Vegetable Garden + Home Garden = My Garden
Vegetable Garden + Home Garden = My Garden
Check out these amazing local gardens in your area. These gardens were planted by locals kiwis. Some garden designs will surprise you
Making Compost The Easy Way 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 winter, you can too – no matter where you grow […]
Growing Avocados The Easy Way Avocados are healthy 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
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 gardening 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 plants, ease of watering, great drainage,
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! From left to right: 1. Stored at room temperature 2. Stored in the fridge. 3. Stored in a cup of water like cut flowers.
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
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