Plant Identification
Does anyone know what attached photo is? Wondering if nitrogen-fixing....
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Possum problems
I will be living in Albany/North Shore/Auckland area. I have lots of young trees and plants that I will be planting and I am concerned I will loose everything to possums. What is safe and what should I try to protect (and how!) Especially of concern
Read more…Goji Berry
I've just read that the Goji or Wolf berry plant is deciduous so I'm hoping our little plant is still alive. It lost all its leaves in the autumn not that long after it was planted and I was hoping it was just a seasonal effect. Does anyone have expe
Read more…Walnut trees
Hi, we have 4 walnut trees, 3 bear nuts, the 4th a very expensive guaranteed to nut tree - never has. It was 2 or so years old when planted 15 years ago, is treated exactly the same as the other 3 trees, which are a little younger. We've tried everyt
Read more…Locally grown nuts
We eat a mix of nuts everyday as snacks and would love these to be locally grown. Just wondering what nuts are grown locally and who is selling them.
Read more…What is eating my plants
Something is eating quite small holes in the leaves of the plants in one of my vege beds.I don't think it is slugs or snails as I've got Quash around them and I can't see any caterpillars.What could it be? Help!
Read more…Companion planting bungle
I planted aubergines quite close to tomatoes this year and now discover that they are not good companions. Should I take the aubergines up and replant? (They've been in the ground about two weeks.) I would hate for the tomatoes to suffer. Thanks fro
Read more…Espaliering Fruit trees
I have a rather small garden but want to grow a few low chill pear and apple trees up my driveway against a brick wall and was wondering if anyone had ever espaliered Apples? If so, do you have any tips?
Read more…Blackberry
So there's a hyooooooge (by which I mean at least 4m tall and it spans about 30m) wild blackberry growing next to a sport field in Hastings. I don't think it's sprayed, and people pick piles of blackberries from it every year. Do you think it would
Read more…Large avocado tree
We moved into a property that avocado tree that is about 6 mtrs tall, it is fruiting but way up high. Is there a way to picking safely rather than having to try & climb up?
Read more…No-dig garden question
Hi there! I just moved to a new house which has a very clayey soil. I like the idea of some no-dig beds (layers of cardboard, straw and compost on top of the lawn basically) for my vegetables, but I can't see how they would work for root crops? Is th
Read more…Preserving jars
Does anyone know whether it's possible to get reusable screw top lids for Agee preserving jars? I like using the jars, but I think the seals are a bit wasteful and uneconomical - not like jam jars where you can reuse the lids... So anyway, if I could
Read more…Buying nut trees
I am trying to buy a Cashew and Pistachio tree but not sure if they are actually available in NZ and the internet is not much help. Anyone knows if they are available and where I can buy them?
Read more…Is there an Oooby invite flier template?
I've been reading some of the info for nooobies and it mentioned the idea of inviting gardeners in my neighbourhood to join by printing out a flier. I like this idea. Is there a template on the Oooby website or anyone who has done this and has a samp
Read more…Asparagus seeds
Has anyone had and success with sprouting asparagus seeds. I have quite a quantity of them but as yet have had no luck germinating them. any ideas?
Read more…Pepino in a pot?
Has anyone had any success growing pepino in a pot? I've got a big 40L one that I thought might do the trick. I've heard they're frost susceptible, and we had a fair bit here (Onekawa, in Napier) last year, so if it's in a pot I can move it somewhere
Read more…Yellowing and brown spots on silverbeet leaves
Hi, I have a problem with my silverbeet. The leaves (outer mostly) seem to develop this yellowing and brown spots on them. I read somewhere it might a fungice? Would that be right at this time of year? I have attached a picture which shows the proble
Read more…berry bushes
Hi, just wondering what I should be doing with my raspberry, boysenberry and blackberry bushes at this time of the year. I only planted them last year, but they are about 1-1.5 metres high and I have had some fruit off them. It looks like they are st
Read more…Guava berries - can anyone help identify these?
Hi - we think we have a Chilean Guava/NZ Cranberry tree in our garden but we're not sure. Can anyone help identify the berries in these 2 photos? Any advice on how/when to harvest them and best way to eat them would be appreciated too! Thanks, Bronwy
Read more…Controlling grasshoppers
My daughter's newly established garden was devastated by grass-hoppers this Summer. She read about applying a urine spray and had some success but it was a bit too late . Any tips for next year would be greatly appreciated
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