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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 20 Dec, Cheryl (Australia - temperate climate)
When you say "Avoid planting close to....", what minimum distance should be kept from these plants? A few metres or something else?
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 31 Dec, FaithCeleste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
When and if you plant your beans too closely together (or if you plant in the shade) - they will REACH for the light, becoming very leggy. Planting too close together stops the light from hitting the sides of the plant (plants in the middle are effectively in the shade with exception to the top portion), only the top portion of the plant gets sunlight and therefore the plant reaches that way.... "up". You could, if you were planting only one row provided the row ran N/S plant closely together because 2 sides get full sun (if rows run W/E the plants in the same row tend to shade each other -- plant large plants on the North side of rows that run N/S; this is Northern Hemisphere). That's why spacing is usually given as, between plants (within a row that runs N/S) and then the distance between rows (running W/E). Of course if you are planting on a steep slope, than run your rows parallel to the slope as a general rule of thumb This is the above ground portion of plant spacing. There is also the below ground portion of plant spacing: roots, water and nutrition. If you were to just look at the root (and ignore for a moment the above ground portion): tap rooted plants can be planted closer together than fibrous root plants, because the tap root goes DOWN, and fibrous spreads out and down. Companion planting takes root and sunlight requirements into account: for example: you can plant carrots AROUND a tomato plant ; because carrots don't need much light (and the tomato does), and carrots being a tap root don't interfere with the fibrous roots of the tomato plant, which just go around the carrot. Mind you when you pull the carrot you do disrupt the tomato a little; but not so much that I would be concerned. You can get more vegetables in a smaller space when you learn which plants can work as "understory" plants to others. When it comes to plant nutrition; spacing ensure there is enough soil to source the appropriate vitamins and minerals a plant requires. When planting tightly; or using companion planting you need to take into account that you are planting tighter than the recommended spacing and therefore increase the nutrition (manure/compost) in areas where tight planting is happening.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 28 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
Don't overthink it just plant away. You can space them out but no harm if they grow closer together.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 21 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Different garden beds or a few meters should be good enough.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 19 Dec, Brigitte (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I have a Cape Goose Berry in a very large pot. Plant growing well but some leaves have white spots on them, it is not powdery mildew. Randomly spaced over leaf, underside of spot under leaf is yellow, it looks slightly like it has been eaten but no holes and for life of me cannot find an insect/bug.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 07 Jan, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Try looking at night time.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 07 Feb, Vivian Robert Cutler (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
same here....white spot on leaves
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Rhubarb 18 Dec, david (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how do I get the stalks to grow red. The plants are thriving and are fertilised with seasol and watered reguarly.
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Rhubarb 28 Dec, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
You have to buy the red variety. It's not like the hydrangea you manipulate the colour :)
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Rhubarb 26 Dec, Michael Barke (New Zealand - temperate climate)
If you are looking for a good vibrant red variety, try a variety called (??)
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Rhubarb 21 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Give them time - also there is a red and a green variety. Check which one you have, if you can by googling.
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Brussels sprouts 17 Dec, Joanne (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
My plants are tall and healthy but have no sprouts on them?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 16 Dec, (Australia - temperate climate)
Any ideas where I can buy them in Tasmania please?
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Cowpeas (also Black eye peas, Southern peas) 19 Dec, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Try ringing a few stock agency places. Places that sell seed etc to farmers. Try googling it.
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Cabbage 15 Dec, Gen (Australia - temperate climate)
Are there ideal growing situations for chinese cabbage? (Ie wombok... is it the same as savoy cabbage?) Thanks in advance :)
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Cabbage 19 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Chinese cabbage is a cool weather crop. Same as cabbage.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 13 Dec, dave clark (Australia - temperate climate)
I am growing bok choi but this one is different. it is dark green crinkly leave has anyone else grown it. Also can you eat it without cooking
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Collards (also Collard greens, Borekale) 13 Dec, arthur (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I buy Collard Green Champion in Johannesburg
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Pumpkin 13 Dec, Glen barlow (Australia - temperate climate)
What should you put under the pumpkin to stop it rotting on the bare ground
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Pumpkin 31 Dec, FaithCeleste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate)
I generally just place an old piece of wood (1" thick x 4" wide any length I have), or maybe an old small crate to lift it off the ground: it's really the soil getting onto the pumpkin that causes the decay.
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Pumpkin 12 Feb, Sarah Akins (Australia - temperate climate)
I’ve been putting old seedling pots under them. Good way to reuse the plastic.
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Pumpkin 14 Dec, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Some thing that allows water to drain away quickly,
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Carrot 10 Dec, Helen Chon (USA - Zone 9a climate)
I use Neem oil to control pests for most of my plants. Will Neem Oil work for Carrot flies? I know you can’t use Neem oil in 90° weather but can you use it in 60° weather?
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Carrot 30 May, Ali T (USA - Zone 8b climate)
Try Neem cake
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 10 Dec, Annamarie (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can I grow eggplant year round in zone 9b? I’m hoping to use cuttings taken from existing plants. Thanks
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 04 Feb, Donna (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I grow mine in a pot and bring them in for winter. I am not sure about cuttings, but I have had a mature plant produce two years in a row growing it that way. Same for tomatoes. Fun to have fresh
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Dec, Elisabeth (USA - Zone 7b climate)
YES! I lived in zone 9 in Florida. You can most definitely grow them. Start your seeds indoors in early January and put them out in mid February. They will be producing by April and over it by mid June when your temps start in the 90s. I then always planted okra in June where the eggplants were. They were a nice succession planting in zone 9.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 14 Dec, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Probably not, Most crops are seasonal, usually temperature reasons. Very few crops produce all year.
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Asparagus 08 Dec, KrC (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Hello. I planted a bed of asparagus last year and they grew beautifully. I did not harvest any stalks and the bed is full of ferns. I live in Los Angeles, where the weather has stayed quite temperate, even though it is now December, The ferns are still green. I'm concerned they may not die back fully in our climate. Can I cut the ferns down before they brown without harming the plant?
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Asparagus 11 Dec, (USA - Zone 6b climate)
I stop watering in mid Autumn and cut my ferns off end of Winter. This gives them time to die off. The first year I watered and fertilised through winter.
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