Hi, just wanting to know if anybody in NZ is growing/supplying tree collards which apparently are difficult to grow from seed, mainly sold as cuttings, and produce greens all year round.
Read more…Can you grow Bilberry in NZ and if you can does anyone know where you can but the plant?
Read more…Hi, the last couple of times we planted broccoli the heads spreaded and flowered instead of staying the shape you normally see.
What can be done to make them grow properly?
Thanks
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Could someone tell me what time of year you can get asparagus crowns and where from? I had little success from seed last year and want to make up some time and get crowns planted this year.
Thanks,
Laine
Read more…The top half of one of my persimmon trees snapped off over the weekend due to some evil little borer or similar that had been munching away inside. Any tips on how to save the rest of the tree (now rather small) and to make sure the other one next to
Read more…I have never grown veggies in little containers before but I am planning on upcycling some of my tin cans for this purpose (I currently use cans for all sorts of other uses such as candles, pen holders, vases etc etc). In my current flatting situatio
Read more…We have a bunch of bananas on our plant. The ones at the top are quite fat, but lower down the bunch they are smaller. Would it work if we cut some of the top ones to ripen inside and left the lower ones to grow a bit more or do you have to cut the w
Read more…Ok, I have decided to try again with a garden bed that is filled with Oxalis. I have tried digging out the soil and filling with fresh compost a couple of times over the last few years but it comes back with a vengeance after periods of neglect. My m
Read more…Does anyone have experience with growing asparagus from seed. I planted them 4 weeks ago, have kept them moist and warm in a greenhouse, but thus far have one 1cm sprout. I was about to empty the tray out when I spotted it. Do the seeds need any spec
Read more…Just received a pack of comfrey root in the post from Koanaga and will pot it up this weekend. I was thinking of cutting up the pieces so they are about 1cm long each. Does that sound big enough for the pieces to all grow?
Smiles
Laine
Read more…Any recomendations? Pea straw is expensive. How about shredded paper? Will this rot down quickly enough? It is for my veg bed and eventually I want to be able to dig it in. Why is pea straw so reccomended by so many?
Read more…I sowed broad beans this March (As I ususally do). They usually grow slowly during winter for me and I get an early crop in spring. This year they are already flowering!! So ... I do not know wether to leave them alone or to cut them up and dig the
Read more…Kia ora,
What ways does everyone recommend keeping possums off newly planted fruit trees? I will be trapping, but am interest in what methods and/or products people use to stop them climbing up onto the tree. I am thinking of getting some flat sheet
Read more…Hi Everyone,
I have some grape and kiwifruit plants being delivered soon and I need to get the fencing up. I have purchased all the materials, but would like some advice on some details.
I have currant cuttings that I stuck into small pots in summer.
They have sprouted a few health leaves each now. See pix attached.
Is it okay to put them in the ground in autumn? Will planting them now disturb them?
Or ought I wait till mid-winter to
Read more…Hi all,
I am designing a food forest and have an area that will be quite damp in winter. The ground is reasonable free draining, and I will add a small surface drain with pebbles in it, but it is the low point in that part of the property. I am plan
Read more…Does anyone have advice on:
- how big a container I should plant a fig in if I want a fairly good tree, but to limit the root growth?
- What sort of containers can be recycled for this use?
- how big with the tree get in it?
Thanks
Laine
Read more…I know they grow from cuttings and by suckering- but where can i GET these? I am happy to buy and to pay all costs etc in order to procure a dozencuttings...
Read more…I love having birds in my garden- I don't use chemicals of any kind in order to encourage the wildlife... and I don't mind sharing my fruit and vegetables with the birds..BUT...how do i get to keep even SOME of my first decent crop of elderberries?
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