The Gardening Journey

Thursday, August 6 by Hamish Dodd

Hi Hamish here,

Well, this is my first ‘Give it a Grow’ blog and there’s plenty to get on with. Firstly, why grow vegies? There are so many great reasons, starting with the fact that you’ll save a few beans! I’ll be recording how much it costs me to grow my vegies and adding up how much I’ve saved at the end.
Secondly, home-grown vegies are so much better for you. They’re fresher, crisper, tastier and more nutritious compared to store-bought vegetables. What’s more, you’re in control of what goes on your produce. You can choose more natural sprays like the Yates Nature’s Way range – or no spray at all. So you can be as organic as you want to be (I’ll bring you more tips on spraying and fertilizing too).

Starter Kit

Growing your own greens also helps you become greener – by taking less CO2-chugging trips to the vegie shop and because you’re adding more plant life to the planet.
And it’s a great way to ensure your ‘little pumpkins’ don’t turn into couch potatoes! Gardening teaches children about nurturing and caring for plants, gets them out in the fresh air and also encourages them to eat their vegies. All very good reasons to ‘give it a grow’!

How to get growing

Right, budding gardeners, hopefully you’ve got your Yates ‘Give it a grow’ kit (if not, nip down to your local garden centre and grab one – they’re about $15.00. This is a great starter kit: it contains a seed tray, seed-raising mix, lettuce and tomato seeds and instructions. Use your FREE garden diary to record what you’ve planted and the weight of your produce. This is very important if you want to enter my terrific tomato-growing competition.

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Your FREE Garden Diary

To receive your free garden diary, all you need to do is sign up to the Yates Garden Club between now and November 30 and we will send you the diary.

For existing members, please email us your full name and postal address along with your garden club password.

Out-grow me & WIN a Yates Garden Pack!

That’s right, show off your green thumbs by growing the biggest, heaviest Grosse Lisse tomatoes from seed (the ones in your Give it a Grow kit) and you could win a Yates Tuscan Edge planter filled with gardening goodies, worth $575!

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Starting Saturday 12th September, I’ll be planting my tomato seeds and recording everything in my blog (including lots of handy hints on how to grow, feed and fertilize them). If you can out-grow my tomatoes between now and the end of February, you could win! To enter, you’ll need to send in a photo of your tomato plant, and a photocopy of your Yates garden diary with weights recorded to:

Yates Tomato Growing Challenge
PO Box 1109
Auckland 1140

Tomato Growing Challenge Terms & Conditions

Entries will not be accepted before February 28, 2010. Good luck!

Well, that’s it from me for now. Check back soon as I’ll be posting weekly gardening advice from September 10.

Happy growing,

Hamish Dodd

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  • Wendy

    Yates site member

    11:59, 12 August 2009

    New gardenset up so I can grow my veges & now I will be able to look after it.Its a big thg 4 me 2 do it myself as I have MS

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:04, 28 September 2009

    well hope your garden goes all so well... Good luck... From Corey.

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  • Beth

    Yates site member

    13:50, 12 August 2009

    There is nothing more satisfying than eating fresh veges picked straight out of your garden. My little girl is always thrilled at seeing little baby tomatoes growing! I will buy the 'Give it a grow' kit for her. Looking forward to reading your blogs Hamish!

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  • Raewyn

    Yates site member

    14:20, 12 August 2009

    I can't wait for spring. Can feel the air of enthusiasm just around the corner. For the first time I am attempting to grow strawberries - thanks to my wonderful hubby who made me a big new raised bed over winter. I filled it with garden mix, horse manure, my own compost and planted lupins and mustard which I dug in a few weeks ago. BRING IT ON............

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  • Lynne

    Yates site member

    14:41, 12 August 2009

    With spring on the way I am so looking forward to getting Vegies in and I really am looking forward to reading and enjoying your blogs Hamish.

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  • sally

    Yates site member

    20:38, 12 August 2009

    own grown veg can be so yummy to eat and keep you fit while digging

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  • glennis

    Yates site member

    20:56, 12 August 2009

    great blog..keep up the inspirational work!!

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  • Tukumana

    Yates site member

    23:27, 12 August 2009

    new gardener,any information will be a great help thanks.

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:09, 28 September 2009

    To make your carrots longer pull them out when there about 10cm long then get a 30cm stick and push it into the hole that the carrot came from then do this and make more rows with 12cm gaps... For a plantfood add sugar(white is best) to water in a watering can and put on plants... Hope this helps... From Corey...

