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Pumpkin 29 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Yes it would work - need to water regularly and also fertiliser now and again. Amazing what a little compost and fertiliser can do to poor soil.
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Pumpkin 28 Aug, marco (Australia - arid climate): i live on the gold coast .my pumpkin have been growing for a month ,slow growing yet still alive .the ones i have self pollinated are going well. the other i left not so good .try growing zuchinne very rewarding .
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Tomato 25 Aug, Hannah (Canada - Zone 3b Temperate Warm Summer climate): I have grow small tomatoes plant about three inches inside pot , now the plant grow about two feet tall n have a lot of tomatoes . I know the plant will die in winter . My question is will it grows back next year spring n summer ? Should I throw away the old plant n grow from small tomatoes plant every year ? Please advice .
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Tomato 28 Aug, Philip Morton (Australia - temperate climate): Let it die off and start anew. Even indeterminate tomatoes are annual and not perrenial. It could survive in a warm sheltered area but you will very likely be disappointed with a new season crop. Disease is likely to take hold of the plant as well causing further stress.
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Angelica 25 Aug, Nonie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I live in an area which can get up to about 45•C in Summer, and as low as -7C with pretty heavy frost in winter. I was wondering whether Angelica can withstand these extremes please. Thank you, Nonie
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 24 Aug, John Downey (Australia - tropical climate): Is the information correct for wom bok? It needs warmth to start. Cool weather to form the head. So planting in August? There will be very little cool weather from now on.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 29 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You could try and hope we don't have a hot start to spring.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 24 Aug, Christine Durey (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is it too late to plant Yacon in Brisbane in September? Also, could you please tell me why, after about 11 months, the stems of the Yacon I planted last year had still not died back. The crop was small, I no doubt needed more organic matter. Thanks so much Kind regards Christine
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Leeks 23 Aug, Antoine Scriverner (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Bertie, Try some keiserite.(magnesium sulphate) Its magic. But don't forget a good side dressing of super + blood & bone.
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Onion 23 Aug, Adam Kulka (Australia - temperate climate): Could you please advice why always my onion growing seeds heads, I try to grow from seeds or from last year young ones but no luck to have nice bulb in end of the growing season, I'm in Suthern Highlands NSW, thank you
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Onion 29 Aug, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Do you plant the right time and is your soil fertile. Plants will go to seed if nutrient runs out. Regular watering also.
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Carrot 23 Aug, Ally Millington (Australia - temperate climate): What happens if you grow Carrots next to Cauliflower or Broccoli?
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 22 Aug, Jason (Australia - temperate climate): I found for pumpkins and zucchini I need to have several plants growing and need to hand pollinate from one plant to another. I wait until a male flower is ready on one and a female flower is ready on the other, usually in the morning.
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Sunflower 21 Aug, Jennifer Bozick (USA - Zone 6a climate): When is a good date to start planting Sunflowers in Kansas 6a growing zone?
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Sunflower 04 Sep, (USA - Zone 6a climate): In the Planting Guide it says APRIL MAY.
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Leeks 19 Aug, NewbieGardna (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I planted teeny li'l leek seedlings a few weeks ago. They are now starting to look like li'l leeks. Hope they keep growing.
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Garlic 18 Aug, Clifford S Foy (USA - Zone 8a climate): bOUGHT GARLIC FROM cOSTCO LAST YEAR AND IT BLOOMED BEAUTIFUL BUT NO GARLIC. wHAT i DID WRONG??
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Garlic 04 Sep, (USA - Zone 6a climate): Did you plant it the right time of the year.
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Garlic 18 Aug, Kristi (USA - Zone 8b climate): Hello, we’d like to purchase garlic to grow in FL zone 8b. Which types would you recommend? Thanks so much!
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Garlic 06 Oct, Melinda Schwab (USA - Zone 8a climate): We use Sam's Club garlic because it is cheap and quickly available.... ours were huge by May after we planted in October. We dug a deep rectangular in ground spot about a foot deep and filled the lower half with horse manure bedding and put blended sandy compost on top of the horse bedding manure (we actually planned on making a "hot bed"/cold frame there but termites usually destroy wood structures here at ground level) and our garlic were big as tennis balls! We recently tried planting in a bed that we didn't put a lot of fertilizer first and got VERY depressing results so I say go big or go home on nutrients in the bed first or you may be disappointed. I really do not think the type as much as the preparation of the bed is what gives the best results. We just wanted a lot of food for the least investment... you may have other goals. Either way... doesn't hurt to fluff up most anyplace with fresh soil/nutrients first.
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Garlic 18 Aug, Gladys (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can i plant garlic in August?
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Garlic 21 Sep, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Hi Gladys That is not adviced. Garlic is a cool weather crop with a long growing period. Garlic is a relatively easy crop to grow if one follows the "rules" so to speak. The cloves only form and expand during the last few weeks of its growing period. Watch Sean's video on growing great garlic.
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Garlic 22 Aug, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): It does say Feb to April.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 17 Aug, Troy (USA - Zone 7b climate): I finally got some Jerusalem Artichokes from a grocery store for $4.99 a pound and cooked them. I like them but primarily because my doctor called them a Superfood for me. But saved 4 to plant is it too late, April to October, right?
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 04 Sep, (USA - Zone 7b climate): April OR October.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 17 Aug, Ethel woodson (USA - Zone 8a climate): It's super hot in texas right now. Can I still sow my Vate Collard seeds right now or should i wait till Oct.,?
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 04 Sep, (USA - Zone 8a climate): Plant Aug Sept - if really hot protect them from the sun for some of the day. Shade cloth or something.
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Basil 15 Aug, Anna (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Basil will die off immediately in the very first frost, with black leaves you can't use. Plant it in a pot so you can move it indoors in winter, or pick and dry all the leaves before first frost and plant new seeds each year.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 15 Aug, Anna (Australia - cool/mountain climate): In Sydney my cape gooseberries got black when they were grumpy about inconsistent watering, esp if the weather was very hot.
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Garlic 15 Aug, Jacques Labuschagne (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Can I plant garlic in KZN. It's a hot humid climate in the summer. Will get irrigation and water often.
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