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Strawberries (from seeds) 23 Nov, Henry Badenhorst (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can you please provide info on FARMING with strawberries. Thank you. Regards. Henry (Gardenate is not farming info. -it is for home gardens, try agricultural advisers)
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 20 Nov, Pam Thies (USA - Zone 9b climate): Zone 9b can corn be started in ghse. and transplanted into outside raised bed?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 04 Dec, (USA - Zone 9a climate): Transfer when about 6' high.
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Onion 19 Nov, Graham Hoorzuk (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Advice on how to grow tomatoes and lettuce in Durban
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Onion 04 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Google how to grow them and read the notes here.
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Ginger 18 Nov, Dee (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Can you grow ginger from shop bought ginger in the supermarket?
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Garlic 18 Nov, Mairlyn (USA - Zone 8a climate): I read that I should place my garlic in the refrigerator for 7 to 8 weeks before planting. I read this after the fact. How will no refrigeration prior to planting effect my results?
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Garlic 16 Apr, Michelle (USA - Zone 9b climate): In my zone, because it's warm, you need to do cold stratification in the frig before planting. I tried before with store garlic and it didn't work, now I bought softneck, put in the frig a few weeks and they are doing great.
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Garlic 07 Dec, Paula (USA - Zone 10a climate): I have never chilled mine and they do okay. I don't know the type as I have as I started with grocery store bulbs, but I have read that soft neck varieties do better in warm climates.
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Garlic 04 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Probably make no difference. The thing is to use mature aged bulbs. Fresh new bulbs may not be as good as bulbs that have been out of the ground for a few months.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 16 Nov, Gloria (Australia - temperate climate): I planted about a dozen shallot bulbs 3 months ago in a slightly raised bed in partial shade Waited for them to start flowering then died back. Today I dug them up and they had not developed shallots. Is this overwatering we had had lots of heavy rain during this period or do they need more sun
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 17 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have grown shallots for 40 years and I had problems this year when it rained a lot. The tops were wet a lot and died back and the bulbs never developed. They were in good free draining red soil in Bundaberg. Shallots grow best in good rich friable soil. I start planting in March and usually pick the last by late Oct. If you want to eat the stem bulb pick before they start flowering. I have sold a lot of mature bulbs to people who use them in sauces. In the cooler months they stay like a spring onion longer, but in the warmer/hotter weather they go to bulbs quicker. Plenty of sun.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 16 Mar, Hong (Australia - sub-tropical climate): That's great to see that you can grow them well in Bundaberg. May I ask what variety is good for your region? I'm in NNSW but it is still subtropical.
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Brussels sprouts 16 Nov, brian hoare (Australia - cool/mountain climate): When is a good time to grow brussels sprouts in cool climate from seeds to avoid hot weather?
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Brussels sprouts 17 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Check the planting guide here for your climate zone.
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Dill 14 Nov, Pamela Rudolph (New Zealand - temperate climate): What type of soil is best for growing Dill?
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Dill 03 Dec, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Any good soil.
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Kale (also Borecole) 12 Nov, Caleb (USA - Zone 7b climate): When do you harvest kale?
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Kale (also Borecole) 18 Nov, Ruth A Hersh (USA - Zone 9a climate): Anytime it looks good to you, start harvesting the outer leaves, they will keep growing more from the inside. I over harvest mine sometimes, just leaving a few baby leaves coming out of the top, & they still keep coming,
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Kale (also Borecole) 15 Nov, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate): Read the notes here about when to harvest.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 12 Nov, rodney (Australia - temperate climate): Planted shallots mid August are about 60cms high and flowering, are they ready for harvest
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 15 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): yes - try and pick just before the go to seed.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 12 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate): will my climbing beans flower again when the possum eats all the flowers
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 08 Nov, Carol (USA - Zone 9a climate): I bought 5 tubers from Amazon, they're huge, about 4" wide! Can I cut them to make more plantings? Also, it says to plant in February, how do I store then until then? Don't want them to rot!
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 18 Nov, Ruth A Hersh (USA - Zone 9a climate): Store them in a pot of dry dirt. Cut them a cpl days before planting to allow the cut to scab over. best if you can dip wet cut in wood ash so that insects dont find it attractive.
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Potato 08 Nov, Peter Chapman (Australia - temperate climate): My potatos have come on very nicely. I just started digging them for new potatoes. Wife did some with parsley garlic and butter - delicious. Now my question is how long can I leave my potatoes in the ground after the tops dry off. We live in a Retirement Village which has lovely large veg plots. We do not have a lot of room to store spuds. Cheers Pete
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Potato 10 Nov, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): If the soil is fairly dry they could keep for a couple of weeks in the soil. When you dig them up, leave in the sun or a shaded place for 1 or 2 days to toughen the skin a bit then store in a cool dark place.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 05 Nov, Dana Bennett (USA - Zone 5a climate): I plant my collards in September here in Montgomery Alabama should I be planting them at a different time? I do very well with them the late summer and early fall. I was not aware that they come back I always pull the plant and put them in a compost. Should I be doing that?
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Asparagus 04 Nov, Joann Reifel (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): We actually live in Sierra Leone. We have had our plants for several years. We keep watering them through dry season (Mid Nov-April) so they won't die. Will they die if left alone or just hibernate? Also, should we trim fronds off at all or bend them over to reseed (they have multiplied on their own fairly well). And when should we add compost?
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Asparagus 10 Nov, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I cut my ferns off late winter (August), apply compost and fertilise and water well. I pick all spears until the end of Oct (2 mths) then I let the ferns grow. I water each week. I do another picking in Feb for 3-4 weeks. Then I let grow again. I water until end of Autumn. Then let the ferns die back. Cut off end of winter. I cut my ferns off water really well. apply 100-150mm of compost and fertilise and water well. Spears usually start shooting straight away (early Sept). I live Sub-tropical Australia.
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