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  • kelly

    Yates site member

    04:47, 13 August 2009

    introducing youre children to newly grown veges can be so rewarding for you and them , they take it on themselves after school to weed and water plants and whatch them grow introducing there friends aswell great to see

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  • kelly

    Yates site member

    04:48, 13 August 2009

    as above

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  • claire

    Yates site member

    06:20, 13 August 2009

    My first vegie garden was put in last summer to the delight of my grandchildren who use to search through the leaves looking for the corgettes,tomatoes and cucumber.The delight I got from their faces when they found them was immeasurable they were only allowed to pick the vegies if they were going to eat them. Before the end of the season they were growing their own beans and loved eating them even raw.Saddly we had to move the garden after the season.But I am about to restore it all for this new season.Bring on Spring I cant wait to see the children back in the garden.

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:10, 28 September 2009

    Sounds great all the best with that...

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  • Joanne

    Yates site member

    07:09, 13 August 2009

    so looking forward to a 'kai' (food) garden this year, intending on expanding it to the paddock, with the help of my enthused children we are going to take on your 'tomato' challenge ...

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:11, 28 September 2009

    Good luck with the "Tomato Challenge" hope you win... From Corey...

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  • Lisa

    Yates site member

    07:33, 13 August 2009

    I cut back my working hours to part time so I could grow our own veggies - I grow enough to make up for the wages I lost and with the bonus of keeping fit in the garden, less stress and healthy eating the whole family is happier. Grow well x

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:12, 28 September 2009

    Good idea, may do the same... My gardens need a bit of TLC... Thanks for sharing that... From Corey...

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  • Jocelyn

    Yates site member

    11:39, 13 August 2009

    Tried growing salad veg in pots last year with mixed success. Now have a small garden plot that has kept us in spinach, silver beet, bok choy over winter,broad beans are now flowering also, have piled on the compost and planted out more spinach etc. Husband is putting me up a small glass house so I can grow strawberries, tomatoes, peppers etc without the fight with the birds.

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:15, 28 September 2009

    If your husband dont put your glass house up build a box garden and then make a fitting lid and put black netting over that... it works well for strawberries I have to say... From Corey...

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  • H E

    Yates site member

    13:27, 13 August 2009

    Please advise how I can receive the Garden Diary although already a member?

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:16, 28 September 2009

    Click on the "garden dairy page" then at the bottem theres a link to send your full address, name, email and password... Hope this helps... From Corey...

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  • Patricia

    Yates site member

    16:24, 13 August 2009

    I really love to roast potatoe,parsnip and kumera together by cutting them into consistent sizes. I put them into a plastic bag with canola oil, flour, seasoning and Masterfoods Roast Vegetable sprinkle. Bake until just cooked. If you add pumpkin it makes the dish look burnt. Yum.

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  • Darrell

    Yates site member

    17:41, 13 August 2009

    We spend the afternoon with the children gathering from the beds. A rinse with the hose and then into some foil with olive oil, some seasoning etc and on to the bbq for a excellent baked parcel.

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:17, 28 September 2009

    Thanks for sharing will do the same... From Corey...

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  • Sarla

    Yates site member

    20:08, 13 August 2009

    Best way of preparing fruit is keeping it fresh. Chop fruit and add fresh yougurt plus almonds.

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  • Gill

    Yates site member

    08:06, 14 August 2009

    Agree with HE would like to know how to receive garden diary or where to get 1 from Tom Challenge looks fun but will need to sow Toms later due to S Island weather I think perhaps there should be a S Island and N Island growing competiton Other wise great idea and site

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  • Jeanette

    Yates site member

    17:53, 14 August 2009

    We have been growing our tomatoes in bags of potting mix - very successful and great cropping. Two plants per bag and then when the season is over the potting mix is tipped on to the flower garden.

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:19, 28 September 2009

    Your very eco-friendly I have grow bags much the same but with plant food etc... Works okay not the best but will have to do... From Corey...

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  • Andrew

    Yates site member

    18:34, 14 August 2009

    How do I get the garden diary, because im already a member?

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  • Melanie

    Yates site member

    03:54, 15 August 2009

    Looking forward to the "garden" spring. Although after some harsh winds of late I need to move the green house to a more sheltered place if I'm to grown seedlings in it this year as planned. I would also like a new garden diary?? I'm not sure about the Tomato challenge how ever as I'm hopeless with them, although the husband reckons he'll grow them for me lol.

