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Watching our parents tending a large vegetable garden and seeing the results on the table for dinner is a dim memory for many people today. How about recreating those scenes on the balconies of our apartments or the patios of our townhouses?
Moon Calendar (Robert Guyton)
March 14, 2012 | Filed under Growing vegetables
No planting until Sunday March 11th, then plant root crops through ‘til Tuesday March 13th.
Yates seed of the month is Yates Radish Gentle Giant; big without being bitter and dry. So try some of these in a couple of rows in the garden or sprinkled over potting mix in a pot. They will be ready to eat in six to eight weeks.
Contributed by Ann Davis from Annie’s Gardens
Tips for growing tomatoes
February 29, 2012 | Filed under In the Garden
If you grow tomatoes, you need to remove the laterals which are leafy branches which form between the main stem and another branch. This is to make sure the plant puts its energy into flowering and fruiting rather than a whole lot of leafy growth. …Read more
Ramblings from the Valley
February 23, 2012 | Filed under In the Garden
Hi I’m Ann Davis, I have a home on the river in the beautiful Reikorangi Valley near Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast.
I have a Landscape Design business (Annie’s Gardens) and I practice on my own property …Read more
Turning dough into free seeds
October 19, 2011 | Filed under Growing vegetables
Thousands of packets of free organic vegetable seed are being made available to gardens at schools, kindergartens and kohanga reo across the country by Paraparaumu’s award winning Purebread.
For more information go to Get Kids Growing with Organic Seeds
