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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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Rosemary 05 Jan, E (USA - Zone 7a climate): You need to judge by how cold it is in your area - frosts etc. Be guided by what it says here about doing cuttings if a lot of frosts. Maybe leave planting out until after the last frost. Plants need sunlight. Maybe put them out in the day and bring in at night if going to be really cold.
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Savory - winter savory (also Savory) 02 Jan, Judy (USA - Zone 9b climate): What is it about winter savory that makes it unsuitable for "growing in USA - Zone 9b regions"?
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Savory - winter savory (also Savory) 05 Jan, Anonymous (USA - Zone 8b climate): It probably has something to do with soil and or air temperatures. Like tropical plants don't grow in cold places.
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Potato 31 Dec, max (USA - Zone 5a climate): Some gardeners keep stacking wood boxes and a light soil mix as the plants grow. It is said that potatoes will fill the whole stack of boxes. My attempts at this have failed. Can this approach be made to work?
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Potato 27 Mar, Sarah (USA - Zone 5b climate): I tried the same last season and it didn't work for me either...kept hauling dirt and leaves uphill to potato tower with no results come harvest time. That was my first year growing potatoes. I just found out this morning that potatoes can be determinate or indeterminate. Determinate types supposedly have a smaller plant,, harvest earlier, and only grow in one layer thus do not require hilling(although they should be covered enough so roots don't show). I must have planted a determinate variety last year. because mine only grew in one layer. Check the variety you are planning to grow. I bought seed potatoes this year and am about to plant them. I have more confidence now that I know. what they are and how they behave!
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Potato 05 Jan, (USA - Zone 8b climate): Do some research on the internet about how to do it. I wouldn't go more than about 50-60cm high, 20-24 inches. Soil would need to be fertile. Don't over water. Or just do it the normal way and hill the soil up as they grow.
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Strawberry Plants 26 Dec, Richard levada (USA - Zone 10a climate): My zone is10A (Fort Myers, FL) and for planting they recommend from Dec to Mar. Gurneys will only send out strawberry root plants in the spring (March). How can I store these plants until December? or what would you recommend?
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Strawberry Plants 30 Dec, (USA - Zone 10a climate): Go back to strawberry page and set your climate zone to 10a. Plant April/May and Sept/Oct.
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Potato 24 Dec, Bonnie Ember (USA - Zone 9a climate): Buy cloth potato bags, with flaps. Grow year round. Open velcro flaps, Enjoy! We live in the Sierra, at 3000.' Bring them in, on cold nights.
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Rosemary 23 Dec, Alyssa (USA - Zone 8a climate): My family and I have been trying to grow rosemary for a few years but we can't seem to get them through the winter. We know they can grow well here as there are plenty outside the shops around town but ours can't seem to survive long enough to get established. We tried wintering them in the garage this year as we have cats and can't keep them inside the house itself but it didn't seem to make a difference. Is there a variety that's better suited to my zone that might have a better chance, or are there any tips that might help me keep these plants going?
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Rosemary 28 Dec, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): Is it possible they're getting too much water and/or your soil doesn't drain quickly enough? Rosemary is pretty tough and drought tolerant but it doesn't like being soggy too long, especially in cooler weather. Try adding more grit to the soil so the rosemary can dry out between waterings. You might also ask one of those shops if you can take a few cuttings from their plants, as rosemary is pretty easy to propagate from cuttings, and that way you'd know you have a variety that does well locally. They should be happy to let you, as rosemary needs to be pruned regularly anyway.
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