Potatoes are thought to date back about 2500 years and been a staple for many civilisations. Fortunately modern households are not as dependant on them as was once the case, so a potato crop failure in your back garden is not likely to have the fatally rebellious consequences of old!
This winter has been wetter and colder than any we have had for some time. For us gardeners it is a matter of doing our best to keep plants alive and the gardens in reasonable shape while chaffing at the bit. Wet feet One of the worst problems is saturated soil which is a problem […]
Those living off the smell of an oily rag are usually keen gardeners, because fresh is best and it’s a great way to save money! To many it’s also a fulfilling leisure activity. So let’s head off into the oily rag garden, just to show it’s never too cold to go gardening! For most people the […]
Stress in plants is very similar to stress in people. When we are under stress our immune systems are weakened and we are more likely to catch colds and have other health issues. Stress in humans comes with side effects, such as being unable to get a good night’s sleep; rushed meals or fast foods […]
Gardening, or more to the point, growing as many of your own fruit and vegetables as you can, is one way to off-set the times when your dollar has to stretch further. Most readers aged around their sixties will remember growing up at a time when our parents were very conscious of hard times. In […]
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 […]
Taking a slightly altered quote from Shakespeare; To dig or not to dig, that is the question? This is one aspect of gardening that has not really been thought about by many gardeners. Traditionally digging or tilling the soil has been going on for about 10,000 years (more so in the last couple of hundred […]
Stress in plants is the same as stress in us two legged’s, when we are under stress our immune systems are weakened and we are more likely to catch colds and have other health issues. Stress in us comes with side effects, such as unable to obtain a good night’s sleep, rushed meals or fast […]
