Forum for Hawkes Bay Ooooby members to share news, notices, ideas and information relating to the local area. We have regular gatherings to share produce, seeds, plants and gardening ideas, and get to know other local Oooobiers.
Location: Hawkes Bay
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Latest Activity: Sep 2, 2019
I have an avalanche of feijoas. Organically grown. We have 5 large trees-help!Message me if you would like some. You can have buckets full.Pick up your own, in Bay View.Continue
Started by Hester. Last reply by Hester May 12, 2016.
Hi Everyone , Hope you can help!!Does anyone out there have the green or the near black abutilon plants (chinese lantern) , i am trying to get some cuttings to go with my other colours, love to…Continue
Started by Helen Jan 22, 2012.
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Started by Hester Jan 10, 2012.
I am transferring from a home-made worm composting system using multiple 20 litre plastic buckets to a 3-tier worm farm I have just bought. I have a lot more compost worms than I need for the new…Continue
Started by Margaret. Last reply by Lynn Dec 27, 2011.
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I sure agree Richard - the way everything has grown with all the rain, but not a lot of joy with peppers and chilli this year.... they are there but not growing much , thought i might put them into my small green house , do you think they will come to anything now?? Or should i just discard them?? The ones that have done best are the left overs from last year...strange!
Helen - i put it down to just rainwater thats the reason why the parsnips are so tall,there's something in rainwater thats better than irrigation water
Capsicums are actually a perennial. We (including me!) have a tendency to treat them as annuals. I personally won't be doing that any more - will shelter them over in the winter. Planting at the moment - beetroot, lettuce, spring onions, basil.
Soil - compost should be doing the trick, Helen. Does the garden get pretty dry there? I compost at the beginning of the season, then during growth time, I add liquid comfrey tea and worm wee. That;s pretty much it for me. Would love to hear what others are doing.
Hi Guys and Gals,
What is everyone planting now ??
I am looking for some fresh ideas!!
Anything interesting ??
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Ah ... mmm - it must be lack of TLC - any ideas on whats best to enhance the soil , i have been using bags of compost but perhaps it is lacking something else ....
Wow never seen parsnips like it Richard ..well done!!
Yes Lynn - Capsicums still small too, but interestingly tho the ones i left in as an experiment from last year and just cut back are doing better than the new ones planed this year and are first to have a flower !!!
yer thanks Lynn,to think thats Nutty celery in front which is a bit more than waist height,it gives an idea how high the parsnip is
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