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Yacon (also Sunroot) 03 Aug, Merril Bourne (New Zealand - temperate climate): I live in Auckland & have recently harvested some Yacon & have a few "crowns" / "bulblets" to share.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Sep, susie barr (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): How can I get yakon bulbs from you in Auckland as I also live in Auckland Eastern Suberbs ?
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Jun, (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Try Yacon New Zealand on Facebook.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 09 Jul, Jill Carr (New Zealand - temperate climate): Have just dug 2 large bucket fulls larger than usual one @ 900gr & other large, easily peeled in an hour easier than apples, have thousands of "bulblets" to give away.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Oct, Carine (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hi Jill Would also be interested in some yacon seed/crowns whatever you may still have available, please? Many thanks.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 08 Oct, Rhys (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Jill Any chance you have a few bulblets still available. Thanks.
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 20 Sep, susie barr (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Please can I have some bulbs
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 28 Jul, Jill (New Zealand - temperate climate): Love to collect some bulblets if you have any left.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 17 Jun, joe graham (Australia - temperate climate): as with my egg plant my zucchinis are still producing most times 3 from each plant every 3 days'they are the blackjack variety. the seed was planted first week of December. whats happening is climate change causing this to happen. its middle of June temperate climate is it normal. thanks for any advice
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 17 Jun, joe graham (Australia - temperate climate): just a question my egg plant is still producing fruit. i live an hour north of Sydney. its the middle of June.its flowering like crazy and has about 10 on it ranging in size from tennis ball size to large grape fruit size.we are having mild sunny days and very cool nights down to 6deg is this normal or is climate change a factor in why its doing this. thanks for any reply or advice.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 18 Jun, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Climate is 30 years of weather for a particular area. Climate does not change from year to year. Year to year is variable temperature change. Both your plants eggplant and zucchini are warm/hot weather crops so if you are still having warm days then they would still produce as long as they have sufficient nutrient.
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Eggplant (also Aubergine) 28 Jun, joe graham (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks for your reply. I have learned something new today
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Rosella (also Queensland Jam Plant, Roselle) 16 Jun, Judy Budgen (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Full grown rosella bushes looking very healthy, and then suddenly wilting and dying for no visable reason. They were just starting to flower and some very starting to set fruit. Any help would be appreciated.
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Broccoli 14 Jun, Patricia Foster (USA - Zone 9b climate): Here in central Florida, we grew enormous broccoli plants but they never produced anything, even after six months growing. We put the seedlings in the ground in October in a marl soil that retains moisture and also used plenty of compost and some 10-10-10. Any ideas what went wrong or what we should do to amend the soil?
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Broccoli 24 Jul, colleen (USA - Zone 10b climate): This has happened to me a couple of times in the South too, with various cole crops. Have you grown this variety of broccoli in this location and at the same time of year before, with success? The reason I ask is, some brassicas require vernalization (a sufficient number of cold temperatures before they flower/head) and some types may be photoperiod sensitive (waiting for days to get short enough/long enough to trigger flowering/heading). Did you have an especially warm winter? Definitely make sure you're growing a variety that's best suited to your latitude, and are growing it at the suggested time of year. I hope you at least got to eat your plants! The leaves are a delicious consolation prize. Also! Important tip: always leave broccoli roots in the ground when you harvest the plants. Decaying broccoli roots are toxic to verticillium dahliae, a stubborn soilborne fungus. Broccoli is worth growing for that reason alone!
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Broccoli 26 Nov, anon (USA - Zone 9b climate): - It sounds as though you have over fertilised them with far too much NITROGEN. N produces growth - leaves. Also grow them into the cooler winter months. DO NOT grow them into the hot summer months.
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Broccoli 11 Oct, Patty Kipps (USA - Zone 7a climate): Does it get cold enough for long enough where you are? Broccoli needs cool weather.
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Broccoli 12 Aug, Roland (USA - Zone 9b climate): Patricia, I experienced the same last year in zone 9b. Not a single head or side shoots. After six months I pulled the plants and put them in the compost. Nothing goes to waste in my garden.
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Garlic 14 Jun, James Agius (Australia - temperate climate): thanks for the advise james
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Okra (also Ladyfinger, gumbo) 14 Jun, Quincy (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Why do okra rot during flowering stage
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Garlic 14 Jun, Jill (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have an 8cm tray. Would this be deep enough to grow garlic in?
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Garlic 18 Jun, (New Zealand - temperate climate): If you want to check it 3 times a day to see if the soil is moist enough.
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Garlic 23 Jun, Meredith Wardlaw (Australia - arid climate): What is the best way to test if moist enough?
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Garlic 28 Aug, Jules Sturm (New Zealand - temperate climate): With all plants this method works & I'm not being sarcastic. Poke your finger 1- 3cm into soil & if soil sticks to your finger then it it moist .the old saying and rule of thumb is a thumb & & and a thumb nail ...that's a little bit of dirt left on your finger ....
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Garlic 13 Jun, Michael Archer (Australia - temperate climate): Well, I thought that the little clove of garlic that I plucked 2 weeks ago was a bit odd, but today 13th June another fully matured single clove. Planted in early March . The rest look good and on time I think
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 12 Jun, Corry (Australia - sub-tropical climate): new to vege growing. Have noted on several vege instructions "P" for sowing seed and "S" for plant undercover in seed trays. Could someone explain the difference to me please?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 13 Jun, Liz at Gardenate (New Zealand - temperate climate): Some seeds, e.g. capsicum, need more warmth or protection to germinate, so we suggest that they are started in seed trays or pots in a sheltered spot i.e cool greenhouse, covered patio or similar. Once established the seedlings can be planted out. Other seeds like broad beans can be sown direct, in the place where they will grow.
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 11 Jun, Wyndi (USA - Zone 7a climate): I live in southern Idaho (zone 7) We have had an incredibly cold, wet spring. It is now mid June, would it still be possible to have success planting seeds now?
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Luffa (also Loofah, plant sponge) 24 Jun, Linda (USA - Zone 8b climate): Luffa need a very long growing season. It is said to need near 200 days. If you look for your first frost date then count back to today and see if you have enough days. Good luck!
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Ginger 11 Jun, Taryna Koo (New Zealand - temperate climate): Young ginger will taste mild while old ginger will taste more fiery. When you harvest your ginger root, was it the 'young' or 'old' part of the root?
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