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kathryn newbery commented on Jo Drysdall's group Christchurch NZ"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"
Karen Bee replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Depends in part on your thistles - Scotch are OK to grub out, as long as you get a good inch or so down from the soil surface. Californians are blighters to get rid of, as they have underground runners. Chemical is the only permanent method…"
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Kali replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"looking in tha latest kings seed catalogue they have a mixture of seeds specially for this called beneficial insect blend which includes buckwheat, dill, bishops flower, parsnip ammi visnaga ( I had to look that up, its a relative of…"
kathryn newbery replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Thanks Tim, That's great reading! Lots of ideas :-)
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moggy replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"they only eat them after they have eaten everything else and also it doesnt kill the plant as it can grow back from the base, a weed eater would do the same job"
Richard Grevers replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Can you borrow a donkey from anywhere, Kathryn? According to an organic farmer friend, you can put donkeys into a field with excellent fodder and they will eat all the thistles before touching anything else."
moggy replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"I would say nuke the thistles with round up or similar, there is nothing that can compete with them, and definitely to it on the empty sections either side, you could be nice and ask the owners, but I doubt they would have a problem with you doing…"
kathryn newbery replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Thanks for all your great tips!! I feel quite inspired to get out there and create a lush paradise for all those bugs...
I should add that we have a constant battle with thistles as we have empty sections on either side of us that are FULL of them!…"
Isabell Strange replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Chives are a good companion plant for around apples, Horse radish is another good deep rooted companion, phacelia and lavender are good bee attracters. Lemons prefer to have no competition from other plants, particularly close to their trunks.…"
Tim replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"You're more than welcome to download my own notes on an orchard understory development from my website http://piginthemud.com/content/understory Cheers and good luck"
Richard Grevers replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Actually, the (broadleaf) weeds are better than grasses - tree friendlier and do more soil-conditioning.
- comfrey: a deep-rooting nutrient accumulator
- garlic: (in root zone of pip fruit trees) - apparently they take up enough of the…"
Romain and Lucy replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Kaiwaka gardens up north do some great 'orchard mix' packs that we planted around ours to get them going. There are red clover, physillium , tansy, parsnips and other bits in there. We've also got parsley with the feijoa,…"
moggy replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"not a plant, but I would be tempted to go for chickens. they would keep the weeds under control"
Matt Moir replied to kathryn newbery's discussion What to plant under established fruit trees? in the group Food Growing Q&A"Borage is an exalent companion plant for a wite veriaty of trease and vege"
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- Sumner
- Post / Zip Code
- 8081
- I can offer
- Nothing yet.
- Food Growing Skill Level
- Moderate
- Experience and Qualifications
- Lots of years in the garden
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- Buying Local Food, Bartering Local Food, Community Gardens, Learning, Preserving, Helping Others, WWOOFA Working
- Tell us about your garden and what you're growing
- I have a fairly small vege patch which i try and keep as productive as possible around the time constraints of work and looking after 2 little children. It has mixed results!! I love being out there and get huge satisfaction from eating what we grow and watching our 3 year old pluck 'dinosaur trees' (broccoli) straight from the plant and eat by the handful!! Veges on the go include lots of lettuce, tomatoes, beetroot, carrots, yams, potatoes, jerusalem artichokes and for the first tme, soy beans and florence fennel.
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