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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 12 Feb, Pamela Newman (USA - Zone 9b climate): Names of sweet corn grown in Goleta CA. Zone 9b, please. Thank you!!!
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 15 Feb, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate): You can grow most corns anywhere, just get the planting time right.
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Artichokes (Globe) 09 Feb, Joseph Thomas (USA - Zone 9a climate): What is the best artichoke species for Tucson Arizona zone 9?
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Potato 09 Feb, Patricia Adams (USA - Zone 8b climate): I'm a beginner an is really fascinated with patio & container garden.what information can you give to be successful
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Potato 01 Mar, Matt stephens (USA - Zone 9b climate): My first season growing potatoes was last year. We used the Ruth Stout Method and had no problems. We created the raised bed, turned the dirt and added a layer of compost, then put the potatoes down and laid hay on top. We added a good 6-10 in of straw over the top when the sprout came out of the soil. Best and easiest method I have ever seen or heard of. What is described on here is also interesting, I just don't have enough cardboard or newspaper, so I'll be using straw again this year. Just a side note, we have seen/heard people grow things directly in the straw bale too. Usually when they don't have space in their yard, or no yard at all. This method also works well. Good luck!
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Potato 04 Dec, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): I've used straw to mound my potatoes and had a lot of issues with slugs and other insects. The straw also made it difficult to water (surprisingly), I had to add a lot of water to get down to the plant roots - I think when it is all soil, the water distributes better. I would use straw again, but it would not be my go to choice; but when there's not enough soil, straw is certainly easy to transport, light and affordable, additionally it is a byproduct (3rd cut) of another process. The straw also left the underlying soil in really good shape (taking the brunt of the sun and wind).
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Potato 12 Feb, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): That's a big subject! I'd say it depends on what you're trying to achieve. Do you just want a few really good veggies? Do you want to grow as much of your daily food as possible? Does your garden need to be aesthetically pleasing? There are lots of books on container gardening, you could try browsing your local library online. If space is limited, I say think about which veggies you love the most, which are pricey at the store, and which are most improved by eating fresh. Basil and salad greens for instance, are very easy to grow but very overpriced at the store. Corn and tomatoes are so much better homegrown. Whereas potatoes and onions are cheap at the store and not THAT much better homegrown so they're only worth it if you have plenty of space to devote. My advice for a beginner would be to start small and manageable, and build on that each year. Maybe this year buy a couple of Earthboxes or DIY a knockoff, and just grow a few of your favorite veggies. This will also reveal what some of your challenges might be. For instance my first year raccoons ate all my sweet corn, that taught me I would need a good fence in the future. ;-)
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Potato 11 Feb, Gary Hall (Australia - arid climate): Patricia you need to find out what the Potato season is for your climate Zone 8b is check with local Nursery or where you buy seed potato don't use culinary potato's as they might have fungus or disease.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 09 Feb, McDaniel (USA - Zone 10a climate): Can you start pole beans inside instead of outside. My ground not ready yet
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 15 Feb, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate): You have to be very careful growing seedlings indoors. New seedlings chase the sunlight and become very long (leggy) and thin stalked and therefore weak. Easy to snap the stalk. I germinate seed under shade cloth part day in sun, part day in shade. Two days after germination I take the shade cloth off. I move the table to vary the hours of sunlight and shade depending on how small/big seedlings are and what the temperature is.
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Tomato 08 Feb, Joe Musselwhite (USA - Zone 10a climate): What type tomatoes are best or grow area 10a and should they be determinate or indeterminate?
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Tomato 13 Feb, SarahM (USA - Zone 10b climate): In 10b here. You can grow either. Determinate only grow to size, produce fruit then die off. You would grow them in succession to get get tomatoes all season. Indeterminate tomatoes require space as the plants just keeps growing [kinda like a vine] while we have long days of sunlight. Better to decide what type of tomato fruit you want [paste, slicer, etc...].