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  • william

    Yates site member

    06:13, 15 August 2009

    I am a novice gardener, so thank you for all the information you provide, I really appreciate it, my family are also taking a great interest in it & starting their own vege plots.

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  • Yvette

    Yates site member

    06:52, 15 August 2009

    Hi there, its now half way through August and I still cannot seem to find the info to recieve my free garden diary as I am already a member - do I just sign up again? Seems a little silly, am beginning to wonder whether our comments are read?

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  • Kay

    Yates site member

    14:59, 15 August 2009

    Hi there to all, have just signed up to this site. So far from what i've looked at there are some interesting things to consider. This will be my first year of actually getting into doing some serious gardening. Going to clear all of my section, cut down trees and start from scratch. Just waiting for the weather to clear up abit more. Thought that I'd draw up a plan of where I should put things, and workout what will be the best plants for my section. Cheers

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  • Kiri

    Yates site member

    19:57, 15 August 2009

    What a great idea - I'm going to buy a Grow your own kit tomorrow and take it to my classroom for my kids to 'get growing'. Can't wait - hopefully we can inspire them the 'grow their own' at home. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  • Rae

    Yates site member

    11:22, 16 August 2009

    Bought my starter kit today but just wondering how to get the free gardening diary ???

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  • jessica

    Yates site member

    18:21, 16 August 2009

    wow what a cool way to meet other budding gardeners!!my first task will be to clean the section up i think lol

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    Jon

    Yates Garden Expert

    08:48, 18 August 2009

    To get your free Yates garden Diary, simply join the Yates Garden Club. If your already a member, email your name and address details along with your garden club password. Refer to the section 'Your Free Garden Diary' in the main blog above to find out our email address.

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  • Emmalina

    Yates site member

    11:31, 20 August 2009

    Neat idea, will love to get my two year old involved!

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  • Daphne

    Yates site member

    20:39, 21 August 2009

    I'd better build my kitset raised planter for the toms, and get a new garden diary too.

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  • Julia

    Yates site member

    15:33, 23 August 2009

    I just got my kit from the Warehouse today and it is pretty good. Can't wait until I get some fresh home grown salad!

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  • Pauline

    Yates site member

    20:01, 25 August 2009

    Well, a short blog from Hamish and so many on the bandwagon! I am from South Africa and am just starting to garden here in Darfield. My husband has made me three raised vege gardens and they're all ready for planting. I bought my starter pack today but also planted some silver beet and a combo cabbage punnit and some parley plants. Potatoes go in tomorrow. Hope we don't get any frost next week.

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  • Nigel

    Yates site member

    15:13, 28 August 2009

    Please let me win.

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  • Wayne

    Yates site member

    16:16, 30 August 2009

    Will have to get my two neices involved to get them interested while they are young.Things can only get better from there especially when they start from seeds and go through to picking the fruit for themself from .A good fun exercise for them as well as a good incentive.

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  • Earl

    Yates site member

    09:13, 31 August 2009

    Have read all the praises and agree that the site is going to be very helpful to us gardening hopful's.

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  • Marco

    Yates site member

    09:54, 31 August 2009

    great site! looking forward to getting into it. cheers

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  • Tommy

    Yates site member

    16:53, 01 September 2009

    I am gonna do my bit to take Hamish down.. He ain't got nothin on my tomato growing skills!!!! What have you got?? Tommy out

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    Hamish

    Yates Garden Expert

    07:56, 02 September 2009

    Hi – Hamish here – wow what a fantastic response and start to the blog – I am very excited about the opportunity to able to work with Yates and think that this blog is going to be an incredible forum and research base for all of us keen gardeners. And to kick things off, has anyone get any tried and true recipes for using Loquats, because at the site of our vegetable garden constructing there is a tree that seems to release an abundance of them and those that the birds don’t get I want to use . I would be grateful for any recipes.

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  • jo

    Yates site member

    14:20, 02 September 2009

    Im going to get a kit too.

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  • gemma

    Yates site member

    03:49, 03 September 2009

    Cant wait for the last of the winter storms to blow over !!!!!

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  • Zita

    Yates site member

    11:59, 04 September 2009

    I live in Brooklands Christchurch - close to Spencerville, Marshlands and Kaiapoi. Would anyone in the district like to share/exchange vege seeds as there are too many seeds in the packets I buy, e.g. 1 bag of seed potatoes is too much for us,I have 24 tomato seeds growing but still more in the packets. contact email: uz2too@paradise.net.nz My early Swift potatoes plants are above ground, when do I plant my mid-season Karaka potatoes in this district?

