plants tag
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Plants suggestions please Needing ideas for an area that gets no moisture at all at the entrance of our home please. Looking for a modern look. Thanks |
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Ground cover plants v grass Any advice? I don't have much time for garden maintenance and have a lot of fiddly bits of lawn that aren't worth the trouble they make. Are there any easy to care for plants that I can put instead that will stop the weeds growing but not need much mainte... |
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Compulsory Levy for all selling Plants My guess is there is a lot of people on here who are currently selling plants who are not aware of a proposal by NGINZ. Their proposal is to make it compulsory for all who grow and sell plants in any form to have to pay a levy by enacting the Commodity Le... |
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Identifying two plants at Paraparaumu Can anyone on the Kapiti Coast help with identifying two plants. The first is a flaxlike looking plant with magnificent cream flowers ( nearing the end of flowering now) carried on a spike about a meter long. The leaves are spikey and sharp at the tip. Ac... |
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Novice gardener- strawberry plants turning red I have no gardening experience, but would like to grow some food plants. A few weeks ago I saw strawberry plants for sale and bought 6. After a little looking online, I chose somewhere that is normally very sunny, and carefully planted them. Today I had a... |
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Indoor Ficus plants Help! My indoor ficus are giving up the ghost. The leaves are going all floppy and drooping then drying up and falling off! This is not the usual "leaf drop" that occurs naturally. Does anyone know what it is, why it is happening or what I can do? Thanks ... |
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Looking for Phygelius plants This is also called Cape Fushia and Cape Figwort among other common names . It provides great winter food for bellbirds but I cant find anyone selling it in our area (top of the south ). I am happy to propagate cuttings if anyone would like to send m some... |
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There are so many plants I'd like for my gardens! Just having a wander through Trademe plants alone is tempting, and I can search by flower/foliage colours. never mind all the other online sites. and the garden centres. and the nurseries. and the side-of-the-road stalls. and school and church fairs. and.... |
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What plants DON'T possums eat? We've moved to a new house in a new subdivision, we have a very small garden, so put strawberries in a container, but snaffled by possums. They eat the leaves down to stalks. They have eaten lettuce and today devoured a tub of polyyanthas, down to the bas... |
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Dianthus plants I have a lot of dianthus plants which have been in a couple of years, but now look a bit woody and need separating. When is the best time to do this? |
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Groundcover plants - crazy prices! I'm shocked to see how much ground cover plants cost. We need to plant an area around 300 square metres. Given each plant is between 5 and 10 dollars, and covers 1 square metre, I could easily be looking at 1500 and 3000 dollars! Crazy! :-( |
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Cheap plants in christchurch Can anyone recommend somewhere Am needing a bunch of vinca minor, ficus and lavender dentata |
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Can someone please help me name these plants? Sorry if any of the pics are blurry - had to change the pixels to post. Pictures 2 & 3 are of the same plant. Thanks! https://trademe.tmcdn.co. |
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Can Anyone Identify These Plants? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/421910056.jpg |
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What names of plants whose flowers are not bee friendly, yes I know but a young child is allergic to bees but something is needed to look attractive near back steps I have suggested rainbow silver beet but other suggestions welcome. |
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Whats eating my plants? + name this plant please Hi guys, What's been eating my bean seedling? seen here: https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/424609961.jpg Also, my green mondo: |
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Calendula plants Does any one know where i can buy some plants in Christchurch ? I could not find them in the plant nurseries. I want to put some in the vege garden to deter bugs. |
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Watering plants while away 10 days I have about a dozen potted plants on my back porch, some on a table in medium sized pots, others on the floor in bigger pots. As I will be away for about 10 days over xmas, I'm worried about not being able to water them while away. At the moment, i'm exp... |
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Mites on celery and lettuce plants Does anyone have a organic way of getting rid of these? |
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Company that sells hedge plants There's a company in NZ that sells hedging in containers - various plants and various sizes - who are they? |
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Strawberries - what eats them? i have two plants, Our 'garden' is pots on a deck. Anyway I bought two strawberry plants a couple of weeks ago. I thought well, this is the first time I have ever had them so they probably won't do anything. To my surprise and delight they are doing really well. We have fou... |
