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French tarragon 21 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hi Wendy, The catch with French tarragon is that it doesn't produce many seeds and 'Tarragon' seeds sold commercially will almost certainly be Russian tarragon. If you are lucky enough to have genuine French tarragon seeds, then your plan for growing them is suitable.
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Ginger 15 Feb, pattatas (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Ginger is very expensive here in Tasmania at the moment. $65/kilo! How large do the pieces of 'root' with sprouting bud have to be to be viable? (I get them started in a small pot kept above the fridge which benefits from the extra warmth generated.)
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Ginger 09 May, Toni (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Start with a piece about as big as your thumb. Don't plant until Summer in Tassie or the root will just rot.
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Ginger 22 Feb, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I'm Bundaberg Qld - someone here advertising on Facebook Market Place selling Ginger (he may have run out by now) $30/kg. You can have up to 5kg posted to you for $9.50 or $13. You would only get about 1.5-1.75kg in small bag and probably 3kg in bigger bag. I could find out their phone number.
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Ginger 18 Feb, (Australia - temperate climate): Ginger is a warm/hot climate crop.
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Ginger 14 Feb, Ursula (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): We reside in Kwazulu Natal East Coast Sub Tropical Climate. When is the best time to grow ginger
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Ginger 22 Feb, (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): It has it in the calendar guide at the top of the page.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 14 Feb, Julia (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hello I planted corn glass gem and because I had a few gaps in the plot I planted about half again with sweet corn. It has been 15 weeks since planting on 25oct and they are tall but the cobs and not cobbing very much. They seem immature. Is this perhaps as I planted the two types?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 04 Mar, guggerlugs (New Zealand - temperate climate): When I plant sweetcorn seed I usually plant a few more than needed if you have failures they are readily transplanted then you can fill the gaps, if they all germinate if you leave a bit of space at the edges you can shift them there.Don't plant too many but plant batches about 4 weeks apart if you have the space then you won't get over run with corn my third crop is just forming tassles now as we finish the last few cobs.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 22 Feb, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Did you over plant the plot? Corn needs to be spaced as the directions say and it needs to be well watered and fertilised. Plants that germinate later than some can be left behind and not grow well, small thin weak.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 17 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): I'm not certain - but when I read your post the first thing that came to mind was a Boron deficiency -- corn likes boron the same way that sunflowers like boron. From the net a study of corn and boron results: It was concluded that: (1) a lack of boron can cause blank stalks and barren ears; (2), the supply of available boron must be continuous; and (3), the critical level of boron in the upper leaves appears to be in between 11 to 13 ppm. I suspect you can apply boron the same way you would to sunflowers (though I am not certain)-- from the net for sunflowers: When the plants are 30cm (12) tall, dissolve 5ml (1 tsp) of borax (for boron) in 350 ml (12 fl oz) of water and spread the solution over 5m (15′) of row. Be careful not to over-apply this solution.
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Kale (also Borecole) 14 Feb, Ethan (Australia - temperate climate): amazing details and much better than the other website I was on
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Cabbage 11 Feb, Anonymous of Bundaberg (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Check the calendar planting guide in your climate zone, it tells you when you can plant them.
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Potato 11 Feb, grace (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I live in a temperate Zone, according to your table, and was wondering if I can grow potatoes ALL year round, as I rarely get frosts. ?? I have heard you can grow them all year round but would like some confirmation. thanks
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Potato 08 Mar, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate): Frost is the bane of potatoes. Give it a go by planting some seed potatoes or small pieces every few weeks. I have had potatoes growing amongst shrubs even in winter. Find the warmest, or most sheltered spot with the most sun for cool season planting. All the best.
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Cabbage 10 Feb, Theresa (USA - Zone 8a climate): Live in zone 8A Midlands SC but right next to coastal , It's Feb 10, I'm confused about when to plant Cabbage, If Cabbage does well over winter why not now before it gets too hot? . I'm going to try. I put just 12 seeds in pots for transplants, AND going to try seeds in ground today or tomorrow. Any midlands of SC out there?
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Cabbage 25 Jun, Julie (USA - Zone 8a climate): Also Midland's area (30 minutes north east of Columbia). Here it is late June and I just considered cabbage my garden. I guess I'm going to start some seeds inside late next month then more in late August before moving to the garden in late September. I'll call it an experiment. BTW, how did yours do?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 10 Feb, Thomas Perry (USA - Zone 8b climate): Can I bottom water superhot peppers, (reapers, ghosts, scorpions) through grow bags? Will doing this cause my 7 gallon grow bags to rot out? Will the water even reach my plants in a container this size? Thank you for your help!
