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Asparagus 28 Jan, Anonymous of Bundaberg (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You generally cut ferns off end of Winter and pick new spears for 2-3 months in the Spring, then let the ferns grow again to feed the crown for the following year. If the weather is warm enough they will keep sending up new spears until end of Autumn. I just cut mine off for a quick feed over the last month of summer. Mine are 5-6 years old. I'm in Australia - sub tropical.
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 22 Jan, Bill Horn (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Living in Palm Springs. What variety of Amarthants should I try to grow. I have shaded North side or a VERY sunny West patio landscaping beds and patio......in ground or in pots? Help please. Bill
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 24 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5b climate)
Any variety and a sunny position. Pots require a lot of looking after.
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Brussels sprouts 21 Jan, Kristen (USA - Zone 5b climate)
My Brussels sprout seeds are 175-200 day to maturity. I have tried to start in doors and plant out in June in a mostly shade area, the last 3 seasons, but have never had sprouts develop. I figured it was because we have been having too warm weather, and maybe not enough sun? This season I started in January indoors, and will put them out in March with some frost protection, with more sun. Thoughts?
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Brussels sprouts 21 Mar, GodsChild17 (USA - Zone 9a climate)
If you read the article and you’re in zone 9A it says to plant them outside in SEPTEMBER. If you’ve done this the correct time of year (this is a cool weather crop, hence it says plant outside in September) and you’re plants are not producing sprouts all along the stem then maybe you’re not giving it proper fertilizer so it can produce the sprouts??? Also you NEED to make sure that they are NOT planted close together… i’ve done several experiments with these in different growing conditions and the only ones that produced were the sprouts that I planted in a 5 gallon grow bag, using a good soil mixture and proper nutrients placed in a location of my yard that gets full sun. Good luck, don’t give up!!! Also maybe try a different variety.
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Brussels sprouts 17 Jul, Allan brooks (USA - Zone 3b climate)
Brussel sprouts need full sun 6-8 hours a day. Shade area not ideal
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Brussels sprouts 24 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The guide here says plants seeds in March and plant out in May. Most veggies need plenty of sun.
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Strawberry Plants 21 Jan, Don (USA - Zone 10a climate)
May I know what's the type of strawberry for sone 10a? Thank you.
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Strawberry Plants 19 Feb, Darin (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Seascape should do well
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Rhubarb 18 Jan, Washingtonian in Texas (USA - Zone 8b climate)
I am from East Washington but moved to Texas. Rhubarb is one of my favorite things and when I was growing up in my Washington hometown, my grandma had a huge, really old rhubarb plant that had been producing stalks since before I was born. And I would just pull a stalk out of the ground, wash off with her hose, and snack on whenever I felt like it. Well, I married a military man, and he got stationed in San Antonio and then he got offered a civilian job here, so we are now here to stay. I would really like to grow rhubarb in my garden, especially because I can't even find it here in the store (and the only two times I have found it fresh in the store, the cashiers didn't even know what it was. I kid you not. That's how rare rhubarb is here, so uncommon that the locals don't even know what it looks like as a fresh vegetable). Anyway, does anyone know how I might grow rhubarb here in my new climate? I really miss it. Thanks!
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Rhubarb 02 Sep, Tiffles (USA - Zone 8a climate)
Woo. You have it harder than I do. Thisishwat I read and I am trying some in 8a soon. Shaded during summer, good ventilation for air. Plants may shade it but you may need shade cloth. You MAY need to keep it in a big planter and move it in if you have heat wave. We don't really have big heat waves here in NC, but I lived near Austin, TX area and I remember those heat waves....
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Rhubarb 18 Mar, Dorth Her (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Where did you find rhubarb seeds/crowns? What variety are you growing? I’ve been looking and the websites I’ve been able to find different varieties they have sold out. I really want and can’t find is the German Wine variety. Any recommendations?
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Rhubarb 19 Jan, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
It's probably too hot and dry in Texas to grow rhubarb in a garden bed. If you have a pot that you can move into shade, you might be lucky.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 13 Jan, Elisabeth (USA - Zone 7b climate)
Are cape gooseberries and ground cherries the same?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 17 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate)
Ground cherries (Physalis spp.), often called cape gooseberries, are native in many parts of the United States and often grow in fields and alongside roads.
