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| In the Garden – Tamarillos (15 comments) Try using Pyrethrum spray initially to control the colony and then use natural ant bait. There are some ideas here http://tipnut.com/ant-killer/ They may also be a sign of other pests so keep a look out. [...] | Tim Durrant 2012-05-16 13:50:00 |
| Combat pest weeds with Cut ‘n’ Paste (2 comments) Yes it does [...] | landscapedesignnz 2012-04-23 14:19:00 |
| City gardeners can help save wasps (3 comments) If you are going to write an article promoting caring for wasps, your first job is to distinguish between the ecologically damaging invasive wasps and ecologically useful native wasps. Both responses you received needed this information in order t [...] | Alicia Warren 2012-04-12 15:10:00 |
| The Importance of Sulphur in Plants and in Us. (9 comments) Hmm not sure about that. [...] | landscapedesignnz 2012-04-12 10:17:00 |
| Keeping a Worm Farm (10 comments) Hi Russell, We are NZ based so I really cannot help you sourcing worms – I found this place http://www.qype.co.uk/place/1302444-Wilgro-Worm-Farm-London Just Google around a bit and you should find somewhere – they can normally courier the worm [...] | landscapedesignnz 2012-04-11 09:05:00 |
| Wally Richards – Condy’s Crystals: A gardening boon (9 comments) I think that creating better drainage would go a long way to prevent club root. This means building up the garden soil around 8 inches, using the condies crystal method, rather than removing it. [...] | John 2012-04-01 14:08:00 |
| Citrus Tree Problems – Pests and Diseases (7 comments) I have two lemon trees growing next to each other. One is perfectly healthy but the other is loosing its leaves and I have noticed that some of the smaller branches have what looks like swellings at different intervals… any ideas? [...] | Swardys 2012-03-30 20:06:00 |
| Your mother is right; it’s good to eat rhubarb with custard (2 comments) Cooking rhubarb with milk reduces the availability oxalates is correct. The combination of calcium in the milk with soluble oxalate can also occur in the gastro-intestinal tract. To confirm this will be the next step in our experiments - Associate P [...] | Janette Busch 2012-03-30 10:11:00 |
| Wally Richards – Fabulous Feijoas (7 comments) Hi Vit, Try spraying with Pyrethrum making sure you get both sides of the leaves [...] | landscapedesignnz 2012-03-28 10:42:00 |
| Wally Richards – the Psyllid pest: enemy of the home gardener (1 comments) Is this aproved for Potatoes and Tomatoes [...] | Blackguard1 2012-03-23 14:17:00 |
| Hand over a hundy – “Digging the future” (1 comments) please can you tell us about the black bin for water run off such as where did you get it and is it available in Christchurch [...] | Fshaw 2012-03-19 18:00:00 |
| Wally Richards – Glasshouse Gardening (31 comments) What type of spray would you use to kill weeds in a glass house? [...] | Steve 2012-03-18 19:01:00 |
| Black currants could relieve stress (4 comments) i noticed the crops in Woodend were left to rot on the shrubs this year at least 4 hectares were not harvested at all [...] | G Spinks 2012-03-15 21:10:00 |
| Advice about Citrus Trees (74 comments) hahahahhahaha shame ya slut [...] | puppy 2012-03-07 17:56:00 |
| Pest Alert! Rainbow Skink (1 comments) i found wun in rotorua wooo hooo [...] | Kayla 2012-02-19 16:07:00 |
| Wally Richards – best get your fruit trees planted… (1 comments) Thank you so very much for all this wonderful information. At 74 and only able to rent I have been wondering how on earth to have fruit available and vegies of course. I decided I would try using buckets and pots. so far more trial and error it has b [...] | Danella 2012-02-15 14:36:00 |
| Survey Insight (2 comments) Done  [...]
| Tim Durrant 2012-02-15 14:17:00 |
| Digger Dan: November’s gardening tips (1 comments) Great website – Thank you for all the information. [...] | Estelle Courtney 2012-02-14 23:09:00 |
| Wally Richards – Solving Tomato Problems (6 comments) always wondered what caused that rot.Botrytis/stem rot [...] | Nzhuntahr 2012-02-11 20:17:00 |
| Monarch Butterflies (22 comments) What do I do with the plant now that it is sovered in seed pods and the pods [...] | Steveandhelentaua 2012-02-06 13:33:00 |
| People love a good lawn (3 comments) lol I love to see how you use your tool to shape Mona Lisa’s boobs  just kidding, good job Stephen [...]
| Belgard Pavers 2012-02-02 21:20:00 |
| Wally Richards – Gardening into the New Year (5 comments) hi wally, what can i do about my tomatoes. hugh says it is rust but they are nearly dead. there is some fruit on the stronger plants and virtually none on the weaker plants. i have 6 different varieties growing in a hothouse. what [...] | Juneclarke 2012-01-28 07:09:00 |
| BUXUS DISEASE – Problems with box hedging (3 comments) I have a large box garden and after reading this articule I now know it is blight and the conditions were right this summer for it to breed and spread, Should I cut it back as low as the green any help would be welcome [...] | Inalanalood 2012-01-27 13:46:00 |
| Organic Wheat Grass Seed for Juicing (6 comments) I would prefer not to keep purchasing seeds for my wheatgrass juice. Is it ok to use the same wheatgrass for say a year? and would significant nutrient content remain after say 20 cut cycles? After 2 or 20 cut cycles could the grass be allowed to go [...] | Altoncooper 2012-01-21 05:25:00 |
| Protected trees schedule reviewed – Auckland (10 comments) Is the Puriri tree protected still [...] | Sheeree 2012-01-11 19:36:00 |
| Wally Richards: if you can eat it, grow it! (2 comments) Hi Wendy, Considering you have tomato plants in there, I’d choose option 2. Tomatoes don’t like being watered at night either. So early morning is best and a drip to the roots is also best. Otherwise mould forms on the leaves. [...] | Teresa 2011-12-27 14:41:00 |
| Himalayan miracle food finds its way into NZ gardens (21 comments) Hi Colin, You may find on the internet Dr.Johanna Budwig and her discoveries on fatty acids found in cold pressed linseed oil . Read for yourself . You have nothing to lose plus no side effects. Reg… [...] | Reginaldadams(Reg) 2011-12-26 09:19:00 |
| Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards (1 comments) Hamilton Gardens is my favourite rose having a perfume that is irresistible. This year one of my eight Hamilton Gardens’ displayed beautiful flowers of both Hamilton Gardens and Paddy Stephens on the same bush. What a bonus with a stunning displa [...] | Ruth Gracie 2011-12-22 11:30:00 |
| Layout of planting (3 comments) Usually a combination of hand drawn using trace paper and CAD using VectorWorks. Colouring is either by hand using coloured pencil or Adobe Photoshop. [...] | I Jakeway 2011-12-19 11:30:00 |
| Tomato Time – plant late August for early season tomatoes (4 comments) Are these plants really near extinction or are they just close to being lost from their original natural habitat? Many of these plants are growing in home gardens and public gardens. [...] | Anne Rodden 2011-12-10 06:43:00 |
