22 Jan 13 9:39 PM
Looks like a Photinia of some sort...read more
13 Nov 12 10:58 PM
I have found it here: http://www.trademe.co.nz/home-living/outdoor-garden-conservatory/plants-pots/other/auction-533055816.htm Although it is ina bulk buy lot, they may be prepared to supply you with ......read more
13 Nov 12 10:50 PM
I mean Sulphur wont even touch most insects...let alone mealy bugs. Christ......read more
13 Nov 12 10:49 PM
Now getting the oil based spray INTO the soil will be interesting. This is the second post where you have interjected with the same website citing the same product. A vendor no doubt. Anyways, Ladybir......read more
13 Nov 12 10:44 PM
But it wont stop a fungal or bacterial infection will it? Thats why i suggested using one of the two to begin with and seeing if that clears it up first. Failing that, THEN we can look at a neem spray......read more
13 Nov 12 10:42 PM
Pretty much, thats the only way to get rid of it, short of using a tonne of herbicide which is NOT ideal. If you cut the leaders going into the trees, they should die. The rest can be dug out. You cou......read more
22 Aug 12 8:25 PM
Watch yourself stranger. She was way off the mark, it isnt even related to the begonia family. But i understand people can get it wrong, even if they do have a BHortSc(Hons) and a BHort degree. I have......read more
23 Jun 12 9:42 PM
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23 Jun 12 9:41 PM
Sorry, but you are way off the mark. This is Begonia foliosa var miniata. Also called the Fuschia begonia, on account of its pendulous flowers. Not even distantly related to Fuschias in the slightest.......read more
23 Jun 12 9:33 PM
DO NOT BUY ROUNDUP is all i can say! It is made by a company called Monsanto, who are infamous for their disgusting ethics to do with Genetc Modification. I am fully against GM all together. But that ......read more
29 Apr 12 3:45 PM
Try contacting Kathrina Muller at , she is the chairperson of the Auckland Seed Savers. They may swap produce etc too. Otherwise, join a local Gardeners Club, they arent all ta......read more
29 Apr 12 3:44 PM
you got it! They make great composter. Just leave them be :)...read more
21 Feb 12 1:26 PM
Perhaps it is that the fruit is aborting? My Aubergines are doing it at the moment because the night temp dips too low for them and my pumpkins did it earlier in the season. Being of indo-asian origin......read more
8 Feb 12 7:49 PM
That is correct, i was chatting to a guy at work who informed me of this. Take off all the suckers before they produce the nasty spines...read more
7 Feb 12 6:25 PM
Sorry, that should say Pleione, the closest reference to Pleome i could come up with. Pleomele is the other, and it again looks nothing like this....read more
7 Feb 12 5:25 PM
They only visit in the morning/evening because it is too hot during the rest of the day for them. Plus, that is when the snails and slugs are out for supper or breakfast! But as for attracting more, i......read more
7 Feb 12 5:23 PM
I would say do an interplanting of Corokia 'Genty's Ghost' and Lophomyrtus 'Red Dragon'. The green/silvery foliage of the Corokia compliments the dark red of the Lophomyrtus very nicely :) PLUS they ......read more
7 Feb 12 5:21 PM
Uh...no. Pleome is a genus of Orchids, this looks nothing like an orchid plant........read more
31 Jan 12 10:47 PM
It has been a funny season for all curcubits actually, my Courgettes have only just started to produce, and i had sown the seeds way back in September! Last year we had a glut of Courgettes almost on ......read more
31 Jan 12 10:45 PM
This could either be Mite damage, or a fungal or bacterial infection. I would begin spraying with flowers of sulphur once a week, or with liquid copper-Wally's from Mitre10, Palmers or Oderings is the......read more
31 Jan 12 10:42 PM
I concur!...read more
31 Jan 12 10:41 PM
We sell citrus at work, and they all develop spines. It is a trait of the citrus species all the varieties are bred with i think, they just get spines....read more
23 Jan 12 4:06 PM
I havnt had any trouble either. I have never heard of carrots needing light to germinate in all the years i have been gardening. Although, most packs recommend a sowing depth of around 6-7mm...read more
17 Jan 12 1:08 PM
Otherwise, a crop of carrots, beetroot, swedes, turnips would be good for an autumn/winter harvest, or start sowing Brassica seeds now-Cavolo Nero, Brocoletti, Cauliflower 'all seasons', all will germ......read more
17 Jan 12 1:06 PM
Try something other than broads, any other bean will grow happily in the height of summer, especially when soil temperatures are up. Try Purple King Pole Beans from Yates, they are really nice and the......read more
