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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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Ginger 20 Jan, Mosushi (Australia - tropical climate): I have been growing ginger in rectangular pot (20cm deep, 20cm X20cm width). It has been growing but lately some of leaves turned yellow and the plan is not growing well. I moved the pot to an area with more shade because I thought it was getting too much sun but leaves are still turning yellow. The soil is almost always moist or wet so I don't think there is shortage of water. I just want to know what is the reason of poor growth. The pot was initially filled with good potting mix which should last 6 months. Do I need to give liquid fertilizer or something? If so, how much should I give?
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Ginger 24 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): If in pots they need more regular fertilising, Go by the label.
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Radish 19 Jan, Warren (Australia - temperate climate): I always grow radish but often let them get too fibrey. I let some go to seed, amd found my sugarbag bees loved them. I then let them go to seed and found the young, tender seed pods are tastier than the radish itself, and you get far more output as they seed like crazy. Pickling the pods also works well, so now I grow them for the seed pods, and the bees. I recommend trying it
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Radish 20 Jan, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Pick your radish when they have grown to the right size and put them down in the veggie section of fridge - they will keep for weeks. They are more a late autumn winter early spring crop in sub tropics.
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Radish 20 Jan, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): What kind of radishes are you growing?
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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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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 18 Jan, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): actually in southern ecuador in the sierras. subtropical humid and rainy now until march then flowing into very dry season. Difference from your other sites in southern hemisphere is the winds. My location is about 5000ft above sea level. the real temps (not with humidity) hover about 27c to 30C and it can drop to 10C overnight in the dry season and everything turns brown, in the rainy season it may cool down if there is cloud cover for two days (we are in the Sierras). . I notice that eggplant can become a perennial but how long might it last in a container. this seems a better option. climate control is easier and digging a pit thru rocky soil to use compost is laborious. I hire people to do that for large bushes and fruit trees and even the roses - which seem to thrive here in this climate pose a learning curve LOL
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Ginger 17 Jan, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I would like to grow black ginger in my ward
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 14 Jan, Midhun (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi I’ve planted scarlet beans this year and they were growing good and producing good numbers of beans but after few days the leaves started turning yellow and the plant is dying very quickly, any one know what is the problem here? Thanks
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Beans - climbing (also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners) 24 Jan, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Check for bean fly grub in the stems. I dont grow beans in Autumn for that reason, grow mine in Spring
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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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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 12 Jan, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Good day to all, Where can we purchase arugula veg in Western Cape Souh Africa? Thank you
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Rocket (also Arugula/Rucola) 23 Jul, Lilla (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): You can buy them from Seeds for Africa.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 10 Jan, YEE HAN CHOY (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate): i had greenhouse just want to try grow it
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 Jan, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 3a Temperate Short Summer climate): You don't have the climate to grow it.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 10 Jan, Keith (Australia - temperate climate): I am currently growing Carolina reaper plants. I also have ordered Scotch bonnet Ghost and chili x seeds. I live in warmer climes most of the year in Queensland.
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Brussels sprouts 10 Jan, Alison E Verdonk (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi, I actually live in Salalah Oman and temp is always between 25 to 35 degrees celsius. Will it be possible to grow brussel sprouts in this temp?
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Brussels sprouts 12 Jan, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): This crop was named after Brussels, Belgium - where they have grown this crop for centuries. This crop tastes best after a light freeze. I've never tried to grow this crop in your climate.... but my best guess is the plant would not thrive and the brussels sprouts inferior. Research indicates: Sprouts that mature during hot or dry weather will be flimsy and bitter.
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Brussels sprouts 10 Jan, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Your average temperature would be too hot for brussel sprouts. They like a cool start.
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Cucumber 09 Jan, Trina Richmond (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live on the Gold Coast, and have been growing mad hatter capsicum successfully for about three years now, and grape/cherry tomatoes about the same but not very much fruit. This year I planted continental cucumbers. The plant grew very large in about two weeks, (5 foot+), and the leaves are huge, but I have only had 4 fruits and the leaves are being eaten so badly that they look like a very thin, worn out, see through piece of material. This past month for some reason every capsicum, yellow, green and mad hatter, all produced rotten fruit, and I ripped out the plants, except the cucumber. What has caused this? I may have over fertilised.. Also all plants are producing a lot of yellow leaves, especially the tomatoes.
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