By Wally Richards Watering plants and gardens is an art which good gardeners acquire after years of experience. It is not connecting a hose/sprinkler system to a tap and turning on, though that will work to a point, it can also cause a number of problems.
I am very concerned about the number of gardeners that have asked me why their tomatoes/beans/potatoes are growing funny this season. When we say funny we are referring to distorted or rolled leaves, new growth that is mishapped, beans that come up and die off and feather like foliage. These aspects are related to mainly […]
I am always interested in any new variety of fruit that comes available to the home garden market. The nursery, Incredible edibles, will soon be releasing a newly breed bramble called ‘Thornless Jewell’. Breed by Plant & Food Research to produce a thornless bramble with easy care and a good flavour.
Chemical weedkillers aren’t the only option available. There are a number of other products which are handy weedkillers,but which don’t do as much damage as the chemical products. Oils added to water and sprayed over the foliage of plants in certain conditions will dehydrate or bleach the foliage, destroying everything growing above the ground. Greenscape […]
Spring is a good time to sort out any problems you may have in your lawns. 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 take a few notes on […]
Deciduous trees and plants such as roses are now starting to move or in other words, break dormancy and start a new season. This is about the last chance to prune if you have not already done so.
Now we are at the beginning of August this means that there is about 20 weeks till Xmas or 140 days to be a bit more exact.
Last week I popped into a local garden centre and was taken back on all the new season’s stocks of things that we should be getting organised to do. Spring vegetables and flower seedlings, seed potatoes, asparagus crowns, liliums, strawberry plants, fruit trees and ornamentals to name some of the main lines. The weather has […]
