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Ginger 01 Mar, Lauren (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Just buy a ginger root from your local grocery store. Look for pieces that have what look like little shell like points along the root. Those are the growth points. Carefully cut the root into pieces, trying to keep as much root as possible around the points - this is where your new plant will get its starter nutrients, so the bigger it is the better the chance it will grow. Bury those about 5cm below the surface of your soil and water well. This makes a stunning indoor plant because when the leaves get big enough if you brush against them they give off a lovely spicy smell.
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Marrow 21 Jan, Brendan (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Can I grow Gem Squash at the same time as marrows ???
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Garlic 21 Jan, Mariet Mulder (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
I'm interested in growing garlic in the Eastern Cape. We get a lot of snow in winter, but summer is not that hot. I've only got one concern there are a lot of moles in the ground and would like to know if it will affect my planting of garlic. please be so kind to advise me on this matter. Thank you
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Garlic 05 Mar, Bernadette Phillips (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Garlic is a perfect mole deterrent! I plant garlic among my flowering bulbs.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 19 Jan, ntapile (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Can I use potting soil only or mix it with sand?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 19 Jan, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It should grow fine just in potting soil but might need some extra fertilizer like watering with liquid seaweed as potting soil can be quite low in nutrients.
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Cucumber 16 Jan, R Price (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
where can i find mini cucumber seeds.
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Pumpkin 11 Jan, karen (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
what can i use to stop the flies from stinging the fruit
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 09 Jan, Josephine (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Help!! I have a small herb garden which gets moderate afternoon sun. The basil, chilli bush, thyme, oregano and mint is doing really well, however the parsley, chives and rosemary are very unhappy. Any advice?
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Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) 29 Jun, Sveto (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I have a North to South property boundary partition wall and a grapevine runs under that wall. i have Rosemary and Chives growing on the ground under the vine shielded from direct sunlight. This has a sort of greenhouse effect as the well drained soil remains moist. Chives love used teabags as fertilizer.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 07 Jan, mapula (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I live in limpopo and interested in growing chilli pepper. I would like to know of consultants to help me with the market.
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Asparagus 06 Jan, Tanisha (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I planted my asparagus seeds in oct/nov last year in a tuna tin with a clingwrap cover, creating a greenhouse almost. I have now planted them outdoors in planters, and they have shot up. I do think growing from seeds take a while, however, I'm quite content to wait. It seems like its quite a rewarding plant to wait for :)
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 06 Jan, babylonstoren (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Our loofah growing in the glasshouse has leaf curl and some colour differences on the older leaves. I think it is a mineral defficiency but not sure....Any advice PLS!!
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Potato 03 Jan, Lydia (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Hi Tshepiso we are here in steynsrus in freestate next to Kroonstad,we are growing potatoes,we can supply you.our numbers are 0836257047.
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Potato 02 Jan, kagiso (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
how do i get potatoe farms to supply me in south africa and how do i grow my own and get land
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Garlic 01 Jan, charlie (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
What tools and implements do I need to start growing garlic in randfontein? How should the soil be prepaired per hecter? How much water is needed? Can you recomend any books on the subject? Or any other assistance.
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Potato 31 Dec, jeremiah masomera (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Hie. What's the general fungicide application frequency that is recommended during the course of growing potatoes. Is there a sort of timetable to be followed?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 29 Dec, mabel (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
is it possible to plant green beans on a 2 hector plot,and how will i prevent the snails,pls help
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 13 May, Chris (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Green beans don't need much space. Coffee grounds will keep snails away
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 26 Dec, Engela (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I buy collards in South Africa?
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Garlic 25 Dec, hardus (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
where can i find garlic seeds for about 0,5ha, and how many seeds would i need for 0;5 ha. My tamotoes is already planted, 600 mm apart under drip irrigation, and i want to plant the garlic end of january, between or next to the tamato plants, will this work? Any suggestions or tips to follow on planting garlic will be highly appreciated
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Asparagus 25 Dec, Basheer (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I bought my plant from Jungle Garden Nursery, Durban.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 19 Dec, Ayesha (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
How do I know which is the hottest chillies that is available ib south Africa because I've grown to my disappointed the wrong chillies thanx
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 09 Feb, mark (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
the 3 hottest chillis in the world are the bhut jolokia or ghost chilli, the trinidad moruga scorpion and the carolina reaper. carolina being the hottest. unfortunately not many of these seeds are available in south africa. but you can order them from overseas and it works out cheaper than if you were to buy from a south african supplier. i grow all three of them and i ordered mine from amazon.com for more information on some of the hottest chillis around feel free to email me. mark_ari@hotmail.com
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Potato 16 Dec, albany (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
What deseases are associated with potatoes and what are the remedies? From Swaziland highveld region.
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Horseradish 11 Dec, Suzie Pickering (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I would like to know that too. Have been looking everywhere, can't find it.
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Horseradish 19 Sep, alan (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
i have the plants you can phone me at 0832472372
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Mint (also Garden mint) 09 Dec, Leann Ruth (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi there. I would like to fined out the names of all the different types of mint that is growing in South Africa? I would all sow like to fined out from you what type of mined would one plant down in Cape Town? Considering that it rains most of the time down there.? Thank you 4 all your help from Leann Ruth M
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Sunflower 05 Dec, Tony Sieh (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Dear Sir/Madam, I am exploring the possibility of grow South African species of sunflower in Malaysia. From what I have heard, South African sunflower is ideal for the South East Asia climate as well. Is there any expert who I can talk to about this? Where can I get the seedlings? Thank you so much for helping! Regards, Tony
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Pumpkin 27 Nov, Jerry (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I've just got land so would like to produce pumpkins now I realized time of planting has passed so I'd to know why I can't plant January because there's still rain and winter is few months away?
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