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Tomato 02 Jan, Irma (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I always gets my seeds From Burpee’s online. They have always yielded great amount of tomatoes.
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Asparagus 02 Jan, John d braby (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I've bought purple asparagus in a pot. There are 6 woody stems in the pot. Should I try to disentangle the root systems and plant each stem separately ?
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Asparagus 06 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Yes. Detangle the roots and plant separately.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 01 Jan, Goldy (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hello, first time gardener here! ;-) Bought eggplant seedlings from Bunnings and planted all of them (6) in a round pot, approx 10cm apart. I know it requires 45-50cm apart. Will they grow and produce fruit as is or do I have to set them apart further? i.e. re plant in a different pot?
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 05 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
First time gardener learn a golden rule - when they suggest 45-50cm between plants there is a very good reason. They need that amount of soil area to be able to source enough nutriets to produce a decent crop.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 04 Jan, Liz (Australia - temperate climate)
Eggplant leaves/plants can spread a bit, so separate pots or beds would be best
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Dill 31 Dec, COLIN (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Can dill be successfully grown in a pot?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 31 Dec, William (USA - Zone 7a climate)
What is the recommended type sweet corn to grow in zone 7a?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 05 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate)
More about finding a variety you like. Some corns are starchy and some really sweet.
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Brussels sprouts 31 Dec, Michael (New Zealand - temperate climate)
When is the best month to plant young Brussel sprouts plants so they mature in the colder weather?I am in Auckland
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 30 Dec, Mark (New Zealand - temperate climate)
We were hit with terrible and unexpected hail last week and because of this some corn plants have tassels early due to the stress. I keep reading everywhere why it’s happened, but NOT what to do next. Anyone experienced this before? Should I leave, pull them up etc?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 05 Jan, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Depends whether they can pollinate the corn ear.
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Pumpkin 29 Dec, Xander (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How do l tell the difference between male and female flower
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Pumpkin 29 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)
Have a look at the thing growing inside the flower. Does it look like a male thing or a female thing? I think this will answer your question.
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Pumpkin 04 Jan, Gabriella (Australia - temperate climate)
Female flowers have a tiny pumpkin at the base of the flower, males just have stem.
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 28 Dec, Kevin Carroll (USA - Zone 10a climate)
When can I start winter squash--acorn squash, especially?
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 01 Jan, L Brody (USA - Zone 10a climate)
All squash is planted at the same time. Summer squash will be ready to harvest in the summer months and winter squash will take longer and be ready in the late fall/winter months. This should help with planning out where to plant as well. Happy Gardening!
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 05 Jan, (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Check the planting guide at the top of the page.
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Horseradish 27 Dec, Martin Wynne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My Horseradish has been in the ground for 6 months and at the start flourished with plant of leaf growth now it looks as if the leaves have dried up. What is the problem. Date 29th December 2022. Live in Gold Coast
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Potato 26 Dec, nelg strebor (USA - Zone 5b climate)
I made sectional container and added 7" sections as growth poked through. Got to about 5' tall . when I unveiled it in latter fall there were very few potatoes. A lot of care for no result, any idea what happened?
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Potato 29 Jul, dz (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Neig, the potatoes you planted were probably determinant, which means they will only produce tubers for a limited space even if the green growth continues and you keep burying it as it gets taller. That is what I discovered when I tried to grow in potato bags that are 17" tall, 13" in diameter. I used store bought potatoes and used any that started sprouting as seed potatoes, and began with 6" of soil, put seed potatoes on top, added another 6" of soil, and when the tops got about 8" above the soil, I kept added soil as they grew, thinking the plant would produce more tubers above the original layer, but none have ever done so, so I think all my russet, golden, and red potatoes originally purchased from stores are all determinant varieties. If anyone knows of any indeterminant varieties suitable for container gardening in Zone 10A, please post.
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Potato 09 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I forgot to mention -- not all potatoes are suitable for towering -- it is very possible they used all their energy going up -- and did not have enough time left over for tuber formation -- which to me means -- if your going to tower that tall -- once you have the potatoes at full height your still going to need at LEAST a couple of months for the plants to set potatoes. One potato site lists these potatoes as being suitable for towering (they are not the only varieties, but they are the varieties they sell that are suitable for towering -- it has something to do with setting potatoes throughout the season -- kind of like indeterminate tomatoes) -- AmaRosa, Bellanita, French Fingerling, Pink Fir Apple, and Rode Eesteling (my personal favourite). I have only ever towered successfully to about 3.5 feet -- and the containers had 3" holes all around and the potato plants sent leaves out the holes on the sides of the container.
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Potato 09 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Potatoes need potassium (also called potash). Further, potatoes need potassium at the VERY BEGINNING of their growth cycle -- that is, for some reason potato plants uptake all (or MOST) or their potassium at the VERY beginning of tuber formation. If at the very beginning of tuber formation (probably barely visible to the human eye) -- anyhow, if there is not enough potassium you WILL impact tuber growth. At a minimum you will have HOLLOW HEART -- which is potatoes with an empty middle -- the potato sort of grows like a balloon being blown up -- and the tuber will take from the middle to reinforce the outside walls -- that is why the smaller potatoes will not have hollow heart, but the larger potatoes will -- THAT IS TO SAY: potassium supply will impact not only SIZE of the potatoes but the density.
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Potato 06 Feb, Rob (USA - Zone 7a climate)
If you grow determinate potato they only grown on one level. There is absolutely no need or reason to keep piling up as the plant grows. Indeterminate potato will grow multi level but also no need to pile up. Not when container grown anyway. There is a gentleman that knows a ton on growing and constantly had tested different things. He has a great playlist on YT and his channel is simplify gardening. He is in Wales UK but really knows his stuff. Also knowing what potatos are early, second early variety helps as to when to get them started etc.
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Potato 05 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably too much N fertiliser. It is not about growing a tall plant. It is about growing a plant that produces a crop. A good amount of general fert before planting and hill the soil up around the pant when about 12 inches
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Potato 24 Nov, Christian (USA - Zone 7b climate)
It is because it takes 3 months for Potash to become available in the soil. You always have to plan ahead when you are using Potash or, no matter how much you put on your tater plants they won't be able to access it.
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 26 Dec, Andrew Messem (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
The seeds are sprouting well but at 2.5 inches (6 cm) high they are falling over and dying. What is causing this?
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 05 Jan, (Australia - tropical climate)
It is not recommended to grow in south african summer rainfall climate.
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Celeriac 25 Dec, Charles (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I'm in Port St John, have you found a variety that does better than others here?
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Pumpkin 24 Dec, John (Australia - tropical climate)
Why do my pumpkins get to the size of a fifty cent peace and go yellow and drop off
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