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Garlic 07 Mar, Emma (Australia - tropical climate)
Good afternoon, I am trying to find a supplier for SOFT NECK GARLIC to plant in a home garden not commercial, I live in Far North QLD in the Tablelands (Dambulla). Would like some information as to time to plant or any other types of GARLIC that would grow well here. Thanking you in advance!
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Garlic 10 Mar, Rod (Australia - temperate climate)
Emma, try Tasmanian gourmet garlic. They sell to people up here like us. If you're in Danbullah you are probably subtropical or temperate (like us at Lake Eacham). They have some great information on their website as well. Start of May is the time to plant, depending on how wet it is.
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Garlic 21 Mar, Emma Vela (Australia - tropical climate)
Thank you ROD from Lake Eacham for your information, cheers.
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Potato 05 Mar, Phyllis Wright (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate)
If I plant my potatoes now, do I keep them in my unheated garage which gets a bit of light or put them outside where we are still getting below 0 temperatures?
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Potato 06 Mar, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Potatoes can go in the ground now -- the cold temperatures won't do anything to them. In fall when I harvest my potatoes I tend to miss a few (those little tiny ones) -- and they are in the garden all winter (sometimes temps drop as low as -10c) and they still grow. Generally speaking, potatoes can be planted as soon as the ground can be worked. Don't forget to add lots of potassium (also called potash) to the soil.... potatoes LOVE potassium.
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Onion 05 Mar, Lori (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
What onions grow best in zone 4a?
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Garlic 05 Mar, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
The temperature in the freestate goes down to minus 10 ⁰c and 39 ⁰c in summer. Can i plant garlic to grow during the winter here?
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Garlic 29 Oct, Christo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I am in bloemfontein.planted in February and starting to harvest now in oktober
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Garlic 16 Mar, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I generally have garlic in my compost -- little bits that have maybe rotted a bit, and I can't even imagine how they grow -- but anyhow ---- I dig kitchen scraps directly into the garden over winter. Winter here gets down to about -10c for short periods of time (several nights in a row, for half a dozen hours at a time) -- generally winter temps are closer to -3c at night. Anyhow, come spring the areas where I have dug in kitchen scraps directly into the garden are usually sprouting : potatoes and garlic (among other things). So despite that I am actually planting garlic in winter, it will not grow until spring. I also grow garlic via the two year method (collecting seeds called bulbils - planting them immediately upon collection (so fall) )-- they grow in spring -- and then next year, they grow the garlic. Depending on the TYPE of garlic you are growing you can get 60 or more bulbils from one flower -- so this is economical if you have the SPACE. Again, the garlic is overwintered directly in the garden. In my area/zone, you have to yank out garlic if you don't want it -- because it just seems to grow and grow (same thing with fuchsia and potatoes).
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Garlic 06 Mar, (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
It says to plant Feb to April.
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Turnip 05 Mar, Rob Lawrence (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
how to grow swede in capetown I have the seed.
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Turnip 06 Mar, Anonymous (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Use turnip as a guide to planting swede. Or rutabaga, which is the correct name for swede
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Rhubarb 05 Mar, Steve Gollis (USA - Zone 12b climate)
Any varieties that will grow in Zone 12? I wouldn't mind trying one of the Zone 8 varieties, but I think I would have to harvest it the first year because it looks like it won't be happy without some cold. Any advice will be helpful, I miss my rhubarb dishes and it's like pulling teeth to get the stores to stock it! Thanks!
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Rhubarb 06 Mar, Anonymous (USA - Zone 12b climate)
They don't recommend planting it in your climate zone.
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Cabbage 04 Mar, Sue (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Which variety of cabbage grows best in qld?
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Cabbage 27 Apr, Lee (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Red Dutch, Sugarloaf, Wombok.
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Cabbage 23 Mar, Peter Myers (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Copenhagen do well in the subtropics; I have grown them for years. When harvesting, cut below the cabbage, then new smaller cabbages grow from the same root. This year I am trying Primo. I plant seed mid-Feb to mid-Mar, after rain. Transplant a month later. I will be transplanting Primo soon. Got Kale (Blue) out yesterday.
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Cabbage 28 Mar, EMMA-LOUISE PARRY (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
hello. when do you plant your cabbage seeds please? also what area are you from? im struggling to get cabbage to grow.
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Cabbage 07 Mar, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
They will all grow good if looked after. Also depends what you want to do with it.
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Cabbage 06 Mar, Rob (Australia - temperate climate)
The variety you like eating the most
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 04 Mar, Tim (USA - Zone 9a climate)
I would like your suggestions as to the best vegetable to follow pole beans in the rotation plan, please.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 06 Mar, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
There are two main things to think about when practicing crop rotation. The first; what condition (nutrition, minerals, tilth) will this crop leave the soil in. In this case your current crop is beans -- they fix their own nitrogen, so their roots will be full of nitrogen nodules (little white bubbles) and provided you just turn the roots into the ground -- the nitrogen will be available for the next crop. So your next crop CAN BE a heavy nitrogen feeder -- there should be lots of nitrogen there. Also beans do a surprisingly good job at breaking up the soil...maybe breaking up is too strong a word -- beans leave the soil very light and well blended with good aeration. Beans are not heavy feeders and therefore you don't need to worry about them depleting the soil of anything in particular, a basic application of manure should restore things. -- The Second concern of crop rotation is ; pests -- what pests did the beans attract ? Generally beans attract slugs and the sort of insects that feed on tender leaves (as young beans have very nice tender leaves) -- so ideally you want to plant something that these insects/slugs don't feed on -- something like tomatoes (their leaves are not suitable -- or tend not to be suitable for slugs). Then review what you would like to plant -- and determine the plant that best suits the conditions. Nightshades tend to be the most typical choice to follow beans -- Nightshade is a family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and peppers. Since you are probably already set up with poles - I might go for indeterminate tomatoes (which are really vines and require support).
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Garlic 03 Mar, Clement Lephallo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Good evening everyone. I'm in Lesotho where we have high summer rain fall and cold winter. I want to plant garlic therefore I would like to know the right season to start planting garlic.
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Garlic 26 Mar, thabang mapetja (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I am also in Lesotho, last year I planted it in early March and harvested end of October.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 02 Mar, Martha Chigova (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Can I plant okra in March
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Garlic 02 Mar, Aggie (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi live in South Australia when is the best time to plant my Garlic
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Garlic 03 Mar, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Check the guide in the garlic section for your climate.
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Garlic 02 Mar, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate)
new to growing garlic. do I fertilise the soil prior or is it not necessary ? thank you =)
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Garlic 03 Mar, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Depends on the quality of your soil now. If fairly rich no need for it. Or let them grow to say 15cm and if looking a bit weak give some fertiliser. A clinched handfull to 8-10l of water.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 02 Mar, chris fox (Australia - tropical climate)
do you need to soak seeds in water before planting ?
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