17 Jan 12 1:02 PM
You are exactly right. What another page does on Facebook, is anyone who wants to can just throw any excess produce on the page for free to whoever wants it. I prefer to split it, say i have a harvest......read more
12 Jan 12 10:58 PM
It is actually quite late to plant them, let alone grow the plants. Mine do this every year around December, which is when they finish producing. I dont worry about it much, and i just dig in a bit of......read more
6 Jan 12 11:51 PM
Correction: We will not be selling things for the purposes of profit, only for essential needs, ie, fundraising for materials to build up our seed bank etc....read more
6 Jan 12 11:50 PM
Hi Everyone, here is a new seed saving initiative we have developed, to protect the rare and beautiful heirloom fruit and vegetable varieties in New Zealand. Our aim is to get the new generation of g......read more
6 Jan 12 10:49 PM
Personally, i go for Tui, it is much better for NZ gardens, whereas the Yates is trying to identify with both Australian conditions and New Zealand conditions, and they get some elements wrong....read more
6 Jan 12 10:47 PM
But that isnt NZ to Canada is it. We do have certain diseases in NZ that are not found elsewhere in the world, and that other countries would rather not 'adopt'. I have found that customs are much str......read more
5 Jan 12 11:07 PM
Yumm! Blackboy peaches! Grow one, they are hard to come by in supermarkets........read more
5 Jan 12 11:04 PM
Bruce, is the p+h included in the 25? Or is it seperate?...read more
5 Jan 12 11:04 PM
Dude, wtf, seriously, do you think the customs would be stupid enough to let seeds, let alone whole plants, through customs? You will need to get the person on the receiving end to file for importati......read more
5 Jan 12 11:01 PM
Sawdust definitly works, they cant stand getting close to it, they hate the natural oils in it if it is pine. Still not buying the eggshell theories though, i have tested it in so many ways, even in t......read more
5 Jan 12 10:58 PM
Definitly Naranjilla....read more
31 Dec 11 1:08 AM
Actually, not true, they will happily slide across the blade of a kitchen knife, and i have tried again and again with the eggshells, and it just doesnt work. Fresh (like fresh fresh) pine sawdust wor......read more
29 Dec 11 2:37 PM
Also try spraying liquid copper around the greenhouse, snails HATE copper.......read more
24 Dec 11 8:15 PM
Basically the agas will smother anything you plant in there, they are invasive repulsive plants. Your best bet would be to rip them out and plant some miniature agapanthus, because they are smaller, a......read more
14 Dec 11 11:04 PM
I was gonna say, not now lol! I was told by a very wise and experienced friend, at the end of the season, dont break or cut off the green stalks-the leaves are still making food, and the food made in ......read more
14 Dec 11 10:56 PM
awesome stuff! I will be in touch :) I hope 16 isnt too young......read more
5 Dec 11 8:25 PM
Give it some time, and they should start to form fruits-it takes about 3 days before the bulge appears. Either that, or you need to feed it with some Potash, they are heavy feeders, and enjoy plenty o......read more
5 Dec 11 9:53 AM
I think it is disgusting, basically, it leaves no stone unturned! Apparently, you cant even trade vege seedlings or seeds! What is going to happen to all those Heirloom veges that organisations and in......read more
6 Nov 11 9:57 PM
I find it amazing how you could find the title misleading...... And yes, how could someone eat an entire lettuce on the day they buy it?! Between four of us, we take 3 or 4 days to eat a single large ......read more
3 Nov 11 10:22 PM
Yes, that is the one. I have yet to get Myrtus ugni...read more
3 Nov 11 2:59 PM
Spread some lime-it breaks down clay soils a bit. Then after a few weeks, condition with a trailer load of compast, depending how large you garden will be that is. I wouldnt use top soil, there is a h......read more
2 Nov 11 9:31 PM
Sorry, i have red guava, but mulberries are difficult to find, and our section is too small for rhodos-although i may buy one or two Vireyas, and if i can strike any cuttings, you're welcome to some :......read more
2 Nov 11 6:10 PM
cool! i get a 20% discount-employee discount. I might go and get one.......read more
2 Nov 11 6:09 PM
Yellow? Thats going to be a difficult one! Ive never seen a yellow one... I ca get a hold of some bicolour red/white doubles, straight reds and violet if you would like...read more
1 Nov 11 4:16 PM
No problem :)...read more