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personally dont really know the difference.I have put up some but i do have others as well but cant find the folder they are in right now
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Fruit and Vege Garden

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Fruit and Vege Garden
I've gardened since I was a kid and my dad taught me to triple ditch. Its an organic garden and I make my own compost etc. Several years back we we brought the section next door and the kids claimed t...


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Plant your potatoes!
Plant your potatoes! Po-tay-to, po-tahh-to – however you say it, now’s the time to plant one of New Zealand’s favourite veges. So get outdoors and gear up for spuds this summer. You can start by purchasing seed potatoes from your local garden centre. Seed potatoes look like any other spud (but smaller!) and can be bought in various flavours and quantities. The t...
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Thinking of Keeping Bees?
Thinking of Keeping Bees? I have been thinking of keeping bees for a while now and I have done research into the different options that are available. What initially struck me was the cost and the amount of gear required to run a conventional hive. To buy a new hive and all the required tools can easily set you back $800. The other surprise is the amount of equipment requir...
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Growing Vegetables
Growing Vegetables Growing vegetables and fruit has always been one of my main concerns in gardening since I was a tot. If you can eat it, grow it - all other plants are for show. This does not mean that I don't like my roses, annuals, ornamental trees and shrubs. They all serve a good purpose - I can enjoy them when my belly is full of my own home grown produce.
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Tips for Gardening in February
Tips for Gardening in February February is usually the driest and hottest month of the year. It’s the time when a lot of the earlier plantings of vegetables have reached maturity and been harvested. It is also the second to last month to plant out crops for winter harvesting, so make sure the empty spaces are ‘manured’ and replanted with winter vegetables. Watering is likely to...
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Guerrilla Gardening in our 'Hood
Guerrilla Gardening in our 'Hood Last summer our street community got together and decided to plant some fruit trees along the council verge of our street. We all agreed it would beautify our street and also, in time, allow us and our children to harvest fruit grown on disused space. The idea of our children walking home from school and being able to pick a sun ripened apple off a...
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Silverbeet: Winter gardening’s silver lining
Silverbeet: Winter gardening’s silver lining With the cooler weather setting in, I’m spending less and less time in the garden. Donning gumboots and heading outside is losing the battle against putting my feet up in front of the fire. So any plant that requires minimal attention at this time of year is a winner in my book. Silverbeet is versatile and is easy to care for. It is the ultimat...
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Setting up a worm farm
Setting up a worm farm A comprehensive step by step guide to setting up and looking after a worm farm.
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Keeping Chickens and building a chicken dome
Keeping Chickens and building a chicken dome Would you like fresh, daily organic eggs and willing workers to do all the hard labour in your vegetable garden? Keeping chickens in the city is becoming very popular as people seek out ways to live more healthily and more lightly on the Planet. Topics Covered Include:- -Local Council regulations regarding...
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Three Lettuces - Keeping vegetables for longer
Three Lettuces - Keeping vegetables for longer Three identical lettuces were purchased at the same time and stored for ten days in three different ways. Check out the methods and results!
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Grow yourself some lettuce
Grow yourself some lettuce Why not grow your own lettuce – it is simply to grow and you can enjoy eating organic, fresh lettuce throughout the year. You will also save on cash – how many times have you purchased lettuce from the supermarket only to find it goes off in the fridge? Buy a packet of seeds and all going well it will keep you supplied with lettuce for most for the...
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Growing avocado
Growing avocado Avocados are health and delicious but can be on the expensive side to buy. But did you know that you can grow an avocado from the stone in the middle of an avocado purchased from the shop? All you need to do is put it suspended over a jar of water with just one end in the water and once it has sprouted, transfer it to a pot until it grows too big f...
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Healthy soil for a healthy garden!
Healthy soil for a healthy garden! Gardeners are always looking for new ways to improve their gardens whether it be their vegetables, roses, ornamentals or fruit trees. The goal is to have very healthy plants, wonderful roses, great lawns and high yielding crops. There are a number of things that you can do to improve your gardens such as improving your soils. The optimum is to ha...
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Using ocean plants for your garden - sea weed etc

Using ocean plants for your garden - sea weed etc Seaweed, which originates from the ocean's garden, is one of the best materials for an earth garden. For one thing, kelp helps stimulates soil bacteria. This, in turn increases fertility of the soil by humus formation (which feeds on the bacteria), aeration and moisture retention.
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Making compost
Making compost Sooner or later gardeners come across the word "compost." As easy as it is to say, compost has a reputation for being difficult to master. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. If I can make hot, 160-degree compost during an Alaska winter (see photo below), you can too--no matter where you grow your tomatoes. It's easy. In fact, yo...
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Bring your herb garden indoors
Bring your herb garden indoors For gardeners who like to cook, there's nothing like fresh herbs. But when the growing season ends, does it mean you have to resort to grocery store herbs?
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Planting Calendar
Planting Calendar Here are some guidelines for the kinds of activities you should be undertaking in your garden on a monthly basis. The secret to productive gardening is to work consistently and plant regularly - plant something every day if possible. See our guidelines below for what to do, harvest, and plant every month.
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Check to see if it has borer. If it isn't borer, it is likely to be a root problem.

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