I'm currently rediscovering my love of gardening, and while i was digging up the old plot i realised that our feijoa tree looked quite miserable.
I've heard that feijoa trees cross-pollinate, and that you need both male and female trees. Is this tru
Read more…I have really terrible soil, tis only a fine layer of topsoil then the rest is clay based with an extremely hard layer of silica pan. I make all my own compost as I have access to loads of lovely cow & goat, & chook poo so it is all there in my comp
Read more…hey I have a magnificent crop of roses and an equally stunning crop of aphids that I can't keep up with using the digital squash method
Has anyone tried neem oil - I don't usually spray and try to be completely organic - will it damage the bees and
Read more…Hey I started growing Roma tomatoes for the first time this year, went away for 3 weeks over Christmas and when i came back they have gone wild
I thought because they were determinate i didn't have to pinch out the laterals but now there is soooo much
We are trying to obtain a few hop flowers to dry for an insomnia pillow. Does anyone (maybe down Motueka way) have access to some? We could send down a courier bag.
Read more…Hi I am interested in growing cherries without having to graft them, ie growing them from pips, and wondered if anyone knows of any surviving varieties which self fertilise? Ie the cherry tree once blossoming pollinates and fertilises itself without
Read more…Is there any advantage to hand-pollinate zucchini? We're just starting to get flowers and notice that the zucchini plants in one of our gardens has all female flowers, the male ones are not fully formed yet. Should we get the paintbrush out and trans
Read more…My broccoli plant is getting huuuuuge... well, this is my first time ever growing vege which is really exciting. Planted seeds back in Oct. now these massive leaves are covering other plants around. Just wondering if I should prune the plant? Would
Read more…Anyone growing apples that don't get infested with codlin in Christchurch? I read that late apples can be resistant, and have grown granny smith that avoided all but the occasional worm, but I'm not that fond of those apples, and would like to try so
Read more…I planted about 8 cavolo nero plants, thinking they would be similar in size to silverbeet.......however, after well over 4 months they're not really worth mentioning - if I picked all the leaves off all 8 plants it would almost be enough for one mea
Read more…On an internet search it suggests they could be raised off the ground to stop them getting in. Just wondering what they are and is it ok to leave them in the soil or should I try to eliminate them?
They are black/grey thin and less than 1/2 cm in len
Read more…Does anyone know how long cca wood leaches for? I have a client with an existing garden that is fenced with cca all around it (7mx4m) It has been in the ground since 1985. Does anyone know if it stops leaching at any stage?? If it does still leac
Read more…This seed was sprouting inside the cherimoya. Is this normal? Do other fruits do this?
If I buy ordinary supermarket potatoes and let them sprout for planting, will they grow successfully? I am wondering at the merits of buying the more expensive seed potatoes from garden centres.
Read more…my artichokes produced a lovely flourish of chokes which i cut off and enjoyed. since that time they have not produced again (about 3 wks). could my soil be lacking a nutrient? - ive composted and blood and boned and potashed! soil drains well from
Read more…is there any way we can get advice on what fruit trees would be suitalble to grow on our Titirangi property?
Read more…Hi! I've generally been planting my veggies in pots and in one small raised bed over the last year. But I'm now thinking of moving away from individual pots and into more raised beds as well as a large wooden trough/planter box. The latter is for m
Read more…I have a Red currant I planted 2 years ago and it has grown well and put on lots of leaf but no sign of flowers or fruit. Can anyone tell me what the problem and remedy could be thanks.
Read more…I am looking for a choko plant seedling if anyone has one.
Not to be confused with Moth plant which is very similar.
Read more…Has anyone grown pie melon on a frame instead of letting it ramble? If so, how successful was it?
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