Planting Now Planting Potatoes: Prepare the potato patch for your sprouted spuds: Dig Living Earth Organic Certified Compost through the potato patch, then dig a trench – the soil that is on the sides can be used to ‘mound up’ the potatoes as they grow. Varieties such as Cliff’s Kidney, Rocket and Jersey Benne are […]
Now is the time of the year that sees the arrival of this seasons deciduous fruit trees, into garden centres. There is a very good reason for deciduous trees to become available in winter because in the cold months, the trees are dormant and easier to lift from their nursery plots and relocated to your […]
Garden Centres in most areas now have the new seasons strawberry plants available for gardeners. You may find a range of types but likely the most common variety found these days is Pajaro. The NZ Berry Growers web site has this to say about Pajaro; Type: Short day, General description: UC variety. Consistently very large. […]
By Wally Richards New Zealand has a vast array of native plants which many New Zealand gardeners sometimes take for granted, as they are very common in their homeland. Overseas, many of our indigenous plants are well sort after and considered prized processions. I remember several years ago Kew Gardens contacting me to assist in […]
Hand Over a Hundy is a one year challenge to young families to learn to grow and produce their own vegetable gardens. They are sponsored a hundy (or $100) to buy all the essentials for their gardens with the challenge of not only learning the art of gardening but to produce more than they need […]
A community garden in Point England has received a funding boost that will ensure plenty of vegetables are planted this winter. The Island Child Charitable Trust has received $2300 from Auckland Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund to buy, install, fill and plant new macrocarpa garden boxes that will extend the garden area. The trust’s founder, Danielle […]
Rain, wind and temperature extremes are battering our gardens – Wally tells us how to manage pests and plants.
