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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 02 Nov, Charlie Huang (USA - Zone 9b climate): I am in San Jose, CA, Zone 9b. Is there any typo for the best seed sowing months for Pak Choy? The page says that Pak Choy prefers the temp 70-85 for growing. The best months for sowing seed are Nov/Dec/Jan. But the average temp is around 45-70 for these 3 months. Also there is high risk for the frost. The Pak Choy seed packages I had shows the best seed sowing months are Sept/Oct and Feb/March/April. Gardenate.com is a wondaful website that I have been looking it for a long time, especially for the reminder. It will be even great if you can add some more Asian vegetable to your list, such as: Arugula / Tong Ho /Taiwan New Sword Leaf Lettuce / Yu Choi Sum / Gain Lan / Chinese Stem Lettuce / Xue-Li-Hong / Stem Mustard Zha Choy / Garlic Chives / RED STRIP Leaf Amaranth / Luffa / Green gourd / Spaghetti Squash / Winter melon / Hyacinth Bean / Long bean etc. I know a lot of Asian home gardeners in CA are looking for it. There are a lot vegetable planting information in the website now. But you are the one of them in the best list. Wish your online better and better.
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Pak Choy (also Pak choi) 05 Nov, Anonymous (USA - Zone 4a climate): Look up a chart for temperatures required to germinate vegetables. If your soil temperature is lower than what is required it will probably take longer to germinate or not germinate at all. Soil temp is different to air temp. A lot of the Asian greens would grow in the same climate zone and in similar seasons. Consideration has to be given to how hot it might be, how wet (storms etc) pests and diseases etc,
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Beetroot (also Beets) 01 Nov, Wendy (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I have had very varied success with growing beetroot. Some will grow quickly and taste so sweet, others in the same garden bed don't even go to seedlings. They are the same seed packet, same variety and same area of garden. Can anyone help. I have tested Ph and they get watered at night every second day if no rain. I am at a loss as to why some do & some don't.
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Beetroot (also Beets) 04 Nov, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I grow beetroot from Mar to harvest late Oct. I grow seedlings and plant out and cover with a shade cloth cover for about 2 weeks. I then fertilise with a watering can to give a good uniform fertilising. If required another fertilising later. Space plants about 125mm apart. Rows about 400mm apart. When they have grown about 150-200mm high I even hill the soil around them a bit to support them. I grow DT BROWN Detroit Red Globe from the Reject shops. I find when I boil them to pickle they don't bleed too much. They flesh is still a deep colour. I water each two days in good free draining soil.
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Tomato 01 Nov, John Ellis (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Tomatoes grew well last season until whitefly arrived. I found that Pyrethrum spray only reduced the numbers for a week or two and then it was basically ineffective. Suggestions as to effective control?
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Tomato 04 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I basically only grow cherry tomatoes, they are fairly disease resistant. Bigger tomatoes the fly and grubs just feed on them especially when the warmer wet weather comes.
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Potato 31 Oct, Kevin Weaver (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I live on the mid north coast of Nsw . I planted potatoes in my vegetable garden at the beginning of October, not realizing they are best grown in cooler months, the are currently looking and growing really well i have just mounded them for the first time. Is there any chance they will grow to harvest, or am i wasting my time. Thanks kev
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Potato 01 Nov, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): In sub tropical you can grow an Autumn and a Spring crop. The guide above says plant Aug to Oct. They also plant about May in Bundy - sub tropical.
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Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram) 30 Oct, Tohfe (Australia - temperate climate): How many weeks to grow up (From Gardenate:Check here www.gardenate.com/plant/Sweet Marjoram )
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Celery 29 Oct, Alan kuchas (USA - Zone 4a climate): Would like to know everything about vegetables from seeding to harvest in my ZONE4a. This way I would know when to start seeds indoors and outdoors and best time to transplant out with any pertinent tips along the way…Thanks….AL (Gardenate says : Select USA 4a in the bar at the top of the page. Scroll through the months.)
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 28 Oct, Mike (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I plant sweet corn on dryland/with rain?
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 31 Oct, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Corn needs plenty of regular watering - like each couple of days.
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 27 Oct, Marion (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I want to make kimchi and I want to grow my own cabbage.were can I get seeds or ready sprouted plants
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Chinese cabbage (also Wong bok, wong nga pak, napa cabbage) 28 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Try an online seed supplier, like Egmont Seeds or else garden shops - Bunnings, Mitre 10
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 27 Oct, Steve (USA - Zone 7b climate): Why exactly can you not plant Rutabagas next to Broccoli? The few companion planting guides out there that I have found says NO they hate each other. What's the science behind that thinking?