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    Hamish

    Yates Garden Expert

    14:34, 10 September 2009

    Hi Zita, You can plant them now in Canterbury. Just ensure you cover them if it looks like a frost. Known as a second early, Karaka matures in 80-90 days it's a high yielder and is a good cooking variety with excellent flavour!

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  • Bobbie

    Yates site member

    12:16, 04 September 2009

    Hi, cold nights aren't good on my seedlings so by cutting the bottoms out of my empty milk bottles and soda bottles even the tops and bottoms of cans I got Mini Green houses and happy plants. Here's to a good summer!.

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  • Gay

    Yates site member

    19:04, 04 September 2009

    I got my kit yesterday from Pak N Save and am real excited about getting going. I have never grown anything before so this is all new for me. I was going to put my kit together this weekend but I think I will wait till the 12th to plant my tomatoes so I can see how I go. Good luck everyone and I hope we all have success

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  • Jenni

    Yates site member

    05:02, 05 September 2009

    The blog is a great idea Hamish, not only for your own advice, but for the advice of other gardeners who may have jewels of information for us novices. I am about to start a new garden on a new property and the first sod of turf turned will be in the vege garden! Looking forward to lots of advice from the Yates Garden Site. Thanks.

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  • Leone

    Yates site member

    19:04, 05 September 2009

    It's great to eat home grown veges.

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  • Suzanne

    Yates site member

    06:29, 06 September 2009

    This blog is awesome. I am just considering making our garden bigger this year.

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  • Bianca

    Yates site member

    08:33, 06 September 2009

    Hi Hamish, Do we have to use the tomato seeds provided in your starter pack? Or can we use our own? Thanks

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  • Anne-Marie

    Yates site member

    15:55, 06 September 2009

    Winter has been harsh here in the high country. The first daf are just starting to show and the ground is now defrosting. Really looking forward to mowing the grass and pottering in the gardern.

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  • bernie

    Yates site member

    19:52, 06 September 2009

    hi every1 im a first time gardener and just found this site im so excited to see your progress hamish and look forward to seting up my garden awesum this site has helped me alot i will keep u guys posted on my progress cheers bernie:)

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  • Sam

    Yates site member

    17:33, 07 September 2009

    yay, i started growing tomatoes last week so I'm definitely gonna enter this!.

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  • stephanie

    Yates site member

    08:21, 08 September 2009

    The old recycling bins are handy. Also the big black plastic rubbish bags. Or even buckets for lettuce.

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  • Julie

    Yates site member

    09:11, 08 September 2009

    I am starting a vegie garden from scratch and have looked on your blog to see what to do next. Are you going to give advice on digging over spraying off grass etc. You have talked about planting seeds but nothing on soil prep. This is where i am at. cheers

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  • David

    Yates site member

    09:44, 08 September 2009

    My partner and I cleared a small forest of gorse and built some raised borders. We use the Square foot method for growing vegetable .Last year was very successful. This year we are adding more raised borders and hope to grow more tomatoes and potatoes .... look foward to reading your blog ... As to loquat recipes try http://www.loquatworld.com/LoquatRecipes.html Loquat jam is nice :O) I like the look of the wine ide as well :O) David

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  • Prema

    Yates site member

    10:13, 08 September 2009

    Hi,Its great getting ideas from your blog. Ive started germinating my seedlings in my hot water cupboard then moved them over into a warm sunny window for a week after which Ive placed them in my small plastic green house. They seem reasonably happy and managed to escape the frost which we have been having lately. Im looking forwards to moving them outside next month.

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  • Gaby

    Yates site member

    10:54, 08 September 2009

    Convulvalus!! When we first moved in it was everywhere and strangling anything it could get near! Finally, after 3 years we have it under control!

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  • Melissa

    Yates site member

    11:16, 08 September 2009

    hi can anyone tell me what is the best netting or ??? to use to cover my strawberrys? first time gardener here so any advise would be great.

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  • Terry

    Yates site member

    11:45, 08 September 2009

    very keen to get going with gardening, our new house has a 15mtr x 15mtr area that i will be using to grow organically, vegies and fruit, huge plan that is in the learning/brainstorming phase at the moment, we move to our new house in mid december. our son has autism and diet is a huge part of his treatment. Anita my wife is the green fingers one, i’ll be building the raised beds, a tumble composter and worm farms, and looking where to put the greenhouse, new place has a water capture system so will tap into that for the gardens.