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Newbie needs help with tomato plants Hi everyone. I am a total newbie to gardening but really want to learn so that my kids can learn. We went to our local garden shop and I asked for advice. The lady sold me a tray of cherry tomato (sweet 100) seedlings and said I could plant them in a larg... |
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Peonis, where can I buy the actual plants from? My wife is nagging me incessantly about getting some. Any ideas in the Hamilton area? |
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What is wrong with my tomato plants ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/434207315.jpg |
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Old Rose plants. as in really old :) And they may even be as old as me :) I have just moved and there are 2 very old roses over taken but other things trees boring trees, personally can't understand it But this is how it is. I am now helping an older than me person with the garden at their b... |
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Kale plants Just transferred 8 kale plants yesterday afternoon, good healthy little plants. Checked this morning, all leaves stripped! No sign of snail trails in the new bed? Older plants in the next bed are fine? Happened last month as well, |
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Topping tomato plants Can I ? without killing them. In pot and have got taller than stakes. Kept going to pinch end out but away for a week and it grew quite a bit. Both ends that are too tall have got flowers on it plus about 4 inches of growth after that. If I can cut |
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Swan Plants Where is a good place to buy Swan plants in Christchurch! |
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Plants for wet areas part of our garden gets flooded and if it rains for a couple of days it can be underwater for a few days are there any flowers plant that i can use to "soak up"some of the water |
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Im planting tomato plants, have a few questions Can I use soil thats mixed with old bark chips! we had weed mat but have removed it. Also, I have a compost pile which has been covered in weeds for years. Will there be any nutriennts left in this soil! am thinking about using it for the tomatoes |
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Hanging tomato plants in auckland I've grown two fantastic hanging tomato plants this summer but I'd like to plant another one for a later crop. Only problem is I can't find a plant at any of the local garden centres. Has any body seen any recently please! |
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Selling plants on trade me. i would like to get into selling plants maybe even only one or two different kinds, which are the most popular, sought after plants people are willing to buy here.Thanks |
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Ants are invading my outside pot plants! Is this normally and also is it okay for the ants to start living in my pot plants, which are outside! (¬_¬) |
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Best plants for under deck? We have a no man's landunder that deck that doesn't get much sun, we have some clivia there that is doing very nicely but wondering what other plants would be best suited!As it's not an area we use much, ideas for good groundcover would be app... |
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Derris Dust on Fruiting Plants Is it OK to use Derris Dust on Tamarillo Tree's, Passionfruit and Feijoas! |
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Plants for a patio Hi I have a long planter box built into my patio. It is about 50cm deep, 30cm across and 2m long. I will need to plant into pots or tubs placed inside the planter as I can't fill it with soil. There is good drainage. Our house is an old villa an |
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Plants for office with artificial light Currently I have a coupe of plants in my office but would like a couple more, but as it is in the middle of the building it does not receive any sunlight-any suggestions for long lived plants! |
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How did your sweet 100 tomato plants go? I have just pulled my one out -. grown in a black pot on north facingopen deck - full sun and open to the elements. fertilized if every fortnight with tomato foodand the following fortnight with sulphate of potash -413 tomatoes. took off some laterals and... |
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Strawberry plants in pots? I tried to grow strawberries in terracotta pots this summer but had no fruit at all. Are you not supposed to plant strawberries in pots! |
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Swan Plants What is the horny looking beetle that attacks the caterpillars on a swan plant.I have dozens of caterpillars, but a bettle is attacking them. |
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Thrips best way to treat on plants My portugese laurel and verbinum have had an attack of thrips what is the best way to treat. |
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Plant Identification. Could someone tell me what plants these are so i can google them to see what their growing habits are just The first one looks somewhat like a seedling virginia creeper. http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/virginia_creeper.htm The second, rhu |
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Alternative to swan plants? what other plant would the monarch grub feed on ! |
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Black mildew on plants Our shrubs are covered in black powdery mildew and we have already lost 3.What can I use to get rid of it. |
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What are some easy care ground-cover plants? We're looking to plant a couple of quite large/wide borders with ground-covers. We want something that spreads easily and is quite hardy.also we live on the coast so we gets tons of rain. Any suggetions please! |
