Gardening tips & Qs
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Topic: Gardening tips & Qs
Posted By: sweetpea
Subject: Gardening tips & Qs
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 11:56am
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Hi ladies
Since there seems to be a big movement back to people have vege gardens ( i've always had one) i though it might be a good idea to have a thread with tips and where you can ask questions. So here it is. Maybe we could get this made sticky |
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Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 12:05pm
Great idea!! 
What winter veges have you got? We have spinach and silverbeet. Have to go and get some others, any suggestions? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 12:07pm
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Ohh I would love advice on gardening, spring last year I decided to plant some tomatoes. They grew huge - looked more like pumpkins and have only just started ripening. They are a bit of a mess but once they are done I am trying to think of something new to plant over winter....? ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 12:09pm
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Ooh good Bizzy if you read this pleeeeaaassseee post some companion gardening tips!!! -------------   
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 12:13pm
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I've got brocolli, cauli, peas, beans, silverbeet, spinach, leeks, lettuce and uhm I think thats it atm. I have cycles of vege so that they aren't all coming up at the same time. Means I've also got some too. -------------
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 12:38pm
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We have cabbage, brocolli, bok choy, parsnips, some late potatoes (hoping the frosts hold off for a lil while) and maybe cauli in ours at the momment (DH is the main gardener)
We are still eating the potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic from summer. Cant wait for those cabbages tho, have a bit of a homemade colslaw craving at the moment lol. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 12:56pm
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Oh yeah doh we have cabbages too! -------------
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 1:53pm
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I've been slack with the gardening lately. We were overseas for a month, and when we got back we had lots to do, so I haven't planted anything for a while.
We've still got silverbeet and tomatoes, and even a couple of lettuces hanging around. I chucked a rotton pumpkin out last year, and we got lots of baby ones growing when I checked it, so we've also got a couple of nice-looking (unexpected) pumpkins. Our garden grows brilliant cabbages... but I never know what to do with them. There's only so much steamed cabbage one can eat, and I don't like coleslaw much. What else do you guys do with them? -------------   
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 1:56pm
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Ooh I have an irish dish where you wrap cabbage leaves round mashed potato colcannon i think its called *wanders off to check* -------------
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 3:36pm
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this is something I want to get started on in the next few months.
DH is building me a raised bed, not big, as we are short on room but at least 1.5 x 1.5. What I'm interested in knowing is how deep does it need? Also what veg should I be planting if I were to plant in June? Or should I wait till spring? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 7:41pm
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I have just revived the garden that hasn't been used since before we bought this house, so far i've only planted potatos and carrots to see what the ground is like. -------------  
 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:15pm
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http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11330&KW=garden - Here is a link from last year when we were talking gardens. If you do a search on "garden" you will get a few different posts on ideas and tips. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 10:29am
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we have mostly brassicas in our garden now not much grows over the winter. I still have to pick the late apples and the grapes which are ripening now. we will dig up the spuds tomorrow and see what under them the frost damaged them a bit yesterday. We still have some tomatoes and a corgette in the glasshouse.
The depth for a raised bed can be whatever you like but i would reccomend around about 60cm you can go higher to say 90cm if you want to just remember though the higher you go the more soil/compost you will use filling it up and you may need to water it more often too as the drainage will be good. as to what to put in it in June i would reccomend firstly haveing alook at your local garden centre what they have avaliable and go from there. Seeing as you are in Auckland and you should be at least able to pop a few brassicas in eg. cabbage, brocolli etc. They may sit around for a while but oce the soil warms up they will be away. |
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 11:20am
You can cut the tops off cola bottles, flip them over and use them as mini glasshouses for seedling over winter. I do that for my brassicas that are going in now. Yay my latest batch of caulis are getting nice big heads and my cabbages are getting huge and my beans and peas are growing so fast! Its fun to watch  -------------
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 11:59am
| Yup soft drink bottles are good for plant protectio. There are some bell jars that you can get too they are made of plastic and are made in different sizes you can get them from the company shed they are on the net. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:54pm
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Well we are growing stuff here in Waiouru, so anyone can grow stuff at the moment if we can. At the moment we have broccoli, cauli, carrots and something else out there too. All in pots as we can't be bothered doing a garden till the end of this year. One good thing for next season is planting basil with tomatoes. They taste so good. Also marigolds planted inbetween your broccoli, caulis, cabbage etc keeps the bugs away. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 23 April 2009 at 9:55am
| we used neem granules this year around our roses, and most crops in the garden it worked wonders no more icky green caterpillars in our cabbages and no holes either. I know it worked because i have some that haven't had it regularly and they have holes throughout them. You need to apply it every month though but its worth it. |
Posted By: shelleybean
Date Posted: 23 April 2009 at 12:36pm
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We are growing Corn, Brocoli, Spud's and Silverbeet and about 6 different herbs - loving our vege garden at the moment! and we are growing chili's in side too :) very cute! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 23 April 2009 at 3:18pm
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I've recently planted a vege patch and everythings growing well, except for something is eating my lettices and brocolli leaves! Have been using some non-toxic slug bate, but don't think it's working. Might look into what you suggested sweetpea.
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 24 April 2009 at 1:57pm
| Probably white butterfly, just awful for getting into the brascias. How about Derris Dust? Just learnt that even organic farms can use this. You just wash it away before you eat. |