I would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Xmas and a Happy Gardening New Year. It is a very great pleasure to bring you gardening information each week and to hear about your successes and problems. Your emails and phone calls contribute a lot to these columns and sometimes when stuck for a […]
With our new baby arriving soon and so many people away over the summer we have decided to let this newsletter cover January as well. We finally got our chickens last weekend, Bella and Rose. One is a Sussex and the other a Barred rock. We are going to be using their manure to put […]
The weather may not be the best but each day the daylight hours increase by a few more minutes and our plants and gardens respond to this increasing amount of light. We are only about 6 weeks away from the beginning of spring and there is much to do in this time so that you […]
Well the rain has certainly arrived which is of course great news for the garden, even if it does make drying the washing a tad challenging! Keep those beds well mulched over winter, the birds will come and scratch around a bit so it pays to check it every few weeks and top up when […]
This month we discuss what to plant in January, how to save seeds, offer tips on saving water and tell you why you shouldn’t worry about slaters in your garden. Seedlings to plant in January Beetroot, Carrot, Celery, Climbing beans, Cucumber, Dwarf beans, Lettuce, Leeks, Kumara, Parsnip, Pepper, Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Silverbeet Saving seeds Seed saving is the […]
If you are at the beach this summer collect some seaweed for your vege garden. It’s like steroids for vegetables. Before you go anywhere though get your climbing beans planted. You’ll need to give them something to climb up so scroll down for step by step guides to build two classic structures. Christmas is all […]
What to plant in September Beetroot Broccoli Carrot Climbing Beans Chinese Cabbage Lettuce Peas Potato Onions Rocket Radish Spring Onion Spinach Silverbeet Keeping a Worm Farm Worm farms are great for small gardens that would struggle to fill a compost bin. They make nutrient rich castings (vermicast) that can be added to the garden as […]
