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Justin JX
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Poultry in Urbania
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Aquaponic Gardening
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Food Forests NZ
103 members
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Lyttelton
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Forum for Community Gard…
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The 2IC Orchardist
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Justin JX commented on Janet Luke's group Poultry in Urbania"Hi, I am about to start keeping chickens mainly for egg-laying or dual purpose on about 400m2 of land area to be sown in chicken greens. I plan to have breeds that do a lot of foraging and requires minimum feed. May I know how many chickens I can…"
Justin JX joined Janet Luke's group
Poultry in Urbania
A group all about how to keep poultry including chickens, bantams,geese and ducks. Help with problems or questions and to brag about your special feathered friends.See More
Justin JX commented on Isabell Strange's group Propagating by Grafting, Layering and Cuttings"Hi David, yes, the cambium does came off easy the other day I was doing some practice.
Another question, can I do more than 1 t-bud on a single rootstock? Just to increase the odds. "
Justin JX commented on Isabell Strange's group Propagating by Grafting, Layering and Cuttings"Hi, May I know when is the best time to start t-budding stonefruits in Canterbury region?"
Justin JX joined Sylvia Bernstein's group
Aquaponic Gardening
Aquaponics is the marriage of organic hydroponics and aquaculture. Fish waste becomes organic plant food; the plants filter the water for the fish. Interested in learning more?See More
Justin JX joined Robyn Guyton's group
Food Forests NZ
Food forests and forest gardens are promoted through permaculture . This forum is for those who are growing or would like to grow one in their property.See More
Justin JX commented on Pete Russell's group Ooooby-versity"Hi, is anyone able to help me to sort out the following according to sunlight requirement? apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, peaches/nectarines... I'm designing a food forest and need to place them in their best spot accordingly."
Justin JX commented on Steven Kung's group Christchurch Permaculture Group"Just a question, has anyone explore incorporating Fibonacci sequence in guild design? "
Justin JX commented on Jo Drysdall's group Christchurch NZ"When I first arrived in Banks Peninsula 2 years ago, we had a very hot Spring, at this time of the year working in the orchard we would be sweating and drinking lots of water. However, last year and this year, its pretty gloomy and chilly. Right…"
Mariana left a comment for Justin JX"Hey Justin, I love that you live in Ataahua - did you know it means beautiful. Looking forward to the first cherries! hope to see you again soon.
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Justin JX commented on Jo Drysdall's group Christchurch NZ"May I know when do you guys usually start your leeks and brussels sprouts from seed?
Btw Kate, female asparagus plants generally produce more spindly spears and thus dug out and removed by commercial growers. Personally, I like them skinny."
Justin JX joined Bailey Peryman's group
Forum for Community Gardening in Greater Christchurch
This is a group for the community gardeners of the Greater Christchurch area. Please use this site for sharing tips, resources, upcoming events, information and love in general. The Canterbury Community Gardens Association also hosts a website with a directory locating community gardens. If you are creating a new garden, or know of one that isn't listed, then please get in touch via the website. In time, this website will host more in-depth information resources relevant to community gardening…See More
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- Ataahua
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- Beginner
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- Horticulturalist, Viticulturalist, Bio-Dynamics
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- Community Gardens, Learning, Helping Others, Seed Savers, Gardening on others Land
- Tell us about your garden and what you're growing
- I work at Kaituna Orchards where we grow Summer Fruits for PYO (used to supply local market). We also have vineyards growing excellent Pinot Noir. At the Orchard Cottage where I live, I planted a wide range of fruit trees and berry plants, all sorts of vegetables, and a huge wildflowers meadow (NZ Gardener April 2012). I follow the works of Rudolf Steiner and Kay Baxter. My garden is a continual creative experiment, and co-creation with Mother Earth.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 10:59am on January 20, 2013, Mariana said…
Hey Justin, hope you are having a good weekend :-) I've copied the Sun/Shade preferences for the trees you asked about from Martin Crawford's Creating A Forest Garden, they're all listed under the canopy species. You could also ask this question in the Food Forest Group: http://ooooby.ning.com/group/foodforestsnz
Interesting idea about guilds and Fibonacci, sounds beautiful but it might be hard to incorporate the drip lines. Have you seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0
Apple – Sun/shade preference: Full sun Shade Tolerance: Light shade ‘About 50% or 4-5 hours full sun per day
Apricot – Sun/shade preference: Full sun Shade Tolerance: None, needs full sun
Cherry - Sun/shade preference: Full sun Shade Tolerance: Light shade ‘About 50% or 4-5 hours full sun per day
Peach & Nectarine - Sun/shade preference: Full sun Shade Tolerance: None, needs full sun
Pear - Sun/shade preference: Full sun Shade Tolerance: Light shade ‘About 50% or 4-5 hours full sun per day
Plum - Sun/shade preference: Full sun Shade Tolerance: Light shade ‘About 50% or 4-5 hours full sun per day
- At 3:12pm on November 12, 2012, Mariana said…
Hey Justin, I love that you live in Ataahua - did you know it means beautiful. Looking forward to the first cherries! hope to see you again soon.
- At 4:29pm on July 9, 2012,
Kali said… HI Justin, I have a couple of varieties of tomato seed that I successfully grow outside in Greymouth, ie same latitude. One is called yellow taxi, and the other is called kotlas, they are dwarf determinate plants and not big croppers but reliably ripen for me. if you would like to try them I could send you some seeds, alternatively you could join the southern seed exchange which I send seed to
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