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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 07 Nov, Pam (USA - Zone 10a climate)
My bell peppers are still producing from summer. Not nearly as much, but they are still holding their own. Based on the chart I should be planting undercover in seed trays. Should I have pulled out these bell pepper plants at the end of summer? Will they continue to produce until the frost hits them???? curious
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 10 Nov, (USA - Zone 5a climate)
I would keep them if they are still producing good crop.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 21 Aug, Sandra (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Peppers can live for a couple of years; if your plants are still alive through the winter, they should produce the next year. If it snows out, bring them in where it’s cozy as long as they live they will produce I think a maximum of four years depending on the health and care of the plant.
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Asparagus 07 Nov, Pam (USA - Zone 10a climate)
I have purple asparagus, about a 7 year old bed. I read to only harvest spears that are larger than a pencil, but if I do that the smaller ones turn into "bushes" and hide the larger spears. Is this the correct way to harvest and grow? Question 2: I read to only harvest them for a certain number of weeks and then when they start getting pencil thin, to stop harvesting. but this seems like such a short harvest season, and the plants still want to produce. It is as if my asparagus bed is bushy more than it is in the productive mode. Is this correct? Can I continue to harvest longer? Question 3: Can I plant the poisonous red balls and they will grow into new plants? I thought my old plants would reproduce, but my bed seems to be about the same annually. I just don't feel like a confident grower, and the sources I read don't seem to provide information specific enough for my needs. thank you
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Asparagus 18 Feb, Vee (USA - Zone 10a climate)
What varieties can I grow in zone 10a? Jupiter, Florida
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Asparagus 10 Nov, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Asparagus needs two things.1. It needs some ferns left at the end of growing season to feed and build the nutrient storage in the crown for the next season. 2. They also need fertiliser in the growing season. Here is what I do. I cut the ferns off end of winter, give a good watering, a good fertilising, then 6
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Carrot 06 Nov, Colin Scott (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have had carrots with for legs and then two by thinning consistently. The last one was single at the top but had multiple small legs at the bottom. How do I stop this?
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Carrot 10 Nov, (Australia - temperate climate)
Best to grow carrots in a sandy loam kind of soil. Don't need a lot of nitrogen. Also I wouldn't thin out too much. I don't grow them because they are cheap to buy and take so long to grow.
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Carrot 09 Nov, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Multiple
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Carrot 02 Jul, Kelly (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
If you want to reduce forking of the roots - you must stop digging and tilling and hoeing. No dig beds are your answer and only do compost as your medium to grow. They are light and airy and nutrient dense.
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 06 Nov, marco (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i live on the gold coast my chillies are flowering now and have chillies .my chilli plants self seeded around august .i pickle my chillies .easy to do and has not got the zing as a fresh one ,yet nice to taste .
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 10 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
You chop up your chilli or quick blend and fill jar with olive oil.
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Tomato 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have good success with oxhearts and rouge de marmande. They fruit all through winter too and I'm more southerly than you. You can get these varieties in DT Brown seeds from Reject Shop for $2 a packet. Mine self seed after the first season and I'm about to harvest a pair of oxhearts weighing 300gms each. They don't seem to revert to wild tomato types when self seeding which a lot of other varieties do. Cherry toms are prolific fruiters and easy but a PITA to harvest and not useful for sandwiches. But perfect to toss into a salad. I prefer the larger types. I harvest the toms as soon as I get a small blush of pink/yellow on the skin and then they ripen perfectly inside without inviting pests. But you need to let them get the colouring enzymes going on the vine first in a small amount for this to work.
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Tomato 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I never use anything and get large crops. Maybe I am just exceptionally lucky? Who knows.Try tomato fruit bags. These are fine mesh bags you tie over the green fruit trusses that prevents insects from getting at them. If you can sew you can probably make a heap out of an old fine net curtain to save $$$ as they tend to be rather pricey to buy. Just a rectangular bag with a drawstring large enough to house the truss.
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Rhubarb 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Don't plant it in plastic, they hate that. Use terracotta and it will do well. It likes the airflow. I have mine in a medium terracotta pot and it's loving it. You do have to feed and water it very regularly though in warm weather. It's not a set and forget situation potted up, needs some looking after. But does make a great display.
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Rhubarb 06 Nov, Clara (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
My guess is that your soil has too much clay content in it for rhubarb. It does this in heavy soil. I tried to grow it in the ground here, I have very rich, dark soil but it borders on high clay content. My plant suffered until I removed it and potted it up in large terracotta pot with light potting mix. Now it's doing brilliantly. The terracotta keeps the roots cool and stops the crown from rotting. But it has to be watered daily potted up like that as it wilts very easily. I ended up growing my rhubarb and strawberries in pots because they just didn't like the heavy soil. They are producing wonderfully now and make a nice display together. An alternative could be to add a lot of organic material to your soil and plant it into a built up mound for free draining situation.
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Rhubarb 10 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Buy some sand or sandy loam soil and mix into your soil and compost.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 05 Nov, Purry (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Can chayote grow in Calgary, Alberta?
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 10 Nov, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Warm hot weather.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 10 Nov, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Check the climate zone here for that area.
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Garlic 04 Nov, Melinda Horsey (USA - Zone 9b climate)
What about growing elephant garlic in zine 9b? Is it the same as regular garlic?
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Strawberries (from seeds) 04 Nov, nqobile (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
where can i buy strawberry in Gauteng?
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Strawberries (from seeds) 17 Nov, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
try the internet for companies who sell them.
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 03 Nov, Maria Craig (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
can you make a frame to grow rock melons on if so what type I live in Auckland New Zealand
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Rockmelon (also Canteloupe) 05 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Wood frame with some kind of mesh or house reo. Have as trellis or flat base.
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 03 Nov, Thuy Tran (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Which the best month to grow asparagus pea Can I grow right now?
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Asparagus Pea (also Winged pea) 05 Nov, (USA - Zone 10b climate)
March. No.
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 02 Nov, Rosie Spence (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Where am I able to get Choko plants or seeds in NZ, I’m finding them difficult to access, thank you in advance
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 05 Aug, Anthony (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
buy a whole choko from the store set aside indoors ( maybe in a fruit bowl ) and it will sprout a vine on its own Then plant the whole thing .. i have a posting becoming available, that will explain the process after that
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Choko/Chayote (also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton) 05 Nov, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)
Buy seeds online or buy a choko and wait until it starts sending out a shoot and then plant.
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