Here at OrganicDirect we want to help people learn more about organics. Wally Richards is a well known gardening guru and we are proud to be able to... more ...
One month out from the shortest day and you can start to feel the beginnings of spring which is just around the corner. The long term weather... more ...
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. If we look at the... more ...
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... more ...
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,... more ...
PASSION FRUIT VINES I have found that Passion fruit vines are difficult to grow outside these days, but do well in my glasshouse in Palmerston... more ...
Chemical weedkillers aren't the only option available. There are a number of other products which are handy weedkillers, but which don't do... more ...
Calcium is the fuel that feeds the microbes in our soils, allowing their numbers to increase in the billions, when soil conditions are congenial.... more ...
Recently I was talking to a leading seed potato supplier from the South Island and found out that the new season's certified seed potatoes were... more ...
The Winter Solstice is/was on June 21 at 18:46 (6:46pm); this was when the Sun was at its most Northerly point in the sky. At the middle of the day... more ...
The first frosts are likely to strike at any time in frost prone areas. Some of you may have already had a frost or two so far. There are a few... more ...
May is the traditional month when new seasons strawberry plants become available in New Zealand. The nurseries that grow the plants lift them once... more ...
There is a new to New Zealand beetle which comes from the South Pacific commonly called the Hadda Beetle. The first public notice of this beetle was... more ...
Last week we talked about the new seasons seed potatoes from the South Island (cause they are best in my opinion) and promised to give you a list... more ...