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Tomato 12 Feb, Colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): You can grow any tomato your heart desires in your zone! Do you like great big beefy slicing tomatoes? Little cherry tomatoes to eat like snacks? Plum tomatoes to make into sauce or sun-dry? All will do great. You may need to use shade cloth in the hottest months to keep them from scorching (I get 40 percent shade cloth from San Diego Seed Company but Amazon has lots of cheaper ones too). If you try to keep them alive through winter, assuming they don't have blight, you can string incandescent Christmas lights around them and cover with fleece if frost threatens. Indeterminate types are basically perennials and will get huge and possibly survive the winter in your zone, so space may be an issue. I usually have ONE big indeterminate sprawler like a Juliet or a Sungold, and let grow as big as it wants on a tower made of cattle panels, and then grow a number of compact bush tomatoes to get some varied crops for slicing, drying, saucing, etc. In your zone you can constantly start new
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Cucumber 08 Feb, Lisa (USA - Zone 9a climate): I heard they, like peas, don’t transplant well BUT you could start them in peat pots so the process of transplanting is less stressful. So I guess the answer is, “Yes, sow them indoors in peat pots.”
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Peas 07 Feb, Mimi (USA - Zone 7b climate): How tall do pea vines grow? I am trying to determine how tall my supports need to be. Also, what kind of soil and how much sunshine do they prefer? Thanks!
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Peas 08 Feb, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate): 5-6' tall, good rich friable soil and sun most of the day.
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Peas 30 Jan, Renee (USA - Zone 5b climate): Depends on the type. There are "bush" peas that only get 2-3' foot tall but still need support. Then there are "climbing" types that can get up to 6'. The short ones produce peas sooner than the tall types.
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Onion 03 Feb, Sky Kell (USA - Zone 7b climate): Perennial onion that multiplies for 7b zone
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Ginger 31 Jan, Sonia (USA - Zone 9b climate): I've bought ginger for 40 plus years of my 60 plus life and each batch gives me 1 or 2 sprouts so last few years I have grown those rhizomes and multiplied. This weekend I harvested about 7 lbs of those babies and many more to go but that will be done around March-April. Going to share some and consume the rest in various forms. Yes I live in zone 9b.
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Ginger 03 Feb, (USA - Zone 8a climate): Local weather conditions come into play, here is only a guide.
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Cucumber 23 Jan, Andy Tobbins (USA - Zone 9a climate): Can I grow Unagi cucumbers in 9a Zone
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Cucumber 25 Jan, (USA - Zone 9a climate): Just treat as a normal cucumber for planting.
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Peas 20 Jan, Charles (USA - Zone 6b climate): What time should i plant peas (Gardenate : Try www.gardenate.com/plant/Peas?zone=113)
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Peas 11 Jan, James (USA - Zone 7b climate): Farmer's Almanac was probably talking about Southern peas (cowpeas-crowder, blackeye). They will ONLY germinate when it is warm.
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Strawberry Plants 10 Jan, Jeanine Eastham (USA - Zone 10b climate): I am looking for the Best varieties for Claremont CA. 10b. I just south of the 210 Frwy, and almost as far West as La Verne where it can be very hot in summer, but is about 8 degrees cooler on average than at the Clarmont Civic Center.
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Strawberry Plants 13 Feb, SarahM (USA - Zone 10b climate): in 10b too. I look for everbearing [like Albion}. Make sure they get water, food, and maybe afternoon shade in summer [late May -Sept].
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Strawberry Plants 12 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate): Look for internet sites that sell crowns, ring them if you like and ask.
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Broccoli 05 Jan, Mark (USA - Zone 9b climate): What is a good varietall of broccoli for zone 9b?
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Broccoli 06 Jan, (USA - Zone 4b climate): Go to a seed selling website and look at different broccoli. Most broccoli will grow in a variety of climates. Each climate will have a preferred planting time.
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Rosemary 03 Jan, Linda Arencibia (USA - Zone 7a climate): I bought four rosemary plants of substantial size yesterday, ( January 2nd). I live in Virginia in zone 7a. I wonder if I can plant these outside now or if I should wait until Spring. I keep my house at about 70 degrees and do not have any truly sunny rooms. The best and most consistent daylight comes from a patio door on the West side of the house.
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