Heyjude sent a message to this group wanting to know what to do about passion fruit hoppers. Firstly I should point out that we can't respond to group messages, these forums are where you need to post your questions.
I have had good results with leaf
Hi everyone,
I live in the Hastings area and have excess Kefir grains as well as a kombucha mushroom available free to a good home. Let me know if you are interested.
Cheers,
Susan
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Read more…I went to the tree pruning workshop in Glen Eden last week-end and came back with lots of ideas!
One of the most interesting realizations for me was that most fruiting happens on horizontal branches, as opposed to vertical, which is why in commercial
I planted yams out of my fridge back in October and now have very happy plants. I am wondering if I should mound them up like potatoes to increase the yield? However, I am worried about breaking their stalks - they look reasonably fragile and I dont
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My Dad has just grown some corn (it is his first vege garden) and he harvested his first ear a few days ago and when he took the outer leaves of he had the corn stalk (core) with about 12 kernals on and the rest was bare... does anyone have an
Hey all I have some capsicums growing in pots in my glasshouse that can have temperatures ranging from 18 - 30+ in summer and I have capsicums growing in there but they have gone all curly and thin plus all the leaves dropped off but they are now sta
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does anyone know if it is too late to plant brussel sprouts from seed? the lady in mitre 10 told me it was but i think she just wanted to sell me the seedlings!
Read more…Help, I always thought even if everything else failed anyone can grow silverbeet! And I have, up until now. Now 3 out of 4 of my silverbeet plants are covered with something that looks like dust and can be rubbed off with minimal effort but I'm think
Read more…Hello members. I'm writing a story soon for the Press Gardening pages and am looking for local small growers ( backyard/smallholding,rather than a commercial grower) of any sort of nuts. Am interested in what you do with your crop, how you look after
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Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone could help diagnose a problem I have with some of my tomatoe plants - they have a grey type mould on the stems, and the leaves are looking a little worse for wear - I thought it might have been grey mould - and in o
Read more…I have been sent a couple of emails regarding the risk of food poisoning from using leftover onions. It "seems" that cutting open and then storing leftover onions in the fridge to be used can cause food poisoning due to onions being a magnet for bact
Read more…I'm thinking of digging a small bed in next to the fence, ready for planting pumpkins in the spring. The Idea is that I'll hammer some trellis to the fence and experiment with training the pumpkins up the trellis. Along the length of the fence is a
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