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Pumpkin 28 Feb, Garden Gnome (Australia - temperate climate): I also have seeds germinating from my compost and have at times so much produce have taken great joy in giving them away and hearing about the joyous results. I am out most mornings 2 hours after sunrise when the male stamen is all fluffy with pollen and the female has ants crawling around inside. I pollinate myself by gently picking and trimming the male flower because if I leave it to mother nature my crop is very small. I usually use 2 or 3 male flowers on one female just in case. Recent rains have not been helpful for flowers at all but 1 week later flowers are appearing and just this morning I watched a bee laden with pollen flying from flower to flower. It was so laden it had trouble flying. I love mother nature she is the best for people like me.
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Ginger 28 Feb, Rebkah Medina (Australia - temperate climate): I live in the South East of SA. Would I be able to grow ginger and turmeric? Will I have to make shade for them?
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Ginger 01 Mar, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): It doesn't give planting times here for ginger so you may not be able to grow them. Look up growing turmeric on the internet. Read the notes here I think it says ginger needs warm/ hot weather.
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Tomato 27 Feb, Luke (Australia - temperate climate): Any advice on best cool climate tomato varieties for a greenhouse in Melbourne between March and October? Thanks in advance
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Tomato 01 Mar, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): You are temperate, a greenhouse will raise the temperature in it. Most varieties would grow in it. Ask at your local nursery etc.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 24 Feb, Liam (USA - Zone 5a climate): How much space between rows
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 27 Feb, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): You can grow spring onions close together, about 8cm/4 inches between rows
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 24 Feb, Susan Chisholm (Australia - temperate climate): We live in Bundaberg Qld. Should I be planting my seeds now?
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 25 Feb, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Bundaberg is sub tropical climate zone, read up about climate zones in the blue tab at the top of the page. At the top of the page for Rosella you will see the months to plant, the big capital P. Just be careful with the current wet weather (14 inches for Feb so far) we are having. Maybe start them in some potting mix or a good draining soil combo. I live Coral Cove.
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Watermelon 24 Feb, Juliet (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Can it get too hot for watermelon plant to survive Tauranga NZ, weather gowing over concrete pavers and river stones ?
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Watermelon 25 Feb, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Growing them over concrete or river stone could do damage to the vines if it is very hot.
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Cabbage 23 Feb, Rsshied (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Good day. I am growing cabbages,i planted it from the tray that i got form Stodels. I planted it in 1 December 2019 and its heads are looking very small. What should i feed the cabbages with. Thank you.
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Cabbage 24 Feb, Another gardener (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): If planted 1st DEC then they are about 12 weeks old. It says 11-15 weeks. It would depend what kind of cabbage you planted. A small kind or large variety. I grew red cabbage that are suppose to grow to 2-3kg but only grew to the size of small rock melon. You need some nitrogen fertiliser. N is for leaf growth, P for root development and K is for flowering and fruit growth. You should apply these before you plant generally. Too much N and you will have too much leaf. A handful of general fertiliser will cover about 1 square meter. Or place about 2 tablespoons of general fertiliser in 9 l of water and let it sit for a few hours, give a good stir and apply to the plants. It may be a bit late to do too much with your cabbage. Give it a go though.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 22 Feb, Greg (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, Its now 22 Feb 2020 and I live in Wollongong (temperate region). I'm going to start growing eschalots. I purchased a pack with about 6 bulbs from the local fruit and veg store. Not sure what variety, but they have a brown 'skin' and are a purple/mauve colour when the skin is peeled off. After reading some of the posts ( and the growing guide for temperate regions in Australia) , I see that I can start to plant the bulbs in March through to May. So far so good. I grow all my plants in containers (polystyrene boxes from fruit and veg stores) and raised corrugated iron garden beds (Aldi) For my Ginger, Turmeric and edible Pandanus I use a '50% coir and 50% premium potting mix' for my soil. Coir is a compressed coconut fibre. I got this 'soil recipe from Daleys plants (www.daleysfruit.com.au) BUT they are North NSW Coast and specialise in tropical plants, not eschalots. Will probably test try this soil medium for some of the eschalots but QUESTION : I am wondering what the best soil to use in containers (40cm x 80cm) and raised garden beds (approx size - 210cm x 90cm) ? Thanks in advance. Feel free to comment on any aspect of my post, but I'm mainly after the soil to use.