Fish 4T wrote: I wish I have neibor like that |
Reel Deal wrote: anyone made a large pond? I had a excavator putting in a Boulder retaining wall and since he was there I said put in a pond. 6x8m and 2m deep in case I wanted a swim in summer. Prob is it fulls up and then drains away currently a mosquito breeding ground half full. Needs a liner and cheapest I can find is $1000 on trademe. Any suggestions ? Someone said buy a knackered second hand pool liner but I don’t want bright blue. It’s going to be landscaped with rocky waterfall powered by solar. |
Keith C wrote: Smudge “ obviously, love gardening and messing about on my lifestyle block. Also hunting - if you can call it that “ Unfortunately I have to hunt both possums and rabbits to save my garden. |
smudge wrote: To me the biggest problem with a lot of garden stuff is the cost of doing it. |
Schecter wrote: Yes, potato seed is hard to buy online. I sent an SOS to mum and dad to post some seed. I noticed the price of compost has increased at my local landscape supplier. |
letsgetem wrote: Ive lived on Whangaparaoa peninsula for 5 years. Previously we lived near Rotorua. The Rotorua soil was fantastic, light volcanic; easy to work and free draining. The soil at Whanga is f ...in awful typical of north Auckland I think - heavy clay, very hard to work and stays wet after rain. Being oldish, I wouldnt bend down to the ground, so made raised garden beds 75cm high - beds 2m across I can stand and reach over to the centres, When a contractor was concreting a new parking area, I got him to dump the soil in the beds - left 25cm at the top; bought soil to fill right up. Even though the bought soil appeared friable, after a years consolidation it was too hard. So I added 50mm of sand on top and dug in to the top 15cm. This is now a joy to work - easy to dig and easy to remove weeds. I add lime every two years - and Blood & Bone fertiliser yearly or twice yearly if I double crop. This supplies Nitrogen and Phosporus slowly over about 6 months - but not Potassium. I couldnt find any organic fertilizer to supply enough potassium, apply Potassium Sulphate for that. As the area is small (20 squ Metres), I run it hard; double cropping mostly. Results are generally very good. I dont grow many different things - Brocolli, Spinach (both perpetual kinds), corn, onions, potatoes, butter beans. I am starting growing spuds. Tried first in autumn March to winter - they did poorly, the spuds not forming properly (dark translucent inside). I suspect too dry; due drought. I could not water due to water shortage regulations. As our temperatures are relatively high, Ive planted new crop early in July - they have emerged and growing well. I tried buying some seed potatoes, but as they are ridiculously expensive, I am just using eating spuds from the supermarket. I hope to avoid fungal disease, as our rainfall is pretty low. Its fun - second though to fishing. |
smudge wrote: Something very therapeutic about keeping a garden. 20 years ago I had about 5 times as much garden as I have now but it became too hard. If the geese didn't attack my sweet corn, the wind would take it out. Or the sheep would eat my pumpkins and watermelons. Plus I used to give away far more than we could eat, so now my household is only 3 people down from six, I have downsized. I'm trying to justify making it bigger but I know I wont be able to control the turkeys. I really want to grow kumara again just like in the old days. could grow enough to last all year and pumpkins, and - ohhh well - one day! I also have about 50 swan plants and have just sown around 100 seeds. |
MATTOO wrote: Hi Guys, In Auckland and having problems finding seedlings online for delivery. Most seem over run or out of stock. I've exhausted all the material I have for seed raising with some dodgy seeds for some plants. Any suggestions appreciated. |
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