I have been surprised this week about the number of gardeners who have called me in regards to problems they are having with potatoes, tomatoes, beans and roses.
Generally the problems have all been along the lines of distorted or unusual new growths on otherwise very healthy looking plants.
The cause, in all cases, has been [...]
What to plant in November
Beetroot
Basil
Carrot
Capsicum
Celery
Climbing beans
Coriander
Cucumber
Dill
Dwarf beans
Eggplant
Globe artichoke
Lettuce
Leeks
Parsnip
Pepper
Potato
Pumpkin
Radish
Rhubarb
Rocket
Rockmelon
Silverbeet
Spinach
Spring onion
Strawberry
Squash
Swede
Sweetcorn
Tomato
Turnip
Watermelon
Yams
Zucchini
Strawberry Protection
If the birds keep eating your strawberries here’s a handy way of protecting them. Get a mixing bowl and a strip of chicken wire. Mould the chicken wire around the outside of the mixing bowl. Separate the [...]
At this time in New Zealand things are not too bad as yet, so as we used to say, Make hay while the sun shines.
There are two aspects to growing your own food to be more self-sufficient, these are the short term and the long term. For instance on the short term you can [...]
Top Tips for Beginner Gardeners
There’s nothing worse than starting a vege patch all enthusiastic, putting the leg work in, then getting disappointing results. As spring is often the time when beginners decide to give it a go, I’ve put together a few top tips to help you on your way. If any of you have [...]
With the first month of spring very near, now is the time to sort out any lawn problems that you may have. Lawn problems include; sparse grass coverage, lawn weeds, patchy areas, moss, soil insects, ponding, thatch and the health of grasses.
The first thing to do is an inspection of all your lawn areas and [...]
New season tomato plants are now becoming available from your garden centre and now is a good time to start off an early tomato plant or two.
The best advise is to plant out, or pot up, a couple of tomato plants every month for the next six or seven months. By doing this you [...]
It’s time to plant new and maintain existing roses in your garden.
Featured Rose Gallery
Selected Roses available exclusively from Roache’s Nursery – Roach’s Rose List & Order Form
Sunset Glow – Floribunda
One of the brightest orange roses ever. Brilliant vermillion orange blooms
with strong healthy disease resistant growth. Sunset Glow is quick to [...]
…What to plant in July
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Garlic, Peas, Radish,
Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach, Turnips
Planting Potatoes
If you live north of or within Auckland, you can grow potatoes all year round. (If you are south of Auckland you will need to wait until the ground gets warmer – we’ll [...]
