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ANYONE GOT SOME Horseradish 1 Sep 10
ANYONE GOT SOME Horseradish

anyone have some?

Spray-free Citrus 1 Sep 10
Spray-free Citrus

Navel Oranges, Tangeloes, Lemons

I just got a dehydrator! 1 Aug 10
I just got a dehydrator!

Send me something, and I will return it to you dehydrated! I take a percentage of the dried stuff and send you the rest back!

Heritage gooseberry cuttings/ raspberry canes 21 Jul 10
Heritage gooseberry cuttings/ raspberry canes

Hi we have lots of heritage gooseberries growing on our property they have a greeny white colour with flex of purple on the fruit. There are also lots...

Sunflowers 24 Jun 10
Sunflowers

Giant Sunflowers seed or flower


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I Love Spring

New Zealand > Canterbury
I Love Spring
Some recent photos. The foxgloves under the clematis are about to bloom. The irises I planted in memory of my father - then forgot to divide the bulbs last year. Cistus (rock rose) and lavender are go...

Gardening Articles

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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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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I~d love to buy sugar cane at Bunnings' price. I found a sugar cane seller in the NOrth Island selli...

I believe you can pick them early (depending on how big you want them) and let them ripe on their ow...

I found that rabbit manure and dirt is almost a haven for worms. My brother said that a thin layer o...

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What type of soil and condition should I grow fenugreek in? I bought some seeds but am unsure of how...

i saw sugar cane at bunnings the other day so you must be able to grow it!

Thanks, that's very helpful and I was just planning to place an order with Kings so timely too!

Depends where you are... it's still way to early for tomatoes. Wait till Labour Day to put these in ...

Try again (as the web glitch ate my first attempt), apologies if this appears twice as I’m a better...

I should think so, we used to grow it in Wanganui (across the ditch but not as warm as Nelson) when ...

WHat are the best/easiest varieties of lettuce, beans, tomatoes, silverbeet to grow and when is bext...

Hi , I am actually in West Otago and relatively new to the southern hemisphere...I have tried to gar...

Hi, My friend is wanting to grow some purslane. Does anyone know where she can obtain some seed? ...

you probably have it in your garden too, but today i learned how to identify chickweed, that it was ...

*novice myself* id suggest preparing your area where you wish to plant. so start turning over your p...

Ha I'm in the same boat, started digging today and have no idea what to plant.

i live in the southern lakes area and want to start my own vege garden this summer.. where do i star...

You can get both the granules and oil from Kings Garden Centers, it's a useful organic remedy for a ...

Yes well, Spanador, Boxer, bit-ser what ever the mix they just love blood and bone don't they! I've ...

I have a 3 year old Grafted Hass Avocado tree which has had 2 fruit on it for about a year now. The ...

I am living in Vietnam where Sugar Cane juice is a common drink and sugar cane grows well. Can yo...

I supply phophate guano,organic fertilizer you can reach by e-mail:markingzhang@hotmail.com

Hi, You used to be able to get them from Mitre 10, but not sure if they still stock them. Might b...

rainwater is better, however, unless you can smell chlorine in your tap water, it's ok to use.

always keep mulches well clear of the trunk - they hold in moisture... moisture = fungus and bacteri...

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