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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 18 May, David (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I am in Harare Zimbabwe and wonder if there are any local suppliers of Hot Chilli seeds?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 02 Jul, Nestor (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
contact me for more details on hot chiilli seeds supplier in South Africa. Thanks
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 28 Jul, David (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi Nestor, Can you assist me with contacts for Hot chilli seeds? Seeds for Africa do ship to Zimbabwe but are there others?
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Garlic 18 May, tracey (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
I live in pe. Would garlic grow in beach sand or must i ude potting soil? when is best time to plant. I have some cloves with new shoots i would like to try and cultivate
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Amaranth (also Love-lies-bleeding) 18 May, caryl (Australia - temperate climate)
please tell me what type of soil is best do i add worm castings and manure asvwell as compost
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Cucumber 17 May, Steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Does anyone grow cucumbers through the winter in gold coast????????????
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Cucumber 19 May, Harrison Bath (Australia - temperate climate)
yes
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Cucumber 20 May, Steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hey Harrison. .....was wondering if you can talk me through it. Eg which type you grow and how you water. Do you fertilise? I've got lots of cucumbers atm and would like to keep them going through winter. Will my cucumber seeds planted today grow ok as it gets colder? So many questions haha. Thanks for any advice ☺
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 17 May, Lyn Teaf (Australia - temperate climate)
I have some gooseberry fruit and would like to know if I have to dry them out so the seeds are dry or can I plant the whole fruit. I live in Perth.
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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 29 May, Alison (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Perth (hills) and have just potted on a few dozen small plants that I grew in a large foam container from seed. I had a mixture of dried seeds and seeds still inside the soft fruit (I wanted to see which would work best). All the seeds have germinated I literally have a few hundred seedlings. I am now in the process of seeing which growing conditions are going to work best up here. I think I will plant the seeds directly into the ground next time.
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Horseradish 16 May, (Australia - temperate climate)
where to buy horseradish seeds in Australia?
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Horseradish 05 Jun, Buzz (Australia - temperate climate)
I got a good one from Bunnings in Cannington, Perth yesterday. New delivery with a few others in stock.
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Horseradish 17 Oct, Barry (Australia - temperate climate)
Seeking horseradish seeds looked up EBay and sent away for Russian variety Has stronger flavour and pest resistance is higher. The seeds arrived via Air mail in sealed pack. Be ware the pack of seeds can cover 4m square Each plant can yield 4kg horseradish!! Happy growing!
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Horseradish 16 May, Anthony (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where can i buy horse radish plants to grow?
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Horseradish 29 Nov, Tim Neal (New Zealand - temperate climate)
where are you located? Im near Feilding. I have some well-established root which you're more than welcome to dig up a few and plant.
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Horseradish 29 Dec, Nick (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Just seen your reply about horseradish - I live in Feilding, is it possible to get a cutting. Thanks Nick
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Horseradish 21 Jun, Matt Brand (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Hi, just found your comment about horseradish on the web. I've been looking for some for ages. Can I buy some plants of you? I live in Ohakune,but have family in Fielding. Thank you very much
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Cauliflower 16 May, Zahir Ahmed (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
where in Sydney can I buy "Purple/Yellow Cauliflower Seeds & Broccolini Seeds" ?
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Cauliflower 04 Jun, Samantha (Australia - temperate climate)
BROCCOLINI - Zahir Ahmed - Not sure about 'seeds' as such but u can buy Purple/Yellow Broccoli/Broccolini,etc... at Bunnings Warehouse. Hope that helps?
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Cauliflower 01 Jun, Peta (Australia - tropical climate)
I buy all my organic certified seeds from Eden seeds they say on their site if they can't deliver certain things to places but I have purchased all different types of heirloom seeds and all have so far sprouted. They're also cheaper than buying the seeds from Bunnings up here
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Parsnip 16 May, Bianca (Australia - temperate climate)
My frost dates are June, maybe last one in July, if the cold weather lasts that long. If i was to plant in Aug as suggested above, and harvest in 20 weeks, this would not see us through to a frost date with the parsnips in the ground... Can anyone shed any light on correct planting times? I would have to assume this is inaccurate?
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Parsnip 15 Aug, Trish j (Australia - temperate climate)
Hey Bianca, I read that because they are so difficult to grow the best way to grow parsnips is to keep them in the same patch, and let the patch self seed, so only pick half the crop, ensure they go to seed and harvest again the following years. I havesome beautiful parsnips, (in heavy soil too!) not many, so not picking, waiting for them to seed for next year.
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Parsnip 30 May, Ben (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hey Bianca, Yeah unfortunately parsnips need a long cool season to grow at their best, and your question makes sense. I'm in far north nsw and we just make sure to plant them as soon as night temps get consistently below 14C (usually around end April/beginning May) and harvest them before night temps are consistently above 14C (usually late September). They also start to flower around this time so we get them out before that happens too. Saving seeds of the last plants to flower is a good idea so that you can eventually have more heat-tolerant parsnips in future. So basically the earlier you can get them in the better, but not too early! haha. I think the planting times are set as they are because it's when the weather is safely cool enough in ALL subtropical regions but yeah I reckon just go with the conditions of your micro-climate. Hope that helps. Ben
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 15 May, Ian (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you live in Brisbane or similar subtropical you should be able to grow them year round. Mulch and slightly raised beds to keep soil temperature constant. Also try different varieties. Traditional big black grows best in spring. Try varegated purple or white varieties all year. Heavy fertilising or hot winds can cause dropped fruit. I've found full sun with western shade best position for long growth and moderate fruit. I think the gardenate planting times are a bit restrictive. If you get seedlings they are worth a try all year. They like free draining moderate heavy soil. Like 50%potting mix/ 50% mushroom or worm compost. Any brisbane black soil is good.
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Radish 15 May, Ian (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I've found main pests tend to be grasshoppers and caterpillers. You can grow them with daikon radish in between. They have bigger leaves and grow more vigorously so tend to attract pests. They are also reported to be good for soil system in similar way to rocket. In Japan they grow them in the rows between orchards for soil quality and to suppress pests.
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Pumpkin 15 May, Cathy [email protected] (Australia - temperate climate)
Please someone ,could someone tell me when to plant butternut seeds. Now in May autumn and live in Melbourne in Victoria Australia
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Pumpkin 04 Aug, Suzanne (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Cathy Gerry Coleby Williams online at Gardening Australia says put your seeds in at 20C as this is temperature needed to germinate pumpkin and all 'curcubit' seeds. Gardenate for temperate Australia says Sep, Oct, Nov for planting. Seeds into some seed raising mix - you can sift your dry compost and add a bit of peat moss and use this as its equally as rich as any 'bought' seed raising mix and when you have actual leaves (as opposed to the first two green 'leaves' which are actually dicotyledons known as'dicots' and not leaves as the plant needs to grow and develop its leaves before being transplanted) plant them out. Hope this helps!
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Potato 15 May, masasa Binns (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
where do I get potato seedlings in free state rsa am in Lesotho
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Coriander (also Cilantro, Chinese parsley) 15 May, Barry Smithson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Dear Mr Sukdhev. Please can you advise the soil requirements of Coriander - alkaline or acid or in between? Can't find any help on the internet. Would appreciate your assistance. Thank you. Barry Smithson
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Ginger 15 May, tony (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Have planted my ginger months ago when do I havest it, it is still green but the bulbs are very big and healthy
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