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Spinach (also English spinach) 19 Jan, pardon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
How efficient is it to direct-seed spinach at a commercial production level?
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Garlic 18 Jan, ATHOL HAWKES (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Thanks for the basics of Garlic planting on South Coast Natal - hot & humid. What about soil preparation ?, PH ?; Fertilizers etc?.
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Garlic 17 Mar, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Nitrogen. Add cow manure as a side dressing.
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Sweet corn (also corn,maize) 17 Jan, Grégoire MUTSHAIL (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Dear sir , Would you help us to get a good sweet corn seed for DRCongo lubumbashi please . Regards
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 17 Jan, Hazel (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
My green peppers takes long to produce fruit and the leaves looks wilted all the time .
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 17 Mar, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
The soil may be nitrogen rich and lack phosphorus. Add aged compost to the planting bed. Alternatively, add some blood or bone meal.
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Horseradish 17 Jan, lerato mathole (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I live in the Kruger national park and my nearest town is Nelspruit. where can I get the horseradish in Nelspruit or Hazyview Thank you
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Tomatillo 15 Jan, Connie Nel (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can I buy these plants or obtain the seeds
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Tomatillo 15 Oct, Tessa (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
livingseeds.co.za has green & purple varieties
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Tomatillo 04 Jun, Sue (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Try The Seed Vault, www.theseedvault.co.za, they have tomatillo seed and offer more seeds per packet at a cheaper price. Different colour ones as well.
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Tomatillo 20 Jan, Lorraine (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
You can buy the tomatillo seeds online from www.seedsforafrica.co.za
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 14 Jan, (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
My green peppers take so long to produce veg . The leaves stays wilted . I water them and ferterlizers them on time .
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 13 Jan, Hope (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I have seeds for Loofas, Kindly contact me on [email protected] if you need some.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 15 Oct, Jean Hull (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
I would love to get some loofah seeds but not sure where to purchase them in Natal.
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Cucumber 12 Jan, Robert (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Why do my cucumbers taste bitter I used cow manure
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Cucumber 26 Feb, hennie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
bitter cucumbers usual are moisture starved , the most common is that they have grown to large for the cultivar , pick them young , to get better quality fruit.
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Cucumber 13 Feb, Ahad (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Cut small piece of cucumber by stem side, and rub two cutted side throughly. Until it make no white foam. Then it will be bitter less.
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Rhubarb 09 Jan, Jan Eigenhuis (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Bought a few small rhubarb plants from Montana Nelspruit nursery a couple of months ago. Plants are struggling to survive in our high compost vegetable box. Too much sun? Temperatures too high? HELP!
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Rhubarb 17 Mar, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Yes. Rhubarb is a cold climate loving plant. Everybody in my village lost theirs during this drought. Mine are thriving as I've planted in the cold shady corner of of our garage. :-)
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Rhubarb 10 Jan, Gaby (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Rhubarb loves water and manure. In summer it can go a bit dormant if it is under watered. Try using some seaweed based liquid feed once a week until the plant settles in.
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Garlic 08 Jan, Louise (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
What type of soil and pH level for garlic? Do they like a lot of water We are on the south coast, kwa-zulu natal.
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Strawberry Plants 04 Jan, shobhana harduth (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I live Johannesburg and would like to start planting berries of all sorts as a source of income . I would appreciate any feedback. thanking you kindly.
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Watermelon 02 Jan, michael (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I want to ask where and which farm can I buy water melons in lephalale, and the unit price. I will be please if u respond.thank you
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Spinach (also English spinach) 01 Jan, S. Haley (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
which fertilizer could I use for the spinach I planted in clay soil and how to find the seed on the plant.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 02 Jan, RayS (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Leafy greens like humus rich soil. Add some well-composted chicken manure and mulch around the plants. As for seeds, it depends on what you mean by spinach. Here in Australia some people call silverbeet (Beta vulgaris) spinach while others use the word spinach when referring to true spinach (Spinacia oleracea). For the former, seed is found on seed stalks that the plant sends up after it has been through a winter. The seeds are rough and corky and when dry can be easily stripped from the stalks between fingers and thumb. For the latter, it is similar but you need to be very careful. Older varieties have very thorny seeds so do not attempt stripping them from the stalks without a sturdy pair of gloves. True spinach has male and female plants so you will need at least one of each for seed. More is better.
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Tomato 01 Jan, Derek Bennett (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
We are in S. Mozambique and would like to plant tomatoes yrear round. Please, advise best varities for this purpose, and, plants should be eelworm resistant.
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Tomato 02 Jan, RayS (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My son lives in a similar climate. He grows currant tomatoes (Solanum pimpinellifolium) as these seem to be the only ones that produce most of the year. He sows often enough that he has plants developing all year. He doesn't get much in the height of the summer (wet season). Hope this helps.
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Asparagus 26 Dec, Simon Chauke (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I am living at Tzaneen and I would like to know if is the place to start growing asparagus for commercial us. Can asparagus be grown in tunnel. Where can I get seeds for asparagus
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Horseradish 20 Dec, hi my name is tshidi,m staying in krugasdorp, gauteng. (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Where can i buy horse radish root?
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Horseradish 05 Jan, Robert (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Hi Tshidi, you can buy it here online "livingseeds" web site
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