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NEW SEASONS POTATOES New seasons seed potatoes are now available from a number of garden centres. They are too early you may say but even down Southland the first varieties; Agria, Jersey Bennes, Nadine, and Rocket are now in store.  I would presume the same varieties will be available in most areas and it certainly

Gardening with raised beds Raised beds for Home is a great way to make gardening easy and at the same time produce a good range of vegetables or flowers. The advantages as I see them are; less bending, tidy gardens, attractive gardens, less weeding, no digging, superior produce or Haworthia Species: Top Varieties & Unique

Germinating Seeds There are two basic places to germinate seeds, one is where they will ultimately grow and mature the other is in suitable containers to germinate and then to transplant out into open ground or larger containers latter on. For more gardening tips, visit our Home page. Firstly it is always best to plant

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, and find more general gardening tips on our Home page. Find more on our Home page. From left to right: 1. Stored at room

Setting up a worm farm A comprehensive step by step guide to setting up and looking after a worm farm. Every Home garden would benefit from a worm farm whatever it’s size, it’s a fantastic way to recycle used vegetable scraps and so much more. I will cover worm diet later, but seriously, if you

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

Planting Strawberries in May May is the traditional month when new seasons strawberry plants become available in New Zealand. The nurseries that grow the plants lift them once the autumn rains have moisten the soil sufficiently and they are then distributed to garden centres. In seasons when the growing beds are too dry the plants