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Pumpkin plants growing well but not producing? Hey people my pumpkin plants are growing very very well like they have taken over maybe a 15 square meter area, however they are not producing the pumpkins them self, like there are 2 maybe 3 growing so far! anyone know what my problem could be or how I c... |
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Suggestions for plants to grow on concrete wall? Hi all, I'm in Welli and have several small West facing 'step'/planter box areas created by a series of contrete retaining walls. I'd like to plant something that either tumbles down the walls or climbs up it to cover up the ug |
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I have huge swan plants but no sign of caterpillar Does anybody around Kapiti have too many caterpillars for their plants! |
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Egg plants - a little advice First time i have growen egg plant, 1 plant has already given me a good fruit, and has now got 6 more growing! so my question is how much water in too much!, I was watering (untill puddled) twice a day - we are in drought conditions - however the leaves a... |
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Bromiliad new plants Could someoneadvise how to take bromiliad 'pup'from the main plant, best method,do i shake the main plant out or try and cutthe pup from the main plant in the container,not much room here. thanx lizzie |
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Plants wrongly labelled at school plant fair There is a plant fair near us every year (in early spring), and it is highly recommended.I went and spent about $450 (a lot of money in my books) as we were building our house.However, the plants have not all worked out.2 x big trees didnt leaf up (at the... |
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Bugs on my new rose plants - help? I'm new to planting roses in my garden and noticed on many of the new ones they are covered in little tiny green bugs near the buds and leaves and some larger dark crawling things on the leaves.My husband sprayed the roses with something called Rose S... |
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Tomato plants leaves shrivelled All of my tomato plants leaves are shrivelled up (as is my neighbours.) It happened almost as soon as we bought them from the garden shop.They have good strong stems and leaves apart from that, and are growing good tomatoes.The garden shop does not |
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Wanted to buy - frangipani plants, or seeds please To grow inside in Christchurch. Happy to pay for postage etc. Preferably white, or white with yellow centre. |
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Moving plants i have a couple of those flaxy type grass plants and want to move them coz they r too big where they r. would they die if i moved them now! i dont know what they r called as i'm not a gardener |
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Monarch Caterpillars and Swan Plants Hi, I had two very healthy looking monarch caterpillars who devoured my swan plant. I bought 2 more swan plants on a mercy dash to pak n save one night and transferred them. Both caterpillars soon died and hung in upside down V shapes which the monarch fo... |
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Are there any plants that flourish in sand? I have a sandpit that my grandchildren seldom play in, and am thinking of getting rid of it. It was here when I bought the house and has wooden surrounds. I could spread the sand randomly in the rest of the garden, but before I do that . are there any pla... |
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Tiny winged bugs under leaves on tomato plants and leaves looking droopy and dyhydrated.Any one know what this might be,could it be the tiny white fly!Looking for natural remedy to fix it, would dish liquid watered down in spray bottle do it!If so how much dish liquid to water do I mix.Any advice apprecia... |
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Plants under a long lounge window. Any ideas please! I am trying to go with a modern tropical look.new mono house in white with dark grey linea. This area under window is west facing.something that flowers wld be great.maybe day lillies with some sort of smaller green shrub! Anyone please.... |
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Chili plants wilting and turning brown Hi, I bought four chili plants and potted two of them into a new pot. The organic potting mix I used had some mold on the bark bits, it was a white mold. I decided to use the mix anyway but the two chili plants now have brown spot, one chili f |
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Plants for school gala.ideads needed! Hi, put my hand up to grow some plants for our school gala in March.I love plants but haven't grown any from scratch.Looking for ideas on what to grow (including vege) and what you think would be good sellers!Thanks :) |
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Cucumber plants leaves going limp In the heat of the day.I noticed yesterday mid afternoon that a plant that seems to be thriving had all its leaves go limp. However this morning they are up and looking right again, in the past if this has happened it reoccurs on hot days and eventually t... |
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'Gazania' plants. I have been given 2 as a gift. Are they annuals or perenials.! |
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Garlic plants - seed heads So I have taken all the seed heads off the garlic as they show. I had to remove an Elephant garlic plant today as our dog who is 17yrs old lost balance and had fallen on it and broke top off. However since pulling this one out I note that it does not have... |
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What plants are go for sloping banks? I had agapanthus, as the roots will hold the banks up. What else who you recommend! |