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 13 Sep, Debra (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Greg - I am researching for a new vege garden the planting out of shallot seedlings (located in Kiama not far from you) as I've not grown them before and my husband bought a punnet - as a result I read your comment on Gardenate with interest (a very interesting post I might add) given your location. My research has totally confused me re the bulbs - I'm thinking of the shallots we buy in the supermarket. My understanding from the research is the bulbs are formed from mature plants and can be eaten and/or saved for future planting. Do you know how I can grow them to harvest similar to those we buy? Also I have never grown tumeric or ginger before - any tips? :)
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 22 Apr, Meme (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I haven't tried growing eschalots or onions or garlic before so your tips in your comment are very helpful. I love ginger and hope to grow it when the plants are available again as well as potatoes. Wanting to grow a lot more of the basic staples other than tomatoes lettuce carrot and peas.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 01 Mar, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You could do different mixes of soil, compost, potting mix, coir. The thing is to have good draining soil but still retain some moisture so that you are not having to water all the time.
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Shallots (also Eschalots) 24 Feb, Anon (Australia - temperate climate): I grow shallots from Feb to Nov in sub tropical, no reason why you can't I feel. In autumn/winter they stay more like a spring onion (straight) longer but when the weather hots up they go to bulb a lot sooner.
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Celery 21 Feb, Jan (USA - Zone 6b climate): How do I change the soil from Celsius to Fahrenheit?
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Celery 23 Feb, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): To change the information about soil temperature - open the page for Celery and click on (Show °F/in) next to the soil temperature information
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 21 Feb, Mimi (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Awesome website. I am very new to planting veges, I wanted to make sure I was understanding the info above. I was wondering how to interpret the chart above. P is for sow - so that is placing the seeds in the soil right?. Harvest is 7 to 10 weeks from sowing right? What about the blank months?
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 24 Feb, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Have a look at different crops. Some have S and T. S is when the weather is too hot or cold you can plant under cover, out of the sun or away from cold or frosts. T is for when you transplant these seedling into the garden. Harvest means when you can pick it from sowing the seeds.
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Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) 23 Feb, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Yes, P is for sow direct into soil. The blank months are the ones not suitable for seed raising outside, either because it is too cold and wet or too hot and dry.
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Potato 20 Feb, Tom De Marti (USA - Zone 10a climate): We're looking for red seed potatoes to grow in SoCal.
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Rhubarb 18 Feb, Shari (USA - Zone 10a climate): What about growing rhubarb in the San Jose CA area? I am in a warm, sunny, dry subtropical zone. The last rhubarb I planted was Victoria. It was pithy and green and bothered my stomach. I was going to try KangaRhu which supposedly is bred for warmer climes. I am a transplanted Midwesterner who misses my rhubarb. Has anyone had successful experience in my area? What type?
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Rhubarb 30 Dec, Rebekah Sandell (USA - Zone 8a climate): I used to live in both San Jose and Sunnyvale. Our Rhubarb plants were the envy of the neighborhood. We planted Strawberry Rhubarb we got from OSH garden (sorry) you might try the Santa Clara County Master Gardeners to find out which type is best for San Jose.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 17 Feb, Jett hook (Australia - temperate climate): Can spinach be grown in northern Victoria
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Spinach (also English spinach) 18 Feb, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Set your climate zone to temperate then select spinach (which you already have done). Read the info provided. There is a monthly calendar there at the top to tell you when to plant.
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Rosemary 17 Feb, Thomas Norris (USA - Zone 9b climate): I am in zone 9b. Will rosemary survive all day, 10+ hours of summer sun?
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Rosemary 08 Mar, Patricia Foster (USA - Zone 9b climate): We have rosemary planted in the ground. We have had it in full sun as well as in partial shade - it thrives either way. Rosemary will get to be at least three feet tall and may create 3-4 foot diameter bunches so be sure to give it some space.
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