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Brussels sprouts 05 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Gardenate does not recommend growing Brussels sprouts in Sub Tropical NZ www.gardenate.com/plant/Brussels sprouts?zone=7
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Horseradish 02 Oct, Mike Austin (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi, Also looking for Horseradish Crowns , live in Kawerau, BOP .
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Rosemary 01 Oct, Elf Chef (USA - Zone 6a climate): Can you use a full-spectrum grow lamp for rosemary inside for the winter instead of direct sun?
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Rosemary 21 Nov, Nicole (USA - Zone 6b climate): Yes you sure can. I grow my rosemary in containers and bring them in during the winter. They do great under a full spectrum or just my cheap T4 fluorescent light and I even get quite a bit of growth on them during their time indoors.
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Cardoon 28 Sep, Caroline Burczyk (USA - Zone 5a climate): Do deer eat this plant in the garden ?
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Cardoon 08 Oct, Trevor (Australia - cool/mountain climate): They may not, as my sheep and goats do not. It must be the furry texture of te leaves or smell. Good luck, from Tasmania
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Cardoon 02 Oct, Sue (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi Caroline, I found that if I planted Catmint as a border, the deer wouldnt cross it. So saved my garden and had beautiful blue flowers
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Sage (also Common Sage) 27 Sep, Sereima (Australia - tropical climate): Can I grow clary sage in Fiji?
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Sage (also Common Sage) 28 Sep, Anon (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Compare your climate to a New Zealand or Australian climate and then check the planting guide here for that climate. You would be tropic probably.
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Potato 27 Sep, Renato (Australia - tropical climate): Can you plant potatoes in the tropics with 30°C temperature and get a good harvest?
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Potato 28 Sep, Anon (Australia - tropical climate): It says plant April May - the reason, your are growing into the coolest time of the year and less likely to have massive rainfall then. Also pit them in a raised bed if your ground can be wet a lot. Free draining soil.
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Potato 13 Oct, Renato (Australia - tropical climate): What potato variety should I plant the early,mid or late variety and which is the best to plant in tropical climate?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 27 Sep, Selina (Australia - temperate climate): Why are my dwarf beans leaves yellowing? They’re planted with cherry toms and spring onions so it gets lots of water so I’m thinking it is that. Am I able to transplant them into pots? They’ve got flowers but no beans as yet.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 28 Sep, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I just googled it - overwatering. Tomatoes need a good deep watering 2-3 times a week. Give a light fertilising and cut the watering back to 3 times a week.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 27 Sep, Peter Goodchild (Australia - temperate climate): I want to grow some Biquinho Peppers. Can you suggest where I can buy some plants and/or seeds please and what is the optimum planting month. Tks and Rgds Peter
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 28 Sep, (Australia - tropical climate): Boondie seeds sells them but are out of stock. Contact them and see when they might have them back in stock. Or try others on the internet.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 24 Sep, chau vinh (USA - Zone 7b climate): Is coriander perennial in zone 7a ?
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 28 Sep, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I don't think it's perennial anywhere but if left to go to seed it will self-sow and regrow so long as the seed doesn't freeze.
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 27 Sep, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): No, it's an annual plant regardless of zone. It will often reseed itself in good weather conditions though (not too hot, not too cold, moderate water).
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 23 Sep, Daniel Faleolo (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Looking at planting maori taro to introduce to our whanau and hapu for food. Looking at a medium scale operation. Where can I source taro? What recipes are available for taro? What nutrition value of taro grown in NZ? Looking at 200> operation
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Taro (also Dasheen, cocoyam) 28 Sep, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Ring your agricultural department about growing it.
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Lettuce 22 Sep, Ana Maria (USA - Zone 10b climate): Is Sept 25th to early to start fall Lettuce in my zone 10b? San Felipe, baja, north.
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Lettuce 26 Sep, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Lettuce won't germinate if the soil temperature is too high, but if you can start them somewhere shady they might do ok.
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Strawberry Plants 22 Sep, Joe (USA - Zone 10a climate): I have had excellent results growing SEASCAPE day-neutral strawberries in Zone 10a in containers. 100 plants produced over 100 pounds of medium to large sweet tasty berries. Enough for daily smoothies and strawberry desserts galore for 4 people constantly spring-autumn + freeze enough for daily smoothies all winter long. Schedule: Manure mixed in fall, plant in January, harvest May-November consistently, ½ strength 5-5-5 fish fertilizer weekly. Blended eggshells and water spread throughout the year + occasional Epsom salts make for plenty of firm, sweet rich red berries. Tried many other varieties in zone 10a - none came close to producing what SEASCAPE did. Grew a few Chandler too for one brief crop of GIANT JUNE strawberries. Good Luck!
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Strawberry Plants 30 Dec, Olivette Fisher (USA - Zone 10b climate): Hi Joe, if you wouldn't mind sending me an email with your contact info. i have some questions with growing methods. my email is olivefisher@live.com. many thanks.
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Strawberry Plants 21 Sep, Glenda Hall (USA - Zone 10a climate): What is the best strawberries to plant in zone 10 in SW Florida
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Ginger 20 Sep, Robert Katz MD (USA - Zone 10b climate): Is there a ginger plant that grows in Zone 10B ? Is there a blueberry bush that will survive in Zone 10B? Many Thanks, rk
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Ginger 04 Nov, Jean-Claude (USA - Zone 10a climate): I am in zone 10a and have been growing ginger successfully for a few years now. I usually start my plants around February.
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Garlic 20 Sep, Kim Kautzer (USA - Zone 9b climate): I'd like to try my hand at growing garlic, but we can get some pretty hot spring days here in inland Southern California. I'm wondering if I might have better luck in our "screenhouse," which has full sun around the east, south, and west sides (regular window screen that doesn't block any sun). The roof is covered with shade cloth. I have successfully grown tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, and herbs in large containers in the screenhouse. I'm hoping there'd be enough shade to protect the garlic on those super hot, sun-intense days. Thoughts?
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Garlic 01 Dec, David Jolly (USA - Zone 9b climate): If You grow garlic in 9b just requires refrigeration for 2-3 week min to trick it into thinking it winter. In summer you will have to use shade cloth and/or monitor water on really hot spells. I grow several hardneck & softneck last year. Might be a bit late to start the process now though.
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