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Lettuce 11 May, Kim Shallcross (USA - Zone 9b climate)
Can it get too hot in May for lettuce, mine seems to have turned bitter and is bolting
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Lettuce 14 Jun, Wendy (USA - Zone 7b climate)
You bet! Lettuce doesn't like the temperature to be above 80 degrees. Mine is bolting and bitter now too ( June in 7b)
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 08 May, Diane Jackson (Australia - tropical climate)
Why are my small chokos going brown on bottom and dropping off,
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 13 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Spread some epsom salts around the root base and water in. It could be blossom end rot. Happens in tomatoes - maybe chokes also. I good hand full or two in a bucket or two of water and spread evenly.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 May, Rod (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
what is the best way to store Yakon rhizomes once they are dug from the ground ?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 13 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably cool dry place or in dry sand.
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Watermelon 04 May, juan perez (USA - Zone 10a climate)
melons do they grow on the ground or trails
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Watermelon 08 May, Anonymous (USA - Zone 3b climate)
Ground.
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Ginger 02 May, paul feldman (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Will ginger grow as a perennial In zone 6b ?
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Ginger 08 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
The guide here says it won't grow in your climate zone.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 02 May, Carolyn (USA - Zone 8a climate)
A friend of mine gave me some sweet potato plants rooted and planted in soil before last winter. She told me to keep them and water occasionally and plant in April/May in North Texas. These little plants are about 6" high with multiple shoots from a center stalk. Do I plant the whole plant in a pot or cut off the shoots and plant? Confused? Thank you.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 08 May, (Australia - temperate climate)
You can do both. More plants if you break it up into a few.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 02 May, Nida (New Zealand - temperate climate)
How many seedlings can be grown in a pot around 40cm in diameter and 50cm deep?
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 08 May, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Look at the spacing guide between plants in the notes.
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Asparagus 01 May, (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I’m in East Tennessee. Do I plant in sun or shade? I’m originally from Iowa and it would grown wild at the base of trees.
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Asparagus 08 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Full sun.
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Beans - dwarf (also French beans, Bush beans) 01 May, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Are yellow (butter) string less beans considered "dwarf"... grow to 60 cm.tall. OK to grow in same tub as brassicas??
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Cabbage 01 May, Barb (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Growing yellow ( butter ) string less beans. Grow to 60 cm tall . Ate they Ok to grow in same tub as brassikas?? Advice says bush beans ok , pole beans not....I'm confused.
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Cabbage 13 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Dwarf grow to 60cm - climbing grow to 1.2-2.4m.
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Cabbage 08 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
A climbing bean could shade cabbage and it would not produce much. Depends where you plant the climbing bean in relation to the sun's position in the sky. Plant tall plants on the southern side of the bed.
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Rhubarb 01 May, Julia (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted rhubarb around 7 months ago, the leaves have grow huge and some are mottled and unhealthy. I know I am not supposed to harvest for the first year...so how do I treat the plant? Do I just leave it be, or do I need to trim it or remove leaves? Does the same stalk stay until harvest time? Please advise care of plant in first year of growing until harvesting time. Thank you so much! Warmest regards
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Rhubarb 08 May, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If unhealthy pull them off. Look up a natural spray for leafy veggies.
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Radish 01 May, Alice (Australia - temperate climate)
My Grandfather always mixed radish seed with carrot seed in river sand and this help to thin out the carrots, not only because of the two types of seed, but because as you harvest the radishes - starting with the new shoots that are a great micro green, and this in turn thins carrots out :)
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Radish 08 May, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Or just put sand with radish or carrots in a salt or pepper shaker and plant rows only about 3-4 cm
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Watermelon 30 Apr, Sam (USA - Zone 10a climate)
I’m in zone 10a Rialto ca and I’m wondering if it’s too late to start my watermelon seedling this is my first time ever planting something and I have many many many seeds of multiple vegetables and I have no idea when to start my seeds
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Watermelon 26 May, Lee (USA - Zone 10b climate)
I am in zone 10a & 10b. Last year I started my watermelons on memorial day, not intentionally, and they grew really well. Today is memorial weekend and I'm planting mine now. I wouldn't say wait on purpose, I just moved so I had to wait, it never hurts to try. Because it was so late in the year, last year, I only planted 6 watermelon seeds in the ground and 5 produced. 4 of them had 4 watermelons and 1 of them had 3. I feel like these areas are capable of growing things almost year round regardless of the suggested planting time.
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Watermelon 21 May, John (USA - Zone 9b climate)
How much direct sun did they have daily. I am growing under trees so it is not direct it seems to work thank you
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Watermelon 08 May, Anonymous (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Each vegetable here has a planting guide for each climate zone. Find your zone in the top bar and check the planting calendar for watermelon.
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Strawberry Plants 29 Apr, Nick Sloan (USA - Zone 8b climate)
what exact soil would you reccomend, should i put in it direct sunlight? and is it okay to water the leaves if it’s on a tier planter? thank you so much for your time
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Strawberry Plants 08 May, (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Any good soil, direct sunlight, water low or in the morning.
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