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    Hamish

    Yates Garden Expert

    11:48, 08 September 2009

    Hi Bianca, firstly thanks for picking up a starter pack! If you want to enter the Tomato Growing competition then the rules state that you do have to use the Yates Grosse Lisse seeds provided in the pack – this is to ensure it’s a level playing field for everyone. But if you just want to join in for the fun of it then you can use your own. Don’t forget to enter the Landscaping and Planting Plan competition on the back of your Starter Pack!

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  • Natalie

    Yates site member

    12:10, 08 September 2009

    Still relatively new to NZ from the UK and getting my head around when I should be planting things and where they need to be in the garden etc. Every bit of information I get from this site helps! Yesterday I introduced my 3 yr old daughter to the delights of planing seeds, she just loved getting out her watering can and giving them all a good "drink" to get them going on their journey to becoming our dinner! Lets hope that we have some success and plenty of produce to share with our new friends and neighbours in the months to come.

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  • Christine

    Yates site member

    14:17, 08 September 2009

    Have purchased my kits - throughly enjoyed having them taken off me by two young and industrious gardeners. Hopefully as they grew it - they will also eat it.

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  • Liz

    Yates site member

    14:29, 08 September 2009

    My biggest problem is an infestation of convolvulus - it's everywhere, tangled through my lemon tree and passionfruit, sneaking through the vege patch; don't know how to get rid of it! Ideas???

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  • Julie

    Yates site member

    16:11, 08 September 2009

    The biggest problem I have is getting a variety of ornamental, edible, shade plants and plants for dry areas on a small section within 100 metres of the beach that has extremes in sunlight and shade and is less than 400 metres square.

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  • Hamish

    Yates site member

    18:32, 08 September 2009

    Hi, are the instructions - the instructions on the back of the seeds packs? cos that's all I got in mine, I looked everywhere. So played it by ear, and....may have planted the seeds wrong.

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  • Susan

    Yates site member

    18:49, 08 September 2009

    My biggest problem is my husband digging up our lawn. Every time he sees another oxalis plant he digs it up again to get rid of the bulbs!

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  • Paul

    Yates site member

    19:05, 08 September 2009

    Regarding the oxalis I didnt think it would start shooting till later on . You can smother it out with a board or dark plastic etc as hard to get rid of as have some here. I just planted my Jenz giant tomato seeds about a week ago and almost all have come up. Hoping for nice big tasty tomatoes again. I have been saving the seed for for about 40 years now. There is nothing like the taste of this old variety.

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  • Ruth

    Yates site member

    20:44, 08 September 2009

    I use pots and carrier bags as my 'mini greenhouses' to get my seedlings going and each day take them out to the sun and bring them in at night until the frosts finish down here in oxford. No need to buy expensive seedling trays & mini greenhouses. Good luck to all with their new adventures into the world of veggie growing!!

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  • Edith

    Yates site member

    21:03, 08 September 2009

    Paul would love a few of Jenz seeds. Text 021 1556624

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  • Edith

    Yates site member

    21:07, 08 September 2009

    Liz re convolvulus. I found Woody Weed Killer the best. It got rid of 90% the first time I used it. It gets right down into the roots. It is not necessry to spray the whole plant. I unwind the laterals early and spray the ends to avoid killing other plants

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  • Nicki

    Yates site member

    23:59, 08 September 2009

    Living on a 1/4 acre section with 2 houses on it, I don't have much garden space so this year I'm trying something new. With all the dairy farms around now I'm making use of it by recycling the big Iodine barrels to make my raised garden. By either cutting them in half or across the top you can have them any hight you want. Drilling holes in the bottom & put shingle in the first 1/3 before adding the soil/compost etc. gives you great drainage. Then add water storage crystals to preventing it all from drying out too quickly. These "tubs" can be placed anywhere in the section...down the fence-line, on a deck or along the edge of the driveway/footpath...on shingle or even on concrete...great for wheel-chair friendly gardens. Add what ever you want...herbs, flowers, radishes, carrots, silver beet, cabbages or lettuces, add a tri-pod and grow beans or peas, anything...even tomatoes or strawberries. Put a piece of safety-glass on top and you can raise seeds too. For potatoes drill the holes but don't put the shingle in the bottom. 1/4 fill with soil & add 1-2 potatoes per tub. As the plants grow add more soil till the barrel is full. when it's ready just tip it over onto a sheet of plastic or spread out newspapers. Give your kids a barrel each and let them choose & grow what the like the most...even have a competition. Join me in my experiment...I'm just an amateur myself... but I'm gonna have some fun experimenting. p.s. Just don't cut the barrels length-wise because the shallow soul at the sides dries out very quickly & they tip over easily. Nicki.