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Living portraits, plants planted in a wooden frame which hangs on the wall.Does anyone on here make them or knoiw how they are made!Thanks |
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Help needed with pepper plants My pepper plants are getting quite tall in my greenhouse. I was wondering do you pinch out the tip to stop them growing toohigh! Any other hints welcome. Thanks |
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Blueberry plants have some bug things stuck on the branches, they look like small slaters stuck to the branches/stems, but not slaters, I rubbed them off with my fingers and was able to squash some, but think they make need a spray of !Anyone got any idea what these could be and what food friendly spray I... |
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Tomato plants How big should tomato plants be now. I'm growing black krim. Would they need to have fruit on them already! I'm in Otago |
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Suggestions please - plants for dry shade? I have a small area I want to plant. It's near a ponga, so the ground is very dry and it's shaded by large native beech. Having just weeded it, I know that rangiora, coprosma and pandanus do OK there, but I would like to put something in to fill t... |
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Plants to repell insects What plants please are good to repell insects in a vege garden!Thank you. |
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Moving plants at this time of year Hi I have several trees albeit relatively small that I have to move in the next two weeks or so to a different area, the ground in the different area does not seem that receptive has been stripped bear and on a hill without alot of top soil.I am wondering... |
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Tomato plants in planter bags I want to plant my plants singly in planter bags with potting mix What size would the experts use! |
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Looking for Mignonette plants to buy. Anyone know where I can locate mignonette plants (rather than seeds) as mine usually self seed and I have plenty but this year I have none sadly.I have used the search functions on several online plant businesses but none have mignonette plants so far.Pal... |
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Watered sheep/horse manure for feeding plants I am wanting to "feed 'my plants but they are already established - would it be ok to water down the manure and water them with that and have the same effect! |
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Peat Plants- any of these growing at your place? Wow ,I didn't realise there are so many. Scroll down for photos of them |
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Black mites on my garlic plants What can I treat my garlic plants with to rid them of this black mites infestation! The mites look like black aphids. |
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Plants in old wheel barrow. I want to plant up an old metal wheel barrow but it will be in a shady area, does get some sun but not a lot as tress close by. Have had a big clean out of rubbish stuff when my husband discovered a lovely yellow rose growing up one of the trees.been here... |
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Spittle bug are attacking my lavender plants any suggestions on how to rid themapart from hosing down and manually Spittle bug are attacking my lavender plants. Any suggestions on how to rid themapart from hosing down and manually quashing them. |
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Purslane Seeds/Plants Which is sort of a lettuce plant,am I correct. Has anyone got seeds/plants,or know where I could get them from. Thanks for any help or advise,you can give. |
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How much are boysenberry plants at mitre 10 as I cant find anything on their website. thanks |
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Plants for a clay bank Hi. I have a fairly wide slightly crumbly clay bank about 1m high and 45 degrees. It has grass and weeds on it but looks in need of planting to brighten it up but I have no clue what I'm doing in the garden. It's sheltered but gets limited sun. I ... |
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What plants do you wish you'd NEVER bought Sometimes plants don't do the things they are meant to do>> |
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Mandrake plants? Thanks everyone, so far have had no luck with finding the plants for photographic purposes, as the seeds are illegal to important and most specialists nurseries or botanic gardens who could grow them simply don't, though I spoke to some botanists who ... |
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Whether or not to prune back Swan Plants Most of my swan plants are looking remarkably lush in the month of July in Nelson. Should I cut them right back or just leave them? |
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Growing plants from seeds question. I am not a gardener so please forgive my ignorance! During lockdown I was browsing the seeds for sale category and bought a couple of packets. Apparently sewing them direct into the pot in potting mix isn't recommended but as I only have a dozen seeds in ... |
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Protecting your plants from the dog any ideas would be appreciated, apart from dog stew. I would LOVE to have a nice garden, but I also have two large dogs that sleep in, dig up and run through plants. I have stopped buying the like of pretty wee annuals and tried flowering shru |
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If growing a couple of plants gets legal . will we be able to buy seeds on Trade Me? |
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With the dry weather vege plants suffering Has any one tried putting foam in bottom of raised gardens to help keep moisture in.? A lot of my plants have died ,so looking for ideas for next year plantings |