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Strawberry Plants 08 Jan, Seena yager (USA - Zone 4b climate)
I live on north shore in Minnesota, what my best strawberry to grow here
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Strawberry Plants 11 Jan, (USA - Zone 4b climate)
Ask at a nursery place.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Jan, Tara Sikorski (USA - Zone 7a climate)
-I planted the seeds from the berries I had from the store. -I live on Long Island, NY. -I started them in a small pot, a bit too late to sow- so I kept them indoor. I have my own odd ways of trying things- but this has been my biggest thriving indoor plant. (It was tiny and slow growing for a few months and then one day they just shot up and just keep growing a couple feet tall, and some are crazy looking (like one stem made a complete u-turn because the wall was in the way lol)... But for a start off-let's see if this will work experiment, it surprisingly worked out well. I will do it outdoors this year for sure. My second best plant has been dragon fruit.... So weird I know. I gave some pots with them already 6-12 inches high to people in VA and South Carolina, and some how- no one could grow it larger, and mine is looking like cousin it with green spiked hair. Lol.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 31 Aug, Chris (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Where do you have it in the house? Is it near a window or is it in a sunroom or what? That sounds cool are you eating those berries yet bud?
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 06 Dec, Camille (USA - Zone 5a climate)
It's better to have sunroom. I place the golden berries plants indoor near the window since Oct. Warm and sunny make it grow faster.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 11 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4b climate)
Most plants require certain climate conditions to grow. A soil temperature range to germinate etc. Hours of daylight sun to grow well. That is why you plant crop at a certain time of the year.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 04 Jan, Mark J Grzywa (USA - Zone 5a climate)
What varieties grow best in N. Illinois, if any? Thanks
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 11 Oct, TMR (USA - Zone 6b climate)
I know it's over a year later, but I've been looking for info for overwintering a huge eggplant plant, and saw your question here. Summer '22 I picked up three 5" Japanese eggplant plants from local Tractor supply store, on sale in 3 or 4" pots, for $4 each. I grew them in central MA, each in a 12 or 14" pot all summer. Got some good yield, and they grew to about 18" high, but I decided to bring them inside for the winter to see if I could get more fruit from them. I put them on a south facing bay window, air temp was never much above 68*, I watered, fertilized once (maybe 2x) from October-May, and hand pollinated flowers with a paint brush. Got about 10 fruits, which I thought was pretty good! Nice and tender and sweet. In late May/early June they went outside, (after hardened off properly) planted 1 into 2' tall raised wooden garden box (with tomatoes, potatoes, basil, borage), 1 into a large deep pot, and one in a conditioned straw bale. The pot one failed, the box and straw bale one thrived and are now 3' tall and maybe 2-3' wide. Tons of flowers, fruit, I couldn't keep up. I'm trying to figure out if I can bring one of them inside again (transplant into v. large pot) and get one more summer out of it! So you can probably grow Ichyban Japanese in your zone, just protect from cooler temps, and bring inside if your season isn't long enough.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 06 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Plant Feb to May - look on the internet for some varieties.
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Ginger 31 Dec, Alesia (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can I plant Ginger and Turmeric in the month of January? Zone 9b
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Ginger 06 Jan, Janet F (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Just checked my ginger pots, many little sprouts starting ( Basically like potatoes) so I just watered well and put them back on the heat mat. I bought the ginger at Whole Foods and rinsed it well in case of any growth inhibitors, cut it in 1-2” chunks with a few places that looked like they could be eyes, planted it in potting soil( 2-3 pieces per 6” pot) just barely covered and watered , put on heat mat with plastic wrap over since our house is old and drafty. But in zone 9 you may have a long enough growing time, I don’t so figured they’d need a head start.
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Ginger 06 Jan, Janet F (USA - Zone 6b climate)
You can start it inside. Check you tube, many videos. The rusted gardener has one, in bags on top of the fridge by see video for details. I tried some just in seed started but they didn’t sprout so about to do it in the bag method. Then pot up and outside after frost.
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Ginger 04 Jan, (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Probably not - if there is no P S or T's in any of the months in the planting calendar then you don't have the climate for it.
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Asparagus 22 Dec, Vicki (USA - Zone 7b climate)
What are the best asparagus to grow in Zone 7b, Virginia by the Bay.
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Asparagus 28 Dec, Elisabeth (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I have a patch of purple passion which are tons sweeter than asparagus and they are great producers! We also have a patch of tried and true Millennium. We planted 10 crowns of each about four years ago, and they are enough for our family of 4 with some to spare. I'd love to freeze some and I'm thinking about starting a second patch of about 20 crowns to have some for preserving. Also, remember that when you plant your crowns, you don't harvest from them for two years. Just let them go to fern. They are quite lovely in a herbaceous border with other perennials. These are a gift to your future self! :)
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