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  • Judy

    Yates site member

    05:55, 09 September 2009

    I got a good crop of strawberries last year, however the birds enjoyed almost as many as I did. I have them growing in a half wine barrel, problem is they are planted around a Bay Tree in the centre of the pot - any ideas for covering them (with easy removal for picking, etc.)

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  • Joanne

    Yates site member

    06:47, 09 September 2009

    Having purchased a beautiful but very overgrown, four acre, garden in May, has resulted in right-arm tennis-elbow from extensive pruning, but also becoming ambidextrous!

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  • George

    Yates site member

    11:16, 09 September 2009

    Great website, thanks a million. I recently had a problem with the bark chips in Yates Black Magic and as a result of my compliant received a $10 yates voucher which, guess what, I bought some more Black Magic which is perfect. Has anyone any experience of using pine needles in compost ?. I am experimenting with "free" compost components, eg. Pine needles, horse manure, seaweed and comfrey from my gardenbut the results are not as good as I expected. Regards George

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  • sandy

    Yates site member

    07:00, 10 September 2009

    Hi Hamish, are we supposed to plant the seeds on the same date as you plant yours? I am not clear but woulod love to have a go at the competition.

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  • sandy

    Yates site member

    07:00, 10 September 2009

    Hi Hamish, are we supposed to plant the seeds on the same date as you plant yours? I am not clear but woulod love to have a go at the competition.

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  • Mike

    Yates site member

    15:41, 10 September 2009

    Hi Hamish, I am building a house a Parakai and hoping to put in a raised vege garden 1.5 m x 6m. question1/ how high should I raise the garden especially if I want to grow carrots and parsnips? 2/ how shall I group the veges so that Ican rotate crops each year? 3/can you recomend a good growing vege book Mike

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  • bernie

    Yates site member

    17:10, 12 September 2009

    just planted my seeds out of my starter kit very excited as this is my first time growing anything :)

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  • Prema

    Yates site member

    07:08, 14 September 2009

    Hi Hamish, Ive tried my best to get the tomato growing kit but none of the centers seem to have it at Wanganui. Ive tried Mitre 10, Pack & Save, The Warehouse and even asked the garden centers but - No luck. Im really disappointed.

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    Joanne

    Yates Garden Expert

    08:55, 15 September 2009

    Hi Prema, Mitre10 Mega in Wanganui have a pallet of the starter kits. Ask for Susan in gardening dept for help - ask for the Yates Starter Kit. :)

  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:26, 28 September 2009

    Do you know where I ca get one from in Rotorua? Thanx

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  • Joanne

    Yates site member

    17:35, 15 September 2009

    Hi everyone I have a good weed killer (organic). Take your leves off your rhubarb and your leaves of your pumpkin boil together with water. I think it's 10 parts water to 1 part mixture. Don't know what parts mean so I just guess mixture and water, anyone know? Keep up the blog I love to read them for ideas.

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  • Mirta

    Yates site member

    09:58, 19 September 2009

    I'm a newbie at all this gardening stuff but really keen to give it a go...I have been wanting to start for ages, but was unsure how and what and when to plant. This 'starter pack'makes it look so easy!!!

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  • Andrea

    Yates site member

    12:06, 24 September 2009

    I'm a preschool teacher, workimg with 2-5yr old children.We are learning about healthy eating and where healthy food comes from. We have purchased your starter pack from Pak'n'save,and have planted our seeds. The children are excited and eagerly await the first shoots. Unfortunately when the children show their families their garden, they did up the seeds to show. Don't know if they'll grow or not??? Any ideas on very quick growing veges??

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  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:24, 28 September 2009

    Herbs grow very easy in pots, they can come up in 1 week! From Corey...

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  • Corey

    Yates site member

    13:31, 28 September 2009

    Hamish, have you ever heard of "Growbags?" there good for herbs etc... Do you know if Yates sell them? And if they do where? Thanx

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