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Strawberries (from seeds) 30 Apr, Cate (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Gretchen, I used a veggie knife to slice a thin layer of the strawberry - like peeling an apple - which gave me the skin with seeds attached. Put these on a paper towel and leave in a warm sunny place (I used a shelf in my greenhouse) for a few days. When the fleshy layer has dried, you can just hold it over a container and push the seeds off. Then put them in an envelope or plastic bag (sealed), and then in a paper bag or some other light-blocking method. Put in the fridge for 4 weeks. After that, remove the package from the fridge, and leave unopened on the bench for 24 hours (this is important). Then you can sow them.
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 25 Feb, Will (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): CAN I PLANT BUTTERNUTS NOW (FEB)? (Gardenate replied : It depends on when cold weather starts in your local area. The plants might not have time to develop before the soil is too cold.)
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 21 Sep, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Spring is the best time to sow all your cucurbit family members.
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 04 Mar, Anonymous (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): You are talking about butternut pumpkins aren't you. Best to ask in the pumpkin section not the squash. Go to pumpkin enter your climate zone and then check the planting guide.
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Squash (also Crookneck, Pattypan, Summer squash) 21 Sep, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Butternuts are considered a squash.
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Garlic 25 Feb, Beverley (Australia - cool/mountain climate): I would like to know the best varieties to plant for my conditions. Thank you
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Garlic 04 Mar, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Do some research of varieties - there wouldn't be that much difference.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 23 Feb, Joan Markby (Australia - temperate climate): Do green capsicums turn red.or are they different varieties
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 25 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Yes, your capsicums will change colour as they ripen. Varieties are red, yellow, orange when ripe.
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Pumpkin 23 Feb, JUDITH MCPHERSON (Australia - temperate climate): Why would I not be getting female flowers on my butternut vines?
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Pumpkin 25 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Female flowers follow the male ones and it sometimes takes a few days for them to start.
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Cucumber 23 Feb, Christine C (USA - Zone 7b climate): My garden area isn't super big - how far away/close can my cucumber and tomato plants be?
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Cucumber 14 Jun, Cecil D. (USA - Zone 5b climate): I grow in raised beds and have no problems w/ tomatoes in a bed next to the cukes. As long as you don't plant nearby in the same container or soil you should be perfectly fine.
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Cucumber 27 Feb, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate): Probably 3-4 meters.
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 22 Feb, Manjeet (Australia - temperate climate): Is it okay to use the Mustard seeds used cooking for planting, red or yellow?
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Mustard greens (also gai choy) 24 Feb, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Try it and see what happens.
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 22 Feb, Manjeet (Australia - temperate climate): Recipe for okra Okra Wash and dry well, make a cut across the Okra and stuff it with a mixture of Cumin, coriander, Turmeric, chilli, and salt powders. Heat oil in a Vok and fry them till slightly brown. Best eaten with Indian Chapattis or Naan. Do give it a try!
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Onion 21 Feb, Narelle (Australia - tropical climate): Is Mackay too hot to grow onions? What's the best variety for up here? Thanks
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Onion 22 Feb, (Australia - tropical climate): Any variety.
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Onion 22 Feb, Anonymous of Bundaberg (Australia - tropical climate): Go to onion, set the climate zone to tropical and it will show you in the calendar guide. They take a long time to grow and are generally cheapish in shops.
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Fennel (also Bronze fennel) 21 Feb, mick (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Fennel that is skinny and not bulbous is the male plant discard it and keep the plump ones these are female
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Asparagus 21 Feb, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): Hello my plant is about 4yrs old was getting skinny shoots until I put dried chicken manure from my chooks on and within weeks I started getting thicker shoots the size of an index finger, I'm in Alice Springs where we get minus 5 temps in winter when is the best time to prune as I've never pruned it before. Thank you looking forward to hearing from you.
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Asparagus 08 Mar, John Mauger (Australia - temperate climate): Asparagus is a 'gross feeder' meaning that it likes rich soil with plenty of nitrogen. That is why the poultry manure gave them a burst. Harvest the spears from Spring into Summer, then let the spears grow into 'ferny' heads. Keep the water and nutrients up, use a good mulch to retain water, then cut the heads off at ground level when they turn yellow in late autum. Leaving the ferny heads on helps the plant to regenerate. You should have a good crop next season. Asparagus is quite cold hardy. Trust this helps
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Tomato 20 Feb, Debbie (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Hi I live in Central Otago and have a variety ot tomato plants that have flowers but no fruit. Am I wasting my time, will they produce fruit & ripen?
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Tomato 31 Mar, Wendy (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): I find the shorter growing tomatoes like early girl do much better - anything longer than 8 weeks seems to only just have fruit at the end of the season and then no time to ripen
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Tomato 22 Feb, Anonymous (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): It says plant spring/summer, give them time to grow.
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French tarragon 20 Feb, Wendy Strathearn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I am making a calendar for my potting shed wall., from your website, thank you for that. Just a quick question, you have French Taragon, plant out seedlings from Sept to Jan, however, there is no instructions for Sowing Seed. I am assuming it would be sow seed August, then Sept sow seed and plant out etc etc. Have i guessed correctly? Thank you Wendy Strathearn
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French tarragon 21 Feb, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hi Wendy, The catch with French tarragon is that it doesn't produce many seeds and 'Tarragon' seeds sold commercially will almost certainly be Russian tarragon. If you are lucky enough to have genuine French tarragon seeds, then your plan for growing them is suitable.
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Ginger 15 Feb, pattatas (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Ginger is very expensive here in Tasmania at the moment. $65/kilo! How large do the pieces of 'root' with sprouting bud have to be to be viable? (I get them started in a small pot kept above the fridge which benefits from the extra warmth generated.)
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Ginger 09 May, Toni (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Start with a piece about as big as your thumb. Don't plant until Summer in Tassie or the root will just rot.
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