?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 22 Feb, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Back off fertilising it and cut the watering down.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 14 Feb, Sammy (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
I am currently growing luffa I'm only a beginner and I haven't planned this the frosts r coming but hopefully I'll get fruits the plants seem very hardy one snapped and it recovered love them already
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Asparagus 13 Feb, Gerrie Steenkamp (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I buy seeds and plants in SA
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Pumpkin 12 Feb, Ty Buchanan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
To pollinate snap off a yellow protuberance from the male. Gently push the protuberance into the middle of the yellow female, right into the center, and leave it there. That's it!
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Carrot 11 Feb, Norman (USA - Zone 9b climate)
fastest growing carrots zone 9b florida
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Carrot 13 Feb, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Just a few common gardeners reply to comments here - we are not experts on all plants all over the world. Carrots are slow growing and you grow the kind you might like to eat. I live in Australia and reply to some of the questions here.
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