Does anyone have any experience with green manure crops? Thought I might give it a try this year! Any suggestions what to plant and when (in Auckland)? What results have people had?
Read more…This may seem like a silly question but I've got most of my veggies growing in tubs and of late, the ants seem to have made themselves at home within the soil. Should I be concerned? I find them clambering all over my zucchini and capsicum plants, an
Read more…too many of these all over my tomatoes. Any good solutions other than digital squashing??
Read more…being fairly new to both the new zealand climate and also the groth paterns of figs how do i know when to start picking john
Read more…Thanks to all that gave advice on preserving / bottling before. I am wrapped, always wanted to try my hand at preserving now I have. It is still pretty daunting but as long as you eager to try and have 'test bunnys' to hopefully ok the end result the
Read more…Where can I buy celery seeds from for pickling? you can get celery salt in the shops but not seeds. Only other alternative would be celery seeds from seeds - but that is for growing the stuff. Can you subsitute the seeds for fresh produce?
Read more…Hi everyone. I got home this afternoon to discover my poor wee beans were suddenly looking a bit unhappy. PIctures below. There are 'threads' on the back of the leaves, and the parts that look all brown are crackly and dry. The leaves that aren't at
Read more…Not sure if this is the right forum but could anyone tell me what I should do with the white "insects" found in my worm tea? They seem to have appeared from nowhere and I would be grateful for any info as to what to do with it. Thanks.
Read more…arghhh! this is what is happening - is there anything I can do??? I guess it is because of the rain but don't know...can I use green peaches for a chutney or something before they all turn brown and smelly??
Read more…hi all, so I am new at preserving and got a bit stuck! I am bottling beetroot at the mo and after cooking it, doing the whole vinegar etc I am told in the book to preserve using the 'overflow' method. Quick read about that told me the vinegar (brine)
Read more…Hi, I am a Kiwi living in Spain and have never ever grown a thing in my life. My girlfriend and I live in an attic apartment with a large terrace on both sides and I want to create a veg garden. But I have not got a clue how to start. Is there a book
Read more…hi there, this years batch of tomatoes seems to have slowed down. I dug in heaps of slow release fertiliser ect to begin with an went for the 'starve until flowering method' and as a result got lots of flowers on all the plants. Every plant has produ
Read more…At the momment i have lots of basil. It is flowering so i figure it's coming to the end of its life.How can i dry it and store it? Should i wash it first? Do i use the same method for say thyme or sage?
Read more…I am about to remove mold growing post harvest stumps of Broccoli, and I am wondering what wound be a good replacement?
Read more…Once red onions look ready, can you leave them in the ground for a while? If not, how can you store them?
Read more…I have tried for years but not very successful growing vegetables. Need ideas.
Read more…Does anyone know where I could get seed/seedlings for Bock Choy or Kale? Happy to swop - have thai chillis, lemon grass and basil to xchange. Tks.
Read more…I have lots of apple cucumbers coming through at the mo and was wondering if I can pickle / preserve them. There are lots of recipe's for the small gerkin and green cucumber on the net. Can I use the apple variety instead of the others?
Read more…Does anyone know a good way to deal with shield bug eggs when they are found on foliage in the garden? (I will try and take a picture to show what the eggs look like)
Read more…Hi, we have a sandstone rock wall in our backyard, with not much soil to grow on below, though we have started getting potting mix, onto the concrete bed. Is there anything that anyone can suggest, besides, passionfruit,to grow here, at most times th
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