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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 28 Jul, Prakash (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
About chilli peppers If you see the leaves have got burnt with frost better to harvest all chilli and grind in food processor or leave it whole and store in the freezer and use it when needed. Trim the trees heavily ie only leaving about 30 centimeters above ground. It will or may grow back in summer. You can add some mulch around the plants too. Seeds can only be obtained from ripe chilli. It’s much better to buy plants and grow them then trying to plant from seeds. Plant after Labour weekend only if the soil is not too cold.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 27 Jul, debi riordan (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
When you say don't plant beans too close to garlic.... how close is too close? I have garlic growing in my raised garden bed and was going to plant yellow beans about 30cm from them. Is that too close?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 11 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Probably 4-5' away min.
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Garlic 20 Jul, Prakash (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Is it late to plant garlic in July in nz subtropical
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Rhubarb 14 Jul, christine cunliffe (New Zealand - temperate climate)
can you grow rhubarb in shade
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Rhubarb 12 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Read the notes here. A cool weather crop. In warmer climates it can be grown in some shade.
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Rhubarb 29 Jul, Brigitte (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Our Rhubarb was grown in semi shade with sun for the morning till afternoon under a leaky spouting ;) and it grew beautifully, huge leaves also. We moved one crown to a rather shady area which got little sun and it failed to thrive for a start - again we got large leaves, but the stalks were quite thin, so in a nutshell....semi shade with some sun seems to be best :)
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Rhubarb 28 Jul, Bob Jenkins (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Christine, I live in the Bay of Plenty NZ and have copious crops of rhubarb from four well established plants that grow to the south of a lemon tree . The most southern plant is much more vigorous than the plant nearest the lemon which is partially shaded by it. In fact the rhubarb plants are progressively happier the further they are away from the shade which certainly proves that they are sun lovers, however the shadiest plant does provide a reasonable yield.hope this helps Bob jenkins
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Rhubarb 15 Jul, John (Australia - temperate climate)
All plants need some sunshine. Rhubarb as a leaf crop will grow with less than tomatoes, beans, etc. An hour or two in the morning would be good but if you don't get direct sun but still plenty of light I would give it a go. You can always transplant it to a better spot, maybe in a tub, next winter
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Peas 03 Jul, Rosemary Jorgensen (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Can you protect peas from wilt. I have now grown peas in all parts of the garden, so can't plant in a new area. I never used to have this problem. I particularly want to grow snow peas or sugar snap peas. The soil is sandy. I live in Golden Bay near the sea.
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Peas 29 Jun, Richard (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi, if it is wilt as in phytothphora then not much you can do as a quick fix. I am responsible for the bedding in town and we imported it via infected plants, in the autumn we removed 300mm of soil from all beds and brought in clean soil, still don't know if it's worked. The spores remain active for a couple of years so if you leave an area unplanted and sow mustard which acts as a fumigant that would help. Some plants are less susceptible but be aware anything touching infected ground, tools etc can spread it. It's the same disease that has infected kouri trees. Cheers Richard
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Horseradish 25 Jun, Ingwi Basher (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi, I would love to find out where in the Hawkes Bay region I can buy a plant or cutting? Having grown up in Sweden / Europe with many traditional dishes containing the wonderfully hot root (grated and mixed in sauces, potato salads etc. .. the list is long) I truly miss the unique flavour ...
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Horseradish 11 Jun, Kim (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi I want to buy some horseradish to grow, Where can I go? We are in Katikati
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Horseradish 01 Apr, Ken (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I recently picked up a seedling at Palmers in Bethlehem
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Horseradish 17 Jun, Marie (New Zealand - temperate climate)
We are digging a heap up right now. Kati township. Email me for address if you still want some.
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Horseradish 19 Jun, Steve (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Hi Marie. I am also in Katikati & would love some horsradish to plant if you have some to spare.
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Horseradish 14 Aug, Robyne (New Zealand - temperate climate)
horseradish I'm looking for a piece to plant if anyone has some please I'm on BOP Ta
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Horseradish 20 Jun, Marie (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Sure do have heaps. Available weekends. Hope my email shows up this time. emtnz@hotmail.com (We usually do not add emails unless they are part of the text - Liz)
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Horseradish 15 Jun, Paul (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Hi Kim. We can probably help depending on the type. I understand some folks call a rather large white tuber HR. We have the type that grows in the ground as a root, extremely hot, dies back in winter and comes away spring. Used for sauces etc. Is this what you want? Paul.
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Salsify (also Vegetable oyster) 11 Jun, Gordon (New Zealand - temperate climate)
How do I go about ordering and receiving delivery of the Salsify I am from Canterbury NZ
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Garlic 09 Jun, Juping (New Zealand - temperate climate)
How and when do you grow garlic from seeds? I live in Wellington. Thank you.
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Garlic 02 Jul, Cathrine (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I live in Wellington and have garlic growing currently from clove. I like growing things from seed but growing from clove is far more efficient if it’s for a kitchen garden. I opted for organic garlic from Commonsense. Plant directly in situ pointed end up into a 5-7cm deep hole, July is ok, takes about 6 months before ready to harvest.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 08 Jun, (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Buy in supermarket vegetable aisle
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 02 Jun, Caroline (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
I have never grown eggplant before but successfully grew 6 plants this year outside in Invercargill. They produced well and have just started to die off now that we are getting frosts every night. I have harvested all the fruit but was wondering if it is worth leaving them in the ground for next year or just pulling them out and starting again next year.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 13 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Read the notes at the bottom of the page.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 04 Jun, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Your eggplants will probably die off completely during the winter, so it would be best to start again with new ones in Spring.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 30 May, Pam (New Zealand - temperate climate)
please can you tell me where I can purchase small round shallots seed in NZ
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 12 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Shallots are generally grown from bulbs. What is sold in supermarkets is spring onions. A lot of difference. (Shallots are available in some NZ supermarkets - intended for cooking - Ed:)
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 07 Feb, Terry (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Can I replant my new shallot bulbs straight away?
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 19 Sep, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
True shallots grow as a clump of up to 12-20 bulbs and when developed are purple skinned. If you keep some of these from one year to the next, all you need to do is plant 2-3 bulbs together and space them about 8-9
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