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Rhubarb 06 Sep, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate)
Check your climate zone time to plant and plant then.
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 29 Aug, Perya Short (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Can anyonenadvise please where I can buy chicory seeds in the Wellington region? Or links to sites that sell online in NZ?
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Chicory (also Witloof, Belgian endive) 06 Sep, Anonymous (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Google seed selling companies.
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Sunflower 26 Aug, Linda (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate)
I would like to know what sunflower seeds can I plant in September in calgary zone 3
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Sunflower 06 Sep, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Any variety.
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Sage (also Common Sage) 26 Aug, Anonymous (USA - Zone 10a climate)
Can Sage handle the humidity in SWFL?
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 25 Aug, Jan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Why do my beans, be they climbing or bush, always develop rust on the leaves. Once the climbers reach about 30cm they develop brown spots on underside and if left the rust becomes very powdery and the leaves become distorted. I cut these leaves off and put in the bin. This happens to any bean seeds I plant and happens no matter what bin I plant them in. I might add I do get a good lot of beans, they do not seem to be affected (I do think I could have a longer growing season if the rust was not there) and so far the rust has not affected any other vegetables. Could there be something in the soil that causes this rust and what can I do about it. I do make my own compost and fertilise the soil before planting.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 22 Sep, Faith Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
From a publication (University of Mass) CORRECTIVE ACTION IS: 1. Rotate bean with non-host crops. 2.Plow under infected crop residues. 3.Eliminate volunteer bean plants. 4.Select planting dates and schedule irrigation to avoid long periods of leaf wetness when temperatures are warm. 5.Disinfect poles in production of pole beans. 5.Avoid over application of nitrogen and ensure adequate potassium fertilization. 6.Plant resistant cultivars. ==> your issue is the rust sort of creates these pustules that allow the rust to survive over winter, or during crop rotations. You need to ensure you dig the old plants deep into the soil, clean your equipment (poles, garden gloves etc.). I would be inclined to use SULPHUR -- "Sulphur Dust Fungicide and Miticide" is usually what it is called. This dust can be sprinkled all over, on the plants etc. or can be mixed with water and sprayed. Also avoid planting beans in areas of "stagnant air" the plants need to be able to dry out -- in other words water on the plants (moist leaves and stems) are great breeding grounds for your rust. It's actually not a difficult problem to resolve, once you know what needs to be done -- remove and bury infected leaves, and/or sprinkle with sulphur dust, mitigate moisture retention (get the air flow going -- maybe you change up the arrangement of planting so the air flows through the plants and whisks away the moisture.
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 06 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try googling about the rust problem.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 23 Aug, Sugu (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Hi, Can I sow Yard Long Bean Seeds and Purple Hyacinth Bean Seeds in the month of August?
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Onion 20 Aug, Michael (Australia - temperate climate)
Can you please tell me the best varieties of onion to plant now. Live at Canowindra NSW Thanking you
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Onion 06 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Which ever variety you prefer.
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 18 Aug, Stephen Carter (USA - Zone 8b climate)
What is the best fertilizer for collard greens and how to apply it for best results.
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Cucumber 18 Aug, Sakkie pieterse (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
How many fruit can you take from one cumcumer plant
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Cucumber 18 Jul, Robert (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I grew Ashley cucumbers, and got between 15 to 18 fruit per plant.
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NZ Spinach (also Warrigal greens) 17 Aug, Jamie (Australia - temperate climate)
I live on the coast and rather than bothering with Warrigal greens I munch the indigenous Bower Spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma). Very similar plant except that it climbs and drapes curtains of succulent greenery off long trailing stems from the lower branches of the local tea trees. It is good tucker and being by the sea it is naturally salty.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 17 Aug, Jamie (Australia - temperate climate)
It took a while but I have learned to love Sunchokes. Undoubtedly the easiest and most prolific vegetable of them all. But what to do with them ? Boil them, roast them, grate them into salads, slice them into stir fry. I use them mainly as a filler. They thicken soups and stews and I mash them up with my spuds. Very economical. they don’t have a long shelf life (which is why they are ridiculously expensive) so I tend to leave them in the ground until I use them. If you have a lot of sunchokes - and you will - you can be brutal when you peel them. But keep the peelings out of the compost or you’ll end up with sunchokes everywhere ! Warning : They can be ‘noisy’. Not recommended for date night or before attending the cinema.
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Artichokes (Globe) 15 Aug, Roz McWilliam (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I would like to grow globe artichokes in Townsville (dry tropics). Is this possible please and if yes what’s the best way? Cheers
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Artichokes (Globe) 06 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - tropical climate)
Set your climate zone to Tropical and read the notes about growing it.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 11 Aug, Jock Macdonald (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How to hand pollinate egg plant
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 06 Sep, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Give the bush a light shake about 9-10am.
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Cucumber 11 Aug, Ingrid (Australia - temperate climate)
Some websites suggest planting cucumber seeds directly into garden bed, other sites say start in trays. Which is correct ? Thank you.
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Cucumber 20 Aug, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Can do it both ways.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 10 Aug, Frankie (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Trying to grow in my apartment.. any advice welcomed.. what kind of soil should I buy? How often should I water? I don’t get direct sunlight how long should I leave outside on my patio?
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Celery 07 Aug, Margaret Porkolab (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Could you please show me what you mean in planting and how to rap. My aunt used milk cartons but i was around four yrs old then. My job was to hand her the carton. Thank you.
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Celery 20 Aug, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Put something up the side of the plants to stop the sunlight turning the outside leaves green and bitter. You could google it.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 04 Aug, CANDY (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
HELLO I SOW MY ONION SEEDS IN A SEED TRAY SHOULD I PLANT DIRECTLY IN A BIG CONTAINER - SORRY I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AM A RETIRED SENIOR I AM NEW TO GARDENING THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP GOD BLESS YOU AMEN!
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 20 Aug, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Plant direct into your garden.
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Potato 04 Aug, CANDY (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
I PLANTED POTATOES IN MAY IN A CONTAINER HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN TO HARVEST - THANKYOU
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Potato 20 Aug, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Look at the guide to harvest time, 12-16 weeks or just dig around the plant a bit to feel how big they are. Also the plant will start dying.
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