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| Protected trees schedule reviewed – Auckland (15 comments) www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/trees [...] | Admin 2013-04-18 15:24:25 |
| Looking at Lawns (13 comments) Thanks. I do realise that but I had just heard that you can use a starter fert in your soil. I won’t put anything in [...] | Damian 2013-04-15 13:05:33 |
| Easter Gardening 2013 – Wally Richards (1 comments) HI, Should Quince trees be pruned, ours is an intermittent cropper with a mass of branches and foliage,only one heavy crop in its life . Probably 30 years old. Thanks regards Stew [...] | Stew 2013-04-15 11:55:47 |
| Trees still protected in Auckland (2 comments) It depends on the individual plant. they can handle hard pruning but best done by en expert over time. [...] | Admin 2013-04-15 11:22:55 |
| Insect Pest Control (2 comments) It really depends on what brassicas you are growing, get them treated asap and they should be ok unless they have been eaten. [...] | Admin 2013-03-15 10:45:12 |
| New Zealand Cranberry – Wally Richards (3 comments) It could be pot bound or not getting enough nutrients. Apart from watering what have you been doing with it? [...] | Tim Durrant 2013-03-07 13:52:00 |
| Pear slug on plum and pear trees – Wally Richards (1 comments) thank you massive help they seem to be on my almond too [...] | scarlettui 2013-02-18 11:53:00 |
| Wally Richards – Fabulous Feijoas (8 comments) Hi Ive got a huge, dense tree that hasn’t produced fruit since I moved in 5 years ago., will follow the advice you gave to Cory. Do I need to water it more & give it some fertilzer? What do you recommend & how much? It’s Eaarly Feb suppose I [...] | rene 2013-02-04 11:09:00 |
| Designing with native plants (6 comments) Hi Ron, Please go to the main directory and find a designer or local native plant nursery. www.landscapedesign.co.nz [...] | Tim Durrant 2013-01-31 09:40:00 |
| THE BEAUTY OF TREES (10 comments) I have a Puka tree in my Auckland garden. In some places the leaves are turning brown and on closer inspection it appears that toward the end of the branches the bark has been ‘eaten away’ right around the branch as if it has been ringbarked. Any clu [...] | Sandra 2013-01-17 19:07:00 |
| Wally Richards: a new weed control weapon (2 comments) Will it work on bamboo [...] | Jim 2013-01-02 14:08:00 |
| Companion planting: who likes eachother? (2 comments) Hi Michael, yes that is one of the ways and I have tried it myself… it was not very successful as the chickens don’t eat every last scrap and tend to disperse the bulbs. Here are some tips from Wally Ricahrds – regards Tim http://blog.landscape [...] | Admin 2012-12-17 08:14:33 |
| Wally Richards: easy hydroponic gardening (1 comments) A “Picture or Image” – is worth a thousand words. [...] | mahaki 2012-12-12 07:47:00 |
| Tomato Time – plant late August for early season tomatoes (5 comments) Pardon? [...] | Jamsie 2012-11-24 13:11:00 |
| Turning Biowaste into Compost (2 comments) We used to compost all our faecal and urinary waste. We were miles from nowhere and the compost heap was a long way from our house. it was a distasteful job but the high nitrogen component meant that the compost quality was excellent – fine, black an [...] | ex hippy 2012-09-29 21:17:00 |
| Wally Richards – best get your fruit trees planted… (3 comments) Try Monty’s suprise it is excellent! [...] | Tim Durrant 2012-09-19 13:54:00 |
| Wally Richards – Condy’s Crystals: A gardening boon (10 comments) Hi Wally I have black spot on the brassicas will condys crystals work. First time I have had this problem. [...] | Jan 2012-08-20 14:42:00 |
| Planting Public Places Productively (1 comments) I have always wanted to see fruit trees in public spaces and love the idea of community gardens. Good on you for putting these ideas forward to council. [...] | Jacqui Olliver 2012-07-20 22:29:00 |
| Adaptation of archaeological form to paving patterns (1 comments) Great stuff Philip, real mind food. Hugely encouraging to see such genuine and specific design process. Thanks for sharing! dw [...] | damian 2012-06-29 20:36:00 |
| 2012 Ellerslie International Flower Show to go ahead (2 comments) Hi Jeremy, I cant fond the source. Perhaps try EIFS direct http://www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz/ [...] | landscapedesignnz 2012-06-27 14:26:00 |
| Citrus Tree Problems – Pests and Diseases (8 comments) My lemons are being eaten by a bug that looks like a tiny seashell. [...] | Alinjay 2012-06-23 15:52:00 |
| Sterilising Soil (13 comments) Hallo folks, I would like to sterilise soil with steam, I think 70° would do it, but I would like more info. and I would like to know where can I buy such a steamer. Can anybody help me in this. mfG Paul [...] | Paul 2012-06-21 23:46:00 |
| Wally Richards – Glasshouse Gardening (35 comments) Yes solar power is the way to go. let me know how you get on. [...] | Admin 2012-06-21 10:29:14 |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF EARTHWORMS (1 comments) wow this is really help i am10 so its helps with my homework thats really hard [...] | Laramae 2012-06-14 17:35:00 |
| A weed problem needing a solution…. (1 comments) I have found that Hitman which is also produced by the same company that makes wet and forget, seems to do the job nicely. Just be sure to do it on a hot day for maximum uptake. [...] | Gardening Services 2012-06-05 14:31:00 |
| Digger Dan’s December gardening tips (1 comments) Thats some good solid december gardening advice Dan. Nice ! [...] | Gardening Services Auckland 2012-06-03 15:03:00 |
| PLANT NOW AND ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUR (13 comments) Hello, I would plant a peach or if the children do not like the fuzzy skin, like my girls, then a dwarft necterine tree. You can keep it pruned to the size you like and they are self polinating so you can have just one tree. [...] | Sue 2012-06-02 10:13:00 |
| 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 |
