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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Jul, Julie Baker (New Zealand - temperate climate): Only one of my chili plants lasted through the winter in the glass house last year. This year they have all died off, even those outside under a cloche. I think I may have been lucky last year!
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 11 May, Minsoo (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi I live in tauranga. Where can I get the seed. I would like to plant in my garden. Thanks
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 21 May, Dawn (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi there. I will be harvesting my yacon in the next month or two and can send you some then for you to plant in spring...paying it forward as I was given 3 two seasons ago, planted 12 and gave away 16 last season, so I expect to have wayyyyy too much this harvest!!!
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 02 Jul, carol o'shea (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hello Dawn. I am in Tauranga, was given a Yacon plant last spring. It is beginning to die down. can you give me any advice as to what I do with it now. Do I dig the whole plant up? how do I start another plant for the coming spring? Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. Regards Carol
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Yacon (also Sunroot) 26 Jul, Faye (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Dig the whole plant up. Eat the large light brown tubers (look like dahlia tubers) . Where the stem meets the ground should be a different thickened part more reddish keep this it will get shoots in spring and is the bit to plant when danger of frosts is past.
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Watermelon 30 Apr, Sandy (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I sowed my watermelon in mid summer and it's still growing. I'm wondering if it will actually fruit in Auckland this time of year. Should I leave it or remove and try again next summer?
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Watermelon 17 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate): Plant earlier. If no fruit developing when it starts flowering check for bees. Should have fruit developing by 10-12 weeks. Hand pollinate if no bees.
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Watermelon 08 May, Andrea (New Zealand - temperate climate): It's frustrating, because the growth is promising, but it won't ripen any fruit that form in the cold weather. Rip it out and start again in spring : )
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Spinach (also English spinach) 26 Apr, Helen (New Zealand - temperate climate): Can you please advise whether all brassicas like some lime or are spinach and cauliflower plants Ok with more acid soil.
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Spinach (also English spinach) 08 May, Andrea (New Zealand - temperate climate): Spinach isn't actually a brassica but likes lime yes. Cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collard greens and some Asian greeens are in the genus Brassica. See this link if you're interested. https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-plants-in-the-family-Brassicaceae-2004620
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Pumpkin 08 Apr, Toni (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have pumpkins that have come up in my garden .They came up in November and are white skins at the moment.I live in Rangiora North Canterbury.I don't know anything about growing them.Do I leave them in as long as possible as I don't know whether the frost or rain will affect them. Thankyou
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Pumpkin 09 Apr, Jim (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi Toni you can stop watering your Pumpkins now. After you have a frost the leaves will die off. After the leaves die off you can harvest them any time now. Leave the stem on and store in a place with good air supply and sun to ripen. You can check the ripeness by knocking on them with your knuckles listen for a hollow sound which indicates ripe. Enjoy Jim
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 06 Apr, Gaynor (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): How can I grow zucchini’s in Auckland in the winter thanks.
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Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) 09 Apr, mike (New Zealand - temperate climate): I don't believe you can grow them during winter, maybe with a good glass house and heater but you'd also probably need to hand pollinate.
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Artichokes (Globe) 05 Apr, Denise Gibson (New Zealand - temperate climate): We have some artichoke plants which I grew from seed and we had a few fruits last season. There are a few off shoots on all of the plants and I would like to know what time of the year I could divide my plants. Another question: Two of the plants did not have fruit as such and the plant itself was very thorny and the fruit was so thorny that you could not touch them. Do they have male and female plants? Thank you very much.
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Artichokes (Globe) 15 Nov, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I suggest you look up google about growing and pollination etc.
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Asparagus 27 Mar, Kath Gilchrist (New Zealand - temperate climate): When do you cut off the ferns and how low do you cut them?
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Asparagus 13 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate): Late winter and at ground level or just below. Then cover them with about 4-6 cm mulch.
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 25 Mar, Julie Casidy (New Zealand - temperate climate): When should I dig up Kumara? I didn't get them into the ground until late in spring. Should I do so before the first frost? I live in Wellington and never grown them. Yours thankfully Julie
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Sweet Potato (also Kumara) 30 Mar, Prakash Chandra (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): You can dig out Kumasi when you see the end of vines and the leaves are turning yellow or just take a hand fork and dig around one plant carefully and see but do not dig the plant outright
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Horseradish 22 Mar, Tonia van der Lem (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I Live in Gisborne and want some horseradish.Where can I get them. Also I look for Echinesea plants. Thank you
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Horseradish 08 Jan, Mitchell Mcfarlane (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hi Tonia. Did you have any joy in getting some horseradish? I'm also in Gisborne and keen to get started. Thanks
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Pumpkin 18 Mar, Margaret (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): How do you know when they are ready to harvest
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Pumpkin 10 Jan, Jacob (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): Wait till the plant dies before harvesting.
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Pumpkin 14 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Above it says 15-20 weeks to harvest. Take notice of when to plant and how long to harvest.
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Potato 15 Mar, Heather (New Zealand - temperate climate): I grew potatoes this year for the first time. I planted 12 pots and all I got back was about nine or ten potatoes. I planted mustard over the winter, dug in etc. it was very dry and I didn't water much could this be the problem. I thought if I watered too much they might rot. What did I do wrong? Thanks
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Potato 13 Sep, Mike (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Have good loose soil, not too rich in N. Dig a furrow 12 (?)
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Potato 01 Aug, Doug T (New Zealand - temperate climate): I've had that happen a couple of times in containers - it seems they like warm conditions but cool roots or they just produce leaf growth. And yes plenty of water - about an inch a week. Soil should be sticky.
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Lemon Balm (also Sweet balm, ) 14 Mar, Pat (New Zealand - temperate climate): I live in Tauranga and was wondering if I can grow lemon balm seeds now or do I have to wait until summer. Also I have planted mint seeds in a pot and was wondering if they will come up or not Pat
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Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) 11 Mar, Campbell (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Hello. What happens if I leave ripe chilies on the plant. Is there a risk they will start to rot? I have a few that seem to be starting to soften in places and splitting ?
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