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Swan Plants? Where can I buy Swan Plants in Christchurch. I live in the Spreydon area. |
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Plants for cold windy area? Hi, can anyone suggest any small shrubs or perennials that would survive in a garden facing the heat pump condenser. The cold draught from it is pretty strong. Thanks. |
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Can someone tell me what these plants are? I spotted these little green things growing between the cobblestones so I pulled them out and planted them in a growing mix. They are growing rapidly but I am wondering what they might be, can anyone help. Whoops! got to figure out how to add a phot |
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Plants in Pots Re pot annually in winter.By the way-you have come to the right place for comments and advice-the gardening folk here are really great,and very nice! |
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ID PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEST PLANTS AUCKLAND have photo copied. weed busters and popped into their letter box with a very nice letter and will see where we go from there |
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Kale plants - Help You can also boil up cabbage leaves and spray the water on. For some reason they hate it. Usually I go thru and just Pluck the blighters off. This season I had to use deris dust as it was just a bigger problem than I could handle. I dusted once and since ... |
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Where to for kiwi fruit plants south island Banned for sale because of psa |
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Buddleia plants.have just got two of the taller I have successfully grown these beauties. The root would'nt go 30cm down |
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Help with identifying 2x plants please hi guys, We have two plants in need of ID please: (Could this one be a pumpkin?) https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/ph |
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Colourful plants/flowers for low light damp area Any recommendations for some colourful plants/flowers for a low light, damp area? Ideally plant does not grow more than knee high. Thanks. |
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Crazy prices for plants I can't believe the price some plants are going for on here. Folks are going crazy in their bidding - and paying over $30, yet a simple search and they could find the same plant for $12 or under LOL! (I paid $5 for mine). The sellers must be smiling broad... |
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Poppy plants Christchurch Has anyone seen any in the garden centres this weekend? |
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How do you get Kumara plants from a Kumara Google it |
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What happens to old swan plants? Usually mine fall over when they are 4 metres high. But one has not. It still has leaves and flowers on it. The caterpillars seem to prefer young plants. |
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Plants for Outdoor Pots Hi All. Looking for suggestions for easy care plants for outdoor pots. |
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Peony plants wonderin what to do with peony plant, it has stoped flowering. do I cut it back |
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Berries on potato plants Anyone else have them this summer? Mr Google tells me they don't affect the spuds. I've grown early crop spuds for decades, but this time also planted a few main crop ones - and it's these that are both flowering and fruiting. Never happened |
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Growing sunflower plants i would like to know the best way to grow sunflower plants and what time of year should you do this. have also been told there are many varieties but one that was mentioned was Russian giant or something like that . any help would be great ful |
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Gardening - fast growing edible plants in tropics I would love some gardening advice. I am going to spend 6 months on a small Caribbean island and am on a budget. It's a bit difficult to get to the island so food there is a bit expensive. The house I am staying at has a greenhouse - what plants cou |
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House plants with brown tips Every house plant I seem to try and grow end up with brown tips, anyone have any ideas to why or any suggestions? Thanks |
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Garden plants/ ideas suggestions Hi, have never been interested in garden. Got the lawns mowed and everything else fell into place. The property looked tidy enough on the outside from the road to friends, family and neighbours. I have been living in a property for four years now an |
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Pumpkin plants, but no pumpkins. How on earth do you get pumpkins? Planted mine near courgettes as thought that the pollination would be the same with bees etc. Have courgettes but no signs of any pumpkins at all. This is the first time I have tried growing them so hopefully someone can ... |
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Shipping Plants What is the safest way to ship plants. At the mo they are in A small black bag and Plant is approx 8-10in tall from top of Soil. |
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What plants I have quite a big area which has been cleared and would like to plant some thing, there a few trees not that big in it and I guess they take a lot out of the soil and quite hard digging because of roots, I do like colour so any suggestions, we live in So... |
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Stock plants Oops, I just bought plants along with pansies to put in pots for winter. Not thinking about when they may flower, just assuming sold at same time grow at same time! Will they flower over winter or not til