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 20 Feb, Steve (USA - Zone 7b climate): Thanks everyone for responding. Broccoli did fine and still harvesting rutabagas. Did not have any issues with growth or pests and no diseases that i can see. Conclusion even though they did well together, I'll stick with time proven methods.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 08 Jan, Anonymous (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): Rutabagas are moderate to heavy feeders that do best in rich, loamy soil amended with composted manure. Optimal soil temperature: 18-21°C (65-70°F). Rutabagas need lots of water. Brussels sprouts prefer temperatures between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit and also like well composted manure. Additionally, they both like approximately the same PH range. They are both Brassicas; one Brassica oleracea the other Brassica napobrassica. They like the same conditions: no surprise, they are from the same family. So why did a companion planting guide tell you not to plant them together. The main reasons: 1. They are both considered heavy feeders: that means they will sap your soil of all nutrients. Companion planting usually doesn't place two heavy feeders side by side. It's easy to get past this: just add lots of compost or manure several times in the growing season: at planting: mid season: and nearing the end of season so the plants have enough nutrition to fully develop their fruit (vegetables). 2. These two plants share the same threats (pests); when you plant them side by side the TARGET BECOMES BIGGER and more attractive, so you need to watch out for pests. Companion planting usually places a
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 09 Jan, Celeste Archer (Canada - Zone 7b Mild Temperate climate): Companion planting usually places plants that don't attract the same pests (or discourages pests that the other attracts) side by side. This stops/inhibits infestations which can occur easily when the pest can move from one site to another (plant to plant - like in rows or patches). Herbs tend to deter a lot of pests (odour) as do Calendula (pot marigolds). To my best estimation you can plant these two plants side by side: just add extra manure/compost and be on the look out for pests (taking action quickly if spotted).
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 28 Oct, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): It is usually because they might produce chemicals in the soil that affect growth or they take the same nutrients from the soil and are susceptible to the same diseases.
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Rutabaga (also Swedes) 28 Oct, Steve (USA - Zone 7b climate): Thank you for your reply, but your answer is a little too vague. I had already placed them together per spouse suggestion in a 4x4 section of the greenhouse so I'll do my own testing, good or bad the sacrifice is minimal.
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Parsnip 24 Oct, Edwin S Bedford (Australia - cool/mountain climate): It is Spring in South West Victoria , my daughter has planted Parsnip and growing well. Suddenly they have all bolted, can you help please. regards Edwin.
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Parsnip 26 Oct, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): My thoughts would be- your soil is not very rich and they went to seed or you planted too late in the season. I'm sub tropical and Gardenate suggests I can plant as late as Sept. They take approx 5 months to grow. So I would be picking mid to late Feb. Probably too wet and way too hot in my book to grow in summer. We are having 30 degree temps now. To me they are a winter crop. I have been eating mine for the last 4-5 weeks, so I must have planted in May. You say you are cool/mountain climate, are you having high temperatures.
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Parsnip 26 Aug, Veronica (Australia - temperate climate): I’m in WA temperate climate so your comment speaks volumes to me. I always thought Parsnips was a winter crop so sowing in spring didn’t seem correct to me.
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Jerusalem Artichokes (also Sunchoke) 24 Oct, Tim (USA - Zone 8a climate): I've grown these in large 50+ gallon size bags and they do very well, however the bags can dry out quickly. I've found it best to grow them in wicking barrels cut from the plastic 55 gallon drums. These are much easier to keep moisture to the tubers.
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Onion 23 Oct, Judy (Australia - temperate climate): My onions are starting to go to seed. Why has this happened, and what can I do about it?
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Carrot 21 Oct, John (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Do you have a recipe for use of kerosene on carrots? Thank you
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Carrot 10 Nov, Tony Baker (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): diesel or kerosene in a spray bottle will kill any broadleaf weeds and deter carrot fly. Don't go crazy with it though!
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Carrot 17 Nov, Graham (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Years ago (it seems forever) living/working on the hydro dams along the Waitaki River in the South Is. we grew carrots... hoed between the rows to control weeds, and after the carrots had produced their first 2 feathery leaves it was just a light spray with kerosene... That did the job!
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 19 Oct, Phillip (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Perth which has hot dry summers. Borage may not survive direct sunlight and heat through the day. The planting location will be hence and with espaliered citrus….?
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Borage (also Burrage, Bugloss) 20 Oct, (Australia - temperate climate): Plant where they might receive some shade morning or afternoon. When hot water more often.
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