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 Garden and Winter ChatTips on how to care for your garden, flowers, fruit trees, roses, gardenias, how to make and use compost, etc.Winter Chat is allowed until Spring. Please remember children read this board. You are not allowed to post messages to this board. Minimum level of membership required for posting on this board is Brain Pawn. Mode: Everyone can post
<< < 1 2 3 > >> 20. June 2012, 01:24:19 Subject: Re: Beer (V): I've found the darker bees(malt) are more to the slugs taste but they'll go after a good european lager. :-) 19. June 2012, 21:16:04 Subject: Re: Beer (V): I make home brew and I find the tailings in a small pot are excellent, and to make them child proff you can place it under a pot as long as there is acess for the slugs. 31. July 2011, 21:40:06 Subject: Re: Vikings: If it's any use I split my when the flowers have died back. 20. April 2010, 21:40:19 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady: They don't like frost's but the birds love them so you need to cover them 5. October 2009, 08:42:11 Subject: Spring isn't here It's supposedly spring time here but we're getting snow, it's unheard of this late in the year. Had 1 meter dumped on the road between Taupo & Napier. Temperature today was 8 derees C. Going to get down to 3 to-night 4. December 2008, 22:27:40 Subject: Re: Roses Snoopy:You'll have to wait and see come next spring.  4. December 2008, 21:12:10 Subject: Re: Roses Snoopy: I like your choie of gardening implement, if the wife didn't like roses so much it's what I'd use. No matter how careful I am and with gloves on I still get a thorn in the fingers. Thankfully we don't get snow so I can't imagine it as a problem LOL 4. December 2008, 19:38:42 Subject: Re: Roses Snoopy: I prune mine after they finish flowering and prior to the new leaves coming out. 17. October 2008, 07:58:58 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady: Do you actually roast the seeds or do you remove them and just roast the kernels? 18. July 2008, 22:47:17 Subject: Re: Dolittle: Dolittle you can have all you like of our rain, I don't think it's ever going to stop 17. July 2008, 11:41:20 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady: Know what you mean by crazy weather. We had a drought recently which is unheard of, they said we'ed have power cuts because there wasn't enough water in the hydro dams and now all we get is rain and more rain. 16. July 2008, 22:37:25 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady: You wouldn't normally get frosts that late in the year would you? 3. June 2008, 05:55:06 Subject: Re: Hi satinjade: is or are they cymimbidiums not sure on spelling. I've got mine in 20 lte pots filled with a really course potting mix nearly bark, need to have 3 green bulb, before they will flower and where we are we need to water heaps in the summer which is our Jan & Feb to get good spikes. Hope this helps 4. March 2008, 07:40:16 Subject: Re: Warm weather Foxy Lady:Or no we don't get snow. 4. March 2008, 06:54:00 Subject: Re: Warm weather Foxy Lady: Hamilton, central noth island of New Zealand 4. March 2008, 06:48:11 Subject: Re: Warm weather Foxy Lady:Well we've got heavy rain at the moment but as our district has been declared a drought area , the rain is much appreciated. 3. March 2008, 06:50:31 Subject: Re: Warm weather Foxy Lady: It's in the mid 20's Celcius here and quite mild, just finished picking our pears & peaches. Mind you not looking forward to winter. 20. September 2007, 23:18:57 Subject: Re: Bernice: I don't think as many as that but usually the tree will shed a lot, what variety of lemon is it? 20. September 2007, 23:12:21 Subject: Re: Bernice: I'd still thin them out to half a dozen per branch at the most to allow them to grow into reasonable sized lemons. 28. August 2007, 03:22:35 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady: Same here except I'm getting ready to plant for this coming spring 13. August 2007, 00:08:41 Subject: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony? Jim Dandy:I have no idea as you'll have different varities to us. Only 1 I've ever heard of over there is Idaho spuds. LOL 12. August 2007, 21:58:45 Subject: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony? Modified by skipinnz (12. August 2007, 21:59:30) Jim Dandy: Well I'm getting ready to plant my seed potatoes but I'm in the southern hemisphere. Which will be the start of spring (Sept) thats as I want some by xmas, not sure where you are. 10. August 2007, 21:59:31 Subject: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony? Jim Dandy:Certainly can get a big enough container , I've used a plastic rubbish bin put some compost in the bottom , put a couple of seed spuds in and as the tops grow keep filling up with compost, just leave a bit of green showing all the time and make sure you put in enough holes for excess water to drain off. 9. August 2007, 09:27:25 Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To ScarletRose: Tomatoe pickels 6lb green tomatoes,1qrt vinegar,.5 lb brown sugar, .75 lb onions, 1.5 teaspoons cloves, 2 teaspoons peppercorns, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, .25 lb raisins. Slice tomatoes into a dish & sprinkle each layer with salt, leave overnight. Boil up vinegar & spices & strain, slice onions & add to vinegar, drain tomatoes & add to other ingrediants, simmer until tender, bottle when cold. well hope you have some success with this. 9. August 2007, 05:50:20 Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To ScarletRose: you can ripen them on a window ledge as individual tomatoes, also you can hang the whole bush/plant ina shed and they will ripen. If all else fails I've got a reciepe for green tomatoe pickle 21. June 2007, 04:07:58 Subject: Laburnum tree I want to know if I should prund my Laburnum tree, when we put it in it was a small bundle of leaves at the top of a long slender trunk. Then in the summer it went wild and sent out two branches which are over one meter long. Now it is shedding its leaves I'm wondering if I should cut it back. Any thought anybody? 20. April 2007, 05:26:33 Subject: woody weed killer ajtgirl, just looked it up on the net and it's still active in the soil for 6 months. So guess it's not what you're after sorry. 20. April 2007, 05:18:29 Subject: Re: Bamboo ☼ajtgirl☼:I'm not sure on the chemicals in it but it, causes the roots to rot. We cleared the area and i think replanted a couple of months later. I'll have a hunt around and find out who makes it and what it's active ingredients are 20. April 2007, 02:48:06 Subject: Re: Bamboo ☼ajtgirl☼: We had a problem with bamboo and were able to get rid of it using a product called woody weed killer. Don't know if you have that in the states but it sure takes the hard work out of getting rid of bamboo. 13. April 2007, 11:26:54 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady: I do but i also buy buttercups each year because the seed doesn't stay true. 13. April 2007, 01:08:43 Subject: Re: Rose: Easy to get that many when you have a gully you can plant them in LOL. Haven't tried muffins will look around for a receipe. 13. April 2007, 00:36:46 Subject: Re: Rose: Glad to see someone else grows pumpkin's, I've just pulled out mine, had a bumper crop got 30 stored away for pumpkin soup and scones 5. April 2007, 09:54:44 Subject: Re: Tulips Foxy Lady:We might get black ice once or twice a year and it's only in certain areas. 5. April 2007, 05:26:59 Subject: Re: Tulips Foxy Lady: Pretty mild we get a few frosty mornings but no snow, worst we we get is fog and black ice but thats not so common now adays 4. April 2007, 09:44:30 Subject: Re: Tulips Foxy Lady: At least we don't get the snow that you people get over there. I'll stick to our mild climate anytime. 3. April 2007, 09:39:24 Subject: Re: Tulips Foxy Lady: Our season is a bit silly at the moment we've got freisas coming out in autumn 20. March 2007, 08:11:00 Subject: Re: BerniceC: I couldn't believe I was reading that somebody was selling oxalis. It certainly is a noxious weed in NZ I've got 3 types growing in my gardens & lawn. Thankfully I have mainly creeping oxalis which isn't so bad but it certainly creeps. 19. March 2007, 00:10:48 Well daylight saving has finished, and the temps are dropping so it looks like our winter is on its way. At least we don't get snow. LOL 12. March 2007, 20:06:00 Subject: Re: Bernice Foxy Lady:Bernice is in Townsville east coast and the cyclone was hitting the west coast around port hedland. So she 'll be fine. 27. February 2007, 20:49:00 Subject: Re: well we got more snow,so either we cry or try to enjoy it... nobleheart: Live in a warmer climate and you don't have snow problems. LOL 19. February 2007, 07:48:17 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady:Is that just a general fertilizer? 19. February 2007, 07:02:01 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady:We've got a Lilac but it's pretty small. I suppose it's not old enough to have to many flowers. 19. February 2007, 06:58:44 Subject: Re: BerniceC:Banana Passionfruit are a no-no over here noxious weed. 19. February 2007, 03:12:17 Subject: Re: BerniceC:I've got mine planted as a windbreak for the orchard, so with 29 trees we get plenty of fruit. Friend has a reciepe for feijoa chutney, we supply the fruit she rewards us with chutney 18. February 2007, 20:41:33 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady:I only like to look at snow and then from a distance, I'm shivering just thinking about it. Thank goodness we don't get it here. 18. February 2007, 20:27:40 Subject: Re: Foxy Lady:We're just about at the end of our season, just put in brassicas for winter and picking the last of the summer vegies, but lots of fruit still to ripen, peaches, grapes, tamarillos,feijoas and persimmons. 18. February 2007, 20:23:59 Subject: Re: BerniceC:They didn't build a new hotel, but the place certainly has changed. You might miss out on some vegetable growing in the tropics but you can grow lots more fruit, now thats go to be a plus. 16. February 2007, 00:04:15 Subject: Re: BerniceC:Hamilton hotel has gone, and our weather is great for growing at the moment, half way thru botteling our beetroot. Getting the garden ready for the winter vegies 15. February 2007, 23:07:43 Subject: Re: BerniceC:I'm in Hamilton, and yesterday picked our first peach. Just hope the birds leave some for us. LOL 15. February 2007, 10:27:18 Subject: Re: New Zealand Mousetrap:Understand it gets used on a lot of mousetraps. LOL << < 1 2 3 > >> |
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