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Mar, Elder (USA - Zone 7b climate): Absolutely, the purpose of the grow bag is to weep the moisture from the ground. If you have the bags on a different surface than bare soil/(non-permeable) you're not using them the way they were intended to be used. You could actually use a bathroom scale and weigh the bag filled with soil/ and planting before watering. Get them all around the same weight, remember or record. Totally saturate the bags, wait until all water dissipates from around them/ excess water drains out and weigh them again, record. You will know exactly how much moisture/medium they hold (8lb/1gal). Over the course of the next days/weeks depending on your conditions, if you go so far as to monitor the weight via the scale or just pick them up to see how heavy they feel you will learn when they (??)
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 10 Feb, B Welch (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I plant the public road fences of my farm with various edibles. Our Cape Gooseberrys are dropping fruit on the ground, some of which I assume will grow. I intend to drill holes about 3m apart, 150mm deep, just to loosen the clay, then push a whole fruit in, and cover with 10mm of clay, hide it from birds etc. I know that sounds rough, but it's a lot of planting, so I'd like to keep it simple. what are my chances? What extra must I do? Slow release fert? Thanks B.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Mar, Kiwi Permaculture Beginner (New Zealand - temperate climate): Just wondering if you tried your drill method for planting up your fences with cape gooseberry (or anything else for that matter) & what your results have been like?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 17 Feb, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): Clay soil is a massive topic, I suggest you read a few articles - here is a very positive one: https://www.provenwinners.com/learn/dirt-dirt-clay -- like the article states your soil is probably loaded with nutrition, water is the real issue; the way clay soil gets water logged and heavy. The standard rule of thumb with clay soil is: load it up with organic matter (manure, leaves, kitchen compost, etc.). You can just LAYER these on the soil. Additionally, choosing plants that tolerate/like clay soil -- I think the hardy kiwi can tolerate this soil as well as American Persimmon, osage oranges and lots of other plants. They have online plant finders that can help you isolate which plants have the highest probability of success. One thing I did notice when working with heavy clay soils was that plants take a lot longer to establish and grow. I suspect I wouldn't make the effort to plant anything other than plants that are specifically listed as clay tolerant -- you have to go right down to the type of plant: for example: OSAGE oranges not just any oranges .... but maybe all oranges can tolerate clay... you need to check by the type.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 11 Feb, Anonymous of Bundaberg (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): You need better soil than clay. It is like anything, the better the preparation the better the result. A shovel load of good soil will have better results.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 07 Feb, Dylinda Matiga (Australia - tropical climate): The title of this blog is 'growen yacon in tropical Australia I am in tropical Philippines I thought tropical is tropical I am confused. Soil temperature here is never 50 degrees FH, nor do we get Frost's My question is... How would l grow it in a Frost free tropical climate where the soil temperature rarely drops lower than 85 farenhite As we don't get frosts, will it die off or produce flowers and yacon all year, Can it even grow in a Frost free tropical climate. How can I treat it like an annual and a perrinial everywhere else I just bought one and ? Thanks to whoever can helpme
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Feb, John Mauger (Australia - tropical climate): If you refer to the growing notes for Yacon on this site you will find your answer. Yacon should grow in the Philippines The temperature guide can be read in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Just click on it for one or the other. All the best.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 07 Feb, Mike (Australia - tropical climate): Tropical climate describes certain weather conditions whether it is Australia, China or Asia. Look at the planting guide April to July. Then read the article - warm/hot climates it is perennial. read the notes here.
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Watermelon 07 Feb, Laura g Gatt (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi hope you can help me, I live in Sydney. I have huge Vine of watermelon lots of flowers but no fruit very few bees thanks regards Laura
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Watermelon 08 Feb, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate): Watermelons, cucumbers, squash, and zucchini's all have both male and female flowers on the same vine. For some unexplained reason some plants produce lots of male flowers and few female flowers. The male flowers have a longer spindly stem and the female flowers have an unformed fruit at the base of the flower. If you have female flowers and fruit are not forming it would indicate a lack of pollination by bees or other insects. If you pick some male flowers and remove the petals you can hand pollinate the flowers by putting the male flower, minus the petals, into the female flower to transfer pollen and fertilise the flower. You could use a couple of male flowers with each female flower to ensure that the pollen is ripe. leave a few male flowers on the plant for subsequent flowering. If there are few or no female flowers you can only wait and hope that some appear. Trust this helps.
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Watermelon 07 Feb, Anonymous of Bundaberg (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Read up about hand pollinating. Have to do in the morning before lunch.
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Brussels sprouts 06 Feb, Novene Manley (USA - Zone 8b climate): First time growing Brussel Sprouts. Is it o.k. to cut off the larger outer leaves if they are yellowed or otherwise damaged? Will that affect the sprouts in any way?
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