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Comment by Giulio Sturla on July 18, 2012 at 10:26pm

Hi Catherine

I am planning a food event like in the video for this summer. We should talk about it

Comment by Catherine on July 18, 2012 at 8:25pm

Hi everyone.

I discovered recently Incredible Edible. If you haven't heard about them watch this video, it is a 10minute explanation of what they do   http://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/blogs/incredible-edibl.... What do you think about it?

Comment by Hanna on July 11, 2012 at 7:30pm

Just wondering, does anyone else have trouble getting through with personal messages? It seems some are coming through, but not others. I'm also not sure when there might be some sort of technical problem and when someone might just not want to follow up. Any suggestions?

Comment by Justin JX on July 11, 2012 at 5:13pm

Thanks guys, I'm situated in Kaituna Valley, this place is sheltered from the easterlies and generally 1 to 2 degree warmer than town. I get the northerlies in my garden and my house shelters it from the southerlies. I guess I will have to do something about the northerlies. 

Jo, I'm putting in about 8 varieties of tomatoes trialing mainly the black ones. i love bell peppers too but they are so expensive to get from the market, in order to have abundance of it i will have to be growing my own.

Comment by Jo Drysdall on July 9, 2012 at 1:57pm

Hi Justin, I've grown tomatoes quite successfully outdoors in Linwood for years, though, like Hanna's, my chillies just don't quite make it. I think the season is usually just not quite long or hot enough for them. They do fine in the glasshouse though. Might be worth doing some research on varieties - for instance Russian Reds are a cold climate variety that do very well in Chch. Cherry toms are good too since they tend to get off the starting blocks early. I also seem to have good success with Black Krim though, that said, I grow lots of different sorts. I've been told that if the name of the tomato sounds Russian or it has "early" in it it's a good bet for our outdoor climate! :-)

Comment by Richard Watson on July 9, 2012 at 11:27am

Kathren- i have a few (i think about 10) Pacific Purple asparagus crowns in pots that are nearly a year old,give me a PM if interested.

Comment by Hanna on July 9, 2012 at 9:37am

I've successfully grown tomatoes and tomatillos both in Papanui and Mairehau. I also find the biggest problem is the wind in spring, so they need some wind protection or growing against a fence. I've tried peppers and chilis, but haven't had much luck, they just seem to grow too slowly, stay small and fruit very late. Any tips from successful pepper growers would be welcome! Eggplants make healthy nice big plants and lots of flowers, but fruit set is dismal. I wonder if the nights are just too cold and if some protection might help?

Comment by Robert Fleming on July 8, 2012 at 9:08pm

hi Justin

we grow tomatoes and peppers in St Albans no problems ( took a while to ripen this year , but usually pretty easy ) . Needs a sheltered sunny spot and be prepared to cover with newspaper if there is a chance of frost . Egg plants to date have not been too successful , chillies only marginally better . I would have thought most BP areas would be warmer than ChCh city and less frost . Certainly worth a try and good luck

Comment by Penny Platt Sewell on July 8, 2012 at 8:22pm

hey,

where on on the peninsula are you? many areas are warmer and have less frost than the rest of Canterbury - so you're in luck. If you have a north facing slope thats especially good. um, get them started early - if you have a good propagation space you can get them started in the next month or two, and keep potting them up until you plant them out in November.

You probably want to protect them from the wind, so putting up a windbreak around the area you're growing them in - this can just be some brushwood/sticks - will help them heaps too. Or having them up against a brick wall in a sunny part of the garden.

I grow chillis, eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, rockmellons etc on the plains, and they do well - the main thing is to give them long enough to set a good amount of fruit and keep them protected from cold winds and frosts. Starting them out under cloches helps a lot too.

Comment by kathryn newbery on July 8, 2012 at 8:20pm

Hi there,

Our community garden in Sumner is looking to source about 20-30 asparagus crowns. Does anyone know where we can get some other than waiting for Oderings to have some in stock? Cheers

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