Myoga Ginger
Hi, Does anyone know where I can get some plants of Myoga (Zingibar mioga), an edible ginger from Japan where you eat the unopened flower buds that grow at ground level?
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Horseradish
Does anybody have extra horseradish roots for swap-sale anywhere in NZ? thanks for your help, Galina
Read more…How do we grow mushrooms?
Does anyone know how to grow mushrooms? There must be an easy system. I've heard about growing mushrooms in a cardboard box. Or buying a log that already has spores in it.
Read more…Blueberry Propagation
Has anyone grown Blueberries successfully from cuttings? If so I'd love to know how you did it. When to take cuttings, what type -soft wood /hard wood, etc. I'd like to grow some more bushes from the 2 plants I've got.
Read more…Cutting Cantaloupe
I was curious. I am growing cantaloupe and I was wondering if I cut it back would it be benificial? I was thinking because it has vines. I have had other plants that are vines and they tend to get stronger with an occasional trim. Any thoughts or ide
Read more…Potatoes..
Newbie here, can someone please tell me how do I start growing spuds and what variety is best, I had a go at planting them in large buckets and tyres neither worked very well, so this time the garden, what fertiliser and what preparation is needed..
Read more…Broccoli flowering early
Hi I wonder if someone can shed some light as to why my Tender Stem mini broccoli would be going to flower so quickly? I havent even had a chance to eat it!! The little yellow flowers are coming out already. Could it be not enough sun?? My neighbours
Read more…Growing gourds.
I want to try and grow some gourds for sculptures I have been playing around with. I have saved the seeds from the gourd in my photo (which was given to me by a friend) as it is such a lovely shape and size. Has anyone grown gouds before and do they
Read more…Plastic greenhouse - help!!
Hi there ... I have splashed out and purchased a plastic hothouse. I live at Waitarere Beach which is near Levin. As I'm a new gardener I don't actually know what to do with it. Total extravagance as I received a small inheritance. Please help me and
Read more…Butterflies, eggs, caterpillars etc
Help!! This is the first time I've tried to grow brassicas and all I see is eggs and caterpillars and white butterflies fluttering around. How can I get rid of them? Or do I need to worry? Also, on my lettuces I see tiny white dots that fly. Please g
Read more…Greenhouse Gardening in NZ
Hi, we are considering getting a walk in plastic greenhouse but I am a bit sceptical about how much I can get out of it with no heating. Can I grow tomatoes all year round in this climate? Is it worth the investment?
Read more…Help! Buttercups rotting in storage
Maybe someone can give me some pointers as to where I've gone wrong here... Buttercups which I have stored in the garage (on a shelf in the dark, plenty of ventilation) have started going rotten, starting at the stems.
Soils too depleted now - organics is not enough...
...results of recent tests of organically-grown produce of sugar/nutrient content have shocked longtime organic producers. They're saying organics is not putting enough back into our soils to produce truly "medicinal" food. There's a growing revoluti
Read more…watering system: leeeaky hose...
http://www.hunkin.co.nz/leeaky.html has anyone used one of these? I have a couple of water tanks collecting water from a shed and a sleepout and I am thinking about how to utilise it better. I thought this looked interesting...
Read more…carrots & parsnips
We can grow a number of vegetables reasonably well except for carrots & parsnips. Our carrots only ever grow small and stunted, very sweet but hardly worth the effort of pulling out of the ground. The parsnips grow big enough, but have multiple roots
Read more…Compost
A few months ago, I cleaned out the fireplace in anticipation of winter. I dumped a bucket or two of ashes in the compost bin. Not long after that I realised that some treated wood was probably burned in there. Not a lot, but we burned mostly pine sl
Read more…coffee grinds ! what's it all about?
i keep missing what is said or writen about the benifits of coffee grinds,whats it all about please. or is this just the urban version of sea weed collecting
Read more…winter planting
hi all - i'm just starting out, and am wondering about what's best to plant vege-wise at this time of year. i'm doing my vege gardening exclusively in containers. any tips for plant care would be greatly appreciated too. thanks :O)
Read more…A newbie here
Can someone please tell me why my broccolli plants are all stalk and leaf , they have very little heads on them..also what do I feed my sweet peas to help them have plentiful flowers..
Read more…What to grow?
Hi all, The patch is looking sparse. Got some spuds and onions growing in there own little garden. Plus in the main is some carrots. What else can I grow in this climate (besides weed, don't have a problem there) Living in Hamilton
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