19 Jan 13 11:27 PM

Has anyone in CHCH been lucky to get fruit from Loquat Mogi?...read more

19 Jan 13 10:57 PM

Has anyone successfuly grown pink guava in NZ? How about in CHCH?...read more

14 Jan 13 5:35 PM

I've resorted to Yates' Guardall although I was advised to apply Yates' success. Anyway will see what happens next year......read more

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2 Jan 13 10:27 PM

Since last year my blackberries, boysenberries and raspberries have been attacked by a larvae that appears to come from LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH. I applied Neem granules twice this year and the berries......read more

18 Jun 12 7:03 PM

If you live in Chch, I'm happy to collect your compost. cheers...read more

28 Dec 11 10:36 PM

I pour beer on an ice cream container and plant it into the soil. Make sure you have half of the container cut in a way that the snails can enter and fall into the container but won't be able to come ......read more

15 Dec 11 11:19 PM

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13 Dec 11 10:48 PM

what's the best time to transplant Lillies?...read more

3 Nov 11 10:16 PM

or the the picture above?...read more

3 Nov 11 10:15 PM

Are you referring to Chilean Guava aka Myrtus Ugni – Ugni Molinae ...read more

2 Nov 11 8:12 PM

And dark orange and yellow rhodos are welcome too. ta...read more

2 Nov 11 8:11 PM

sure I'd like some red ones. Have you got mulberry or yellow guavas? ...read more

1 Nov 11 10:13 PM

Yeah. I wouldn't mind yellow. What else hav u got?...read more

1 Nov 11 10:03 PM

I've use Macrocarpa and was led to believe it's not treated....read more

1 Nov 11 10:02 PM

Oderings has the plant for 50 as I just bought... ...read more

30 Oct 11 9:30 PM

Hi Lilly, do you live in Christchurch or in somewhere in the South ?...read more

16 Mar 11 2:02 PM

I would like to get 6red cherry guava plants. I am not thinking of the yellow ones which I have or the "chilean Guavas" that are in fact Cranberry bushes. ...read more

10 Nov 10 8:55 PM

Sand helps break and aireate heavy/clay soil. I'd mix horse manure with it wherever you plant. You can add the sand to a compost heap if you have one....read more

31 Oct 10 10:25 PM

Kia Ora, I"m after cuttings of White Geraniums and other colors except pink and red. I can trade for berry cuttings. ...read more

31 Oct 10 10:11 PM

I have found numerous earthworms as I dig around a 10 -20 yr plum tree. The earthworms are about 10-15cm without stretching in length and as thick as a pencil. They have green spots and they seem ......read more

26 Oct 10 5:56 PM

By the way, you know for sure you have Ebony raspberries? The picture on the site is of regular raspberries. I want the dark blue Raspberries. Cheers....read more

26 Oct 10 5:54 PM

Hi, I don't know if you got my message. Do you have any plans to come to CHCH anytime soon?...read more

21 Oct 10 8:35 PM

Just like Maqui Berry and Ebony Raspberry, I'm interested in growing Persimmons in my wee green house, but I don't want pay nursery price. Anyone has cuttings if the plant grows like that? Cheers.......read more

19 Oct 10 1:28 AM

hi, i like to have ebony raspberry plant but I don't want to pay nursery price... Has anyone got cuttings to trade?...read more

24 Aug 10 9:41 AM

I~d love to buy sugar cane at Bunnings' price. I found a sugar cane seller in the NOrth Island selling a piece of sugar cane for $20. I'm yet to hear about someone growing sugar cane and avocado in Ch......read more

24 Aug 10 9:35 AM

I believe you can pick them early (depending on how big you want them) and let them ripe on their own. To ripe faster, you can wrap the avocado in newspaper but keep an eye on them to avoid losing the......read more

17 Apr 10 3:35 AM

Hi i've done a bit of online reading on how to propagate figs. People recommend all kinds of things, but mainly keep in shade area once the cutting is on soil. Has anyone had any luck in propagati......read more

10 Apr 10 1:23 PM

Commercial organic fertilizers These are readily available, but be careful to read the fine print. In some countries, fertilizer labeled as organic only needs to contain a small amount of carbon ba......read more

10 Apr 10 1:22 PM

http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/158/1/Natural-fertilizer.html The big 3 fertilizer components While fertilizers contain calcium, magnesium, iron and other trace elements; the major compo......read more

10 Apr 10 1:21 PM

How to Make Simple Liquid Organic Fertilizer for Vegetable Gardens - http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4869906_make-organic-fertilizer-vegetable-gardens.html Finely chop the cabbage so that it will break......read more

10 Apr 10 1:08 PM

From here http://www.iloveindia.com/garden/garden-care/natural-fertilizers.html Natural Fertilizers For Plants Grass Clippings/Mulch One of the most common natural fertilizers, grass clipping/......read more

7 Apr 10 7:54 PM

I read on a book another day that it's easy to make Nitrogen liquid fertilizer by simply leaving grass clipings or seaweed on water for at least a week. I don't know if I'm biased but it seems tha......read more

4 Mar 10 8:31 PM

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26 Feb 10 5:20 PM

I grow my nursery bought plant in Christchurch and i'm not 100% sure if I'll have any fruit. Currently it is mostly kept in the garage where it receives afternoon sun for about 5 or 6 hours. When I ha......read more

24 Feb 10 9:45 PM

I've cut back my tomato plants and it has NOT died. I have even transplated the plants and they didn't die. I like to believe when you cut back the excess, the plant can concentrate on producing quali......read more

24 Feb 10 9:42 PM

Would that be Cilantro. It's funny that I say cilantro to Kiwi they find it weird... I always thought that Coriander and Cilantro were the same thing......read more

14 Feb 10 10:56 PM

Vermicast aka earth worm pee -Can I leave in room temperature for a couple of days? - I've got a worm farm from the Warehouse ($40 for two containers). It's recommended to apply a liter of water......read more

14 Feb 10 10:50 PM

But that's all good with bark!...read more

14 Feb 10 10:49 PM

I checked that info out in a nursery and I was recommended to leave the trunk free from sheep pellets mulching because it's so rich that it can burn the trunk; i must say that at least with the avocad......read more

13 Feb 10 12:40 PM

I think so it's an avocado tree on a pot 60cm in diameter (don't know how many liters). Cheers...read more

9 Feb 10 10:04 PM

Note that there's pine needles around the sheep pellets purposefuly to avoid weeding. Cheers,...read more

9 Feb 10 10:02 PM

Hi everyone, I have several fruit trees and bushes which I have mulched with sheep pellets. I wonder about the pros and cons about having mulching close the trunk / stem. Some of the plants are on the......read more

1 Feb 10 10:22 PM

Is there any kind of seaweed that is harmful to the soil? I mean some fruit trees don't like too much sodium so I'd be washing the kelps to rid some of the salt. Is there anything else I should be car......read more

22 Jan 10 12:33 PM

I've googled whether Rain water is better than tap water, but I found no discussions around that. I'd believe that rain water is better because is chemical free, but who knows... ...read more