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Tomato 27 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Search around the internet to find a guide for planting in your region. A lot of veggies have different planting times depending on where you live in Aussie.
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Strawberries (from seeds) 26 May, Maurice (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where can I purchase strawberry seeds and peppermint geranium seeds or plants from Thank you
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Strawberries (from seeds) 29 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Yates have a small runnerless Alpine strawberry available. You may find some on the internet under 'heritage seeds'. Most people buy runners because they be bought in quantity, are virus free and yield within the first season.
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Potato 26 May, Harare (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
How can I fight or chase away the moles eating potatoes underground?
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Potato 29 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
True moles are insect eaters. It is more likely that rats or mice are eating your potatoes. I would try laying rat and mice baits or traps and see what happens. Some of the newer vermin baits are enclosed in small sachets and you will know if they are chewed that you are getting the culprit. Make sure the baits cannot be reached by children or pets and keep laying them until there is no more chewing. All the best.
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Potato 23 Sep, Dale (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Poisons? In a garden? What happens when the neighborhood cats & owls eat the mice or rats?
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Rhubarb 26 May, Brenda (Australia - temperate climate)
My rhubarb has been in about a year and I'm dying to harvest!!! Is it too soon? The colour is good and quite thick.
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Rhubarb 29 May, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate)
If the plants are doing well and have a number of good sized stalks you could very carefully take a few. Push the stalk down towards the ground and give it a careful twist to separate it from the plant. Do this carefully as you don't want to damage the crown or pull it out of the ground. New roots will be subject to damage if you are not careful. Enjoy!
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Rhubarb 02 Jun, Brenda (Australia - temperate climate)
Thank you Giovanni. Done as you suggested and already cooked. Can see more shoots coming through. Yummy!!!!
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Strawberries (from seeds) 25 May, dee (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
which region suits strawberries farming in around Mpumalanga, mbombela?
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Strawberries (from seeds) 25 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
In your area strawberries would normally be planted from August to November but I suggest you could plant them most times. They take about 11 weeks to begin fruiting. Make sure you plant your strawberries in an open, sunny position where they will get good air circulation because fruit rotting in humid areas a problem.
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Strawberries (from seeds) 29 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
I thought I would let you know that I was referring to plants, not seeds. Seeds of the main varieties is not normally availanle and can take some weeks to germinate and a whole season to bear fruit.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 25 May, Daisy Ann Cumming (Australia - temperate climate)
What's the time to plant chocos?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 25 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Chokos are frost-tender perennials. To establish a choko plant choose or buy a couple of good sized, smooth skinned chokos and leave them on a bench until they begin to sprout. Stem and leaves will come first and roots will grow some time later. If you are still having frosts you then plant it in a pot so that the fruit is covered and the new growth is just below the soil level. Plant it outside after the likelihood of frosts is past. Chokos are strong growers and can cover a big area in a good season so plant it where it will have plenty of room to grow. In cooler areas the plant will die back in the winter but re-sprout from the perennial root in the spring.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 09 Apr, Doné (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I only got hold of 2 sprouting chokos in early March and put them straight in the ground, knowing it may be a little late. They seem to be flourishing now, though. We live in a frost-free area where winter day temps are 15-20°C and the lowest possible night temps could reach around 3°C, but more commonly 5-7°C. I do heavy mulching everywhere anyway, so do you think it'll continue growing this winter, or will it die back / should it be cut back?
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Potato 24 May, Phil Andrews (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi I have some small Kennebac leftover potatoes from my last years crop, they are all sprouting, however the guide says don't plant them till August, can I plant them now or is it just too early.
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Potato 27 May, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The guide says don't plant until August. That might apply in southern parts of Aussie or cold places but if you don't have frosts you can plant now. I live where it gets down to 5-6-7 C in Winter and I just planted mine this week. If you live in a low area and might get frosts then ??? - if you live in a higher area and no frosts, go for it. As my previous post said - wait until the eyes start to shoot and then plant. A tip, dig the soil deep, put in all the compost etc - then with a rake dig some of the soil out to make a furrow. Plant the potatoes and as they grow fill the soil back in. And then hill it up also around the plant.
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Potato 24 May, Jack (Australia - temperate climate)
Potatoes are frost tender. If you plant them too early they will sprout and be killed by a frost. Try keeping them in a cool, dark place to reduce sprouting. You could probably plant them in July about 200 mm (8") down and cover them with straw or similar to insulate them a bit.
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Potato 24 May, Gabby (Australia - temperate climate)
Is it safe to use old plastic milk crates to grow potatoes in
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Potato 24 May, Giovanni (Australia - temperate climate)
It is fine to use milk crates to grow potatoes. Line the bottom, and sides if it is open sided, with old denim jeans or newspaper to help retain water then put a layer of growing medium and some old manure or compost in the bottom. position your potato 'seeds' and then put a layer of growing medium over them. Keep adding the medium as they emerge until you are at the top. Consistent watering is very important for any container grown vegetables.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 May, Anabela C. Tortorell (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I live in Georgia, USA and returned from a visit to Portugal in January, 2017 and one of my cousins who lives in the area of Arganil (North Portugal) gave me a few very ripe Cape Gooseberries to try. I planted the very ripe fruits in some potted soil once the weather was warm enough outside and kept it moist, and sure enough I have quite a few seedlings which are ready for transplant to my garden. So buy some Gooseberries, let them ripen, plant a few crushed fruits to release the seeds and be patient. So give it a try and good luck!!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 28 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello Anabela, It's good to hear some successes and good results from gardeners. More food bearing trees and shrubs should be planted as it is fun to just go out and pick something that you've grown yourself. Keep it up!
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 23 May, Marilize du Toit (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
When do I prune a gooseberry bush. We live in the southern Cape so winter rainfall area. bush has just become overgrown
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 24 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
If you get frosts in your area it would be better to prune them after frosts have finished. Cutting them back now would promote some new growth which could be damaged by frosts.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 23 May, Maureen (Australia - temperate climate)
I enjoy eating swede and have never considered it a sweet type of vegetable. I love it cooked with potato and carrot and then mashed with milk and butter. I like it simply steamed. I think it is simply personal preference.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 24 May, Jack (Australia - temperate climate)
I love swedes as well. We eat them as you suggested and also 'julienne' them on a V slicer and add them to creamed corn after they are cooked. Kids like them that way too.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 23 May, Annie Davis (New Zealand - temperate climate)
I am also trying to find out if there is such a thing as kumara "seeds" and where they can be found?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 24 Jun, Richard Clough (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Annie...We simply bought a small kumara from a local supermarket, suspended it with toothpicks in a cut off coke bottle of water. When the shoots, or "slips" began to sprout (2-3wks) we then placed them in a small jam jar of water until roots began to develop, then planted out in fish bins of potting mix. We were late- late Dec & Jan, have just harvested. A lot were long & skinny, but perfect for the hot air cooker & crockpot. Some were like the shop sizes! We ended up with about 3-4 kg from a single 300g kumara (it's still growing sprouts on the laundry windowsill)! Hope this helps someone out there. Best wishes...
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 28 May, toya (New Zealand - temperate climate)
If your lucky you can find some at local garden places for tipu which you can grow out of the kumara tubers by place half of it into water.. they should grow stems/vines which you can snap off & placing those into water to help roots grow... or just cut sections of the tuber off..... but when planting them... they need that late spring early summer heat. Then harvest around now or when frosty etc...... just my 5 cents here lol
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 24 May, John (Australia - temperate climate)
Australian Seeds in Western Australia list a native sweet potato - Ipomoea costata but I don't know of any suppliers of seeds of the popular varieties. They are grown from cuttings as they establish quickly and will yield in their first season. Seedlings would probably take another year.
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