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Cape Gooseberry (also Golden Berry, Inca Berry ) 04 Jul, Anna Spence (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Nova Scotia Canada..... Hi can I get these plants or seeds in Nova Scotia ? . Would love to grow them. Could you please let me know where I could purchase plants or seeds. Thankyou !
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 04 Jul, bibiana kaarsberg (Australia - arid climate)
Where I can buy in Queensland
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Strawberry Plants 04 Jul, bec (Australia - temperate climate)
Strawberry plant turning red... Dose this mean it's dying? Is there something I can do to save it.?
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 04 Jul, Mahesh Bhai (Australia - temperate climate)
It is the month of july and cold so can we plant chillie plants from the seeds after germination. It us winter in Sydney Australia.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 17 Jul, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I would say this really depends on how much frost, if any, you expect before Spring sets in. Generally it's safest to wait until Spring (when soil temperatures are consistently 18 degrees + ), especially with the cold winter we've had across Eastern Australia this year. But Sydney is still classed as a subtropical climate, so provided you have a sheltered area with some kind of wind / frost protection (i.e. not far from a fence) I'd say go for it. If they're starting to look damaged you can always place a plastic bag or mini-greenhouse over the seedlings until the weather warms. Happy gardening and hope you get some prolific chilli plants this year!
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Ginger 02 Jul, Karin (Australia - arid climate)
Does ginger tolerate winter frost and extreme summer heat?
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Ginger 19 Jul, Prometheus (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Karin, Ginger is a tropical / sub-tropical plant, so for best results I'd recommend trying to reproduce this climate as much as you can. In a desert or semi-desert climate they should be overwintered inside - they will probably die off if you expose them to anything worse than a very light frost. Over Summers, provided that you give them a sunny position sheltered from the extremes of heat and ensure they are watered frequently, you may find it is very productive for you. I'd wager that a spot that gets plenty of morning sun and afternoon dappled shade would be ideal.
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Lemon Balm (also Sweet balm, ) 29 Jun, Matthew Gerlach (USA - Zone 2b climate)
Your website is showing that lemon balm is the same thing as bee balm when in fact they are two different genomes entirely. This could be very misleading and someone could mix up the two and possibly have a very different experience (Possibly not pleasant) if they were to start using bee balm instead of lemon balm as a supplement. I think this should be changed immediately. (That's done - thank you for the comment, Liz)
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Kale (also Borecole) 28 Jun, Nicola (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Hi everyone, I'm in PMB and found Kale and a large varriety of other hard to find seeds and plants at a garden place called Blackwoods (I think that's the name) its where McDonalds Seeds used to be behind the Royal Showgrounds on Boshoff Street opposite the Mcdonalds restuarant. There is also a fantastic little restuarant in the garden place so u can pop in, grab a cuppa or a muffin or both and walk around and look at all the plants and speak to anyone who works there if u need help. What an awesome place! *love going there*
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Tomato 28 Jun, Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hiya Michael, I believe yellow tomato varieties are low in acid, also find that they are sweeter (probably due to a lack of acid) and very tasty. Have grown them and made Tomato Relish for an arthritic friend -- loved, loved, loved the relish (hadn't eaten home-made relish for years due to acid There are other fruits & vegetables that are yellow fleshed/low acid. Had an uncle grow Yellow Raspberries & yes, they taste the same as red ones. Have purchased yellow tomato plants at our local Bunnings -- don't forget to keep some seeds to grown your own plants from. Hope this helps. Good Luck!!!!
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Potato 27 Jun, Rusty (Australia - temperate climate)
Now is a great time to plant spuds in SA.
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Rhubarb 27 Jun, michael mitchell (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
i have bought 5 rhubarb plants recently and I am wondering should I plant them we are probably in for more heavy frosts. These frosts have already damaged some of my succulents and I have had to put these plants under cover to protect them. Thanks for any advice.
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Rhubarb 05 Jul, Ken (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi, I planted Rhubarb (3 plants) a few months ago and they are doing well and growing albeit a bit slow at the moment. We have had frosts down to -5 recently and it has not effected them Ken
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Rhubarb 22 Aug, Carol (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hello Did you cover the rhurbarb? Regards Carol
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Beetroot (also Beets) 27 Jun, Stewart (Australia - temperate climate)
Pots, yes. How many is a question of how big you want then to grow. 100mm a part will get you golf ball size beetroot. 150 mm will get to cricket ball size. If growing in pots it would also be good to keep up a weekly application of liquid fertiliser.
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Tomato 27 Jun, Econ (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I planted a tumbling Tom from nursery in mid April and it is doing great. If I had to do over I would have bought 5 or 6. I planted about 8 different tomatoe plants with 7 of them indertiminate. So far the best are Lemon Boy. They melt in your mouth!
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Potato 27 Jun, Albi (Australia - temperate climate)
The only substance of real concern leached from tyres is zinc that is essential for tuber development. In marginal areas the tyre is the difference between a crop in winter or none at all.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 27 Jun, Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
People looking for yacon in Perth can get them from Tass1 Trees on the corner of Toodyay and Wilson St in Midvale
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Lettuce 26 Jun, Peter (Australia - temperate climate)
Just planted lettuce and asking what I need to do so they don't get eaten by bugs and slugs.
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Lettuce 08 Oct, Peter Levett (Australia - temperate climate)
Gday Pete, I grow heaps of "close to the ground" short marigolds to keep lugs and snails out of the garden, & tall marigolds for higher plants like tomatoes & chillies to deter fruit fly, & a whole punnet of Thai Sweet Basil around each tomato plant . You can give me a call if you would like to on 02 63450027. I live 24 km from Cowra in the Central west NSW. Cheers Pete Levett
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Horseradish 26 Jun, Andrew (Australia - tropical climate)
Any way horseradish could be grown in Darwin?
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 26 Jun, Winsome (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Nins Ricci, saw your comment in early june and wondered if you are in the Brisbane area. I am going North soon and would love to buy some pieces or cuttings of the NZ Kumera. I am in Brisbane and wasn't going to plant till late August. You mention the plant is still growing crazy. Did you harvest any yet? I am wondering if it is too cold at night in Brisbane to plant some yellow ones now.? If anyone else would like to reply, please do so. Thanks
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Horseradish 23 Jun, Franky (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
You should be able to get it in any reasonable garden centre around September,,seedlings are around $3
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Ginger 23 Jun, Gab (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Daniel. We're on the Central Coast, NSW, & we successfully grow ginger over summer. It's died off now though, so we'll buy another piece from the supermarket next spring & start again.
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Ginger 12 Oct, Colette (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, we are in the Sydney Hills district. I assume if you have been successful, I can try too. Is it too late to plant now?
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Ginger 01 Dec, Aaron (Australia - temperate climate)
Collette, i live in the hills too and planted an old knob of ginger from woolies in a pot in October. It's only just started shooting now so yeah we can do it. How well it grows may be another issue.
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Basil 22 Jun, (Australia - temperate climate)
It is normal, we just lost one. Staff of buntings told us have to wait for at least six weeks before planting again.
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Ginger 22 Jun, Daniel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Has any one grown ginger on the Northern Rivers of N.S.W with any luck. We have a sub-tropical climate zone.
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Ginger 14 Nov, akuli (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
When i lived in Iluka on the Clarence it grew beautifully.
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Ginger 09 Aug, Jess (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My mum successfully grows it at Tweed
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