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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 29 Mar, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate): Don't know your climate but after frosts I would think. It likes warm climate.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 20 Mar, Graham (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown trombone zucchinnis this year in amongst butternut pumpkins. Can anyone enlighten me as to whether they will cross pollinate.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 26 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): yes they can.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Mar, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): I think that your trombone will be ready to harvest in about 60 days (from seedling to harvest date - called a summer squash) -- and I think that butternut squash (pumpkins) take closer to 120 days (from seedling to harvest date - called a winter squash) ==> my best guess is they will not be flowering at the same time; so no cross pollination will occur. If for some reason you staggered the planting so they were to flower at the same time; my best guess is YES they can cross pollinate -- squash seems to cross pollinate with other squash easily....however, this is just a guess based on what I know about other squash.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Mar, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate): Tromboncino and butternut are both Cucurbitus moschato so would cross pollinate. As Cucurbits are pollinated by insects you would need to have a substantial distance between them (a few house blocks) to avoid this happening. If you want to save Tromboncino seed you would need to remove ALL of the male flowers off the butternuts as they appeared. The Butternuts would then be hybrid but the Tromboncino's should be pure. Check the botanical names of all pumpkins, squash, marrows, zucchinis, etc. before interplanting. If the specific name comes up with both, they will cross pollinate. Trust this helps
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Rhubarb 20 Mar, Wayneman (USA - Zone 9a climate): I live in zone 9a and have had success growing rhubarb. I have it in planter boxes and it seemed like it would not make the first summer but it is beautiful this spring. I keep in in partial shade during the summer.
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Rhubarb 31 Dec, Steven Walker (USA - Zone 9a climate): What kind of rhubarb did you purchase? What special precautions did you take to grow rhubarb?
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Ginger 20 Mar, ron (Australia - sub-tropical climate): bought some youngish ginger at the bundy markets today if i plant now 21/3/22 will it still grow over winter.thetemperature never goes below 8to10 degrees centrade
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Ginger 26 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Plant Oct to Dec.
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Garlic 20 Mar, Bella Lopez (USA - Zone 9b climate): How often do we water garlic?
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Garlic 21 Mar, Anonymous (USA - Zone 3a climate): Put your finger in the soil if it is dry below 1 inch, add water.
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Ginger 20 Mar, Dee (USA - Zone 8b climate): I have been growing edible ginger in a large 16” pot for the last three years from organic store-bought ginger root. I live in SE Alabama where summers can get extremely hot, so I make sure they get partial shade. I harvested the rhizomes in November when the canes were turning brown and the rhizomes were large & plump. It is now mid-March and temperatures are ranging from mid 60s to upper 70s, so I will break apart some of the rhizomes and let them scab over and replant in fresh soil in the next week or two.
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Pumpkin 19 Mar, Elizabeth Koch (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My pumpkins 2 Queensland blue have grown to about 6inches across, but now are starting to die. Lost a lot of smaller ones, about 2 to 3 inches big. Doing all the right things I think. The butternut have no problems.
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Pumpkin 02 Apr, marco (Australia - tropical climate): pumpkin trick is to deep plant the pumpkin from the start .dig a 1 foot plant in that, do not fill hole full of ground . let plant grow . when the plant is well above hole fill hole with soil .find the path u want the plant to grow and dont move . as the plant grows take out the runner branches .let grow for 3 to 4 meters then let 2 or 3 runners grow .when you have about 3 pumpkins nib any new runners ,keep pumpkin off soil use timber or tile .also as the plant grows the plant wants to grow up ,just put trowel on the growth ,this keeps it low to ground .why u grow 3 meters is because the leaves collect sun make plant strong for pumpkin to grow .also growing low to ground roots can appear at each branch that helps plant .i look at my plant at least once a week in growing time because u need to control its growth .i grew 3 big pumpkins for the first time and its worth all the attention .if u let it go wild the flowers just fall off or a pumpkin dies after a week or so and u end up with nothing
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Pumpkin 07 Jun, Meghan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): marco. you dig a hole and plant pumpkin seeds? don't you plant in a mound? can you plant seeds now?
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Leeks 19 Mar, Dionne (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We grown American Flag with great success. We mostly direct seed and sometimes transplant. We always broadfork a bed before planting and add a little ag lime (especially pre-seeding with alliums). We don't let them get gigantic like you see in the shop. You can, but that requires transplanting into a small trench and then hilling up to blanche. We find the bunches of baby leeks just as popular as the large ones. Leeks with asparagus are so wonderful on pizza with a good French sorrel and parsley pesto base! Leeks can handle more water than you realise.
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Cucumber 18 Mar, Gina (USA - Zone 8a climate): I planted my cucumber plants 3-4inch apart in about a15 inch space. At the end of a elevated garden. I took hog or pig wire made a arch off the end of the bed. Trained the plants to climb up and dow the arch. The wire was so spaced I could put the cucumber in the holes in the wire to support the vegetable. It loved it
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 18 Mar, Elise Blanchard (USA - Zone 7b climate): Is it too late to plant corn here in zone 7b?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 19 Mar, Elder (USA - Zone 7b climate): No, to be safe succession plant. Starting late Feb. thru Mar.
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Cauliflower 16 Mar, Keith SPICER (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): My cauliflowers are frequently attacked overnight in their growing boxes which are about a metre high . What could be the cause of this? There is no evidence other than tooth marks. Rats?
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Garlic 15 Mar, Diana (Australia - temperate climate): I've tried to grow garlic for a couple of years now without much success. My last crop grown from store bought organic garlic, only had one large bulb. Is garlic a heavy feeder? What is the best way to prepare the bed for them?
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Garlic 20 Mar, Melanie L Schoen (Australia - arid climate): Sometimes store bought garlic is treated with a chemical that deters it from sprouting. Can you get it from a local supplier? Organic?
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Garlic 17 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): It does not require a lot of nitrogen - just good friable soil with a little fertiliser.
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Tomato 15 Mar, Sue Di Giacomo (USA - Zone 10a climate): Does it help to run a misting system during the heat of Florida summertime or would that do more harm than good; ie risk burning the leaves or inviting diseases etc.
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Tomato 17 Mar, Kylee (USA - Zone 5b climate): my understanding is that keeping the leaves wet may make the plant more susceptible to disease and fungal issues, so its probably best to only water the base of the plant. Just make sure to give your tomatoes some shade throughout the day and i think they'll be alright
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 14 Mar, Malcolm (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I have grown a large bed of kumara in a school garden. The entire bed is covered in healthy top growth. But I can't feel any tubers when I lift up a section of top growth. I'm interested in the comments on pulling up runners, although I may be too late now, in mid-March. Do I just hack away at the long vines, cutting them back to where they enter the soil. Or am I wasting my time, since we are about a month from harvest?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 09 Apr, Will (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): No, you are not wasting your time growing them. Even if there are no tubers, the top leaves can be harvested. They are commonly harvested & eaten in the Philippines. Steam them. They commonly used them with raw tomatoes, in their summer.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 15 Mar, Mike Logan (Australia - sub-tropical climate): In sub tropical Australia where I live, they grow them in rows. The rows are hilled up about 1/2m high and the slips are planted in the top of the hill. A slip is the last 200-300mm of the vine when they are about 10 weeks old. Plant the slip with the top part out of the ground, Keep soil moist until they start to grow. Your problem is you probably have over fertilised with nitrogen. Go by the time to harvest guide here if you don't have a crop by say 4mths then you probably won't. The potatoes will be around where you planted the tube or runner not along the vines.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 14 Mar, TLANGELANI MAGAMANA (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): when is the right time to plant habanero in Tzaneen area
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 12 Mar, DeAnn Johnson (USA - Zone 5a climate): Thank you so much for the GREAT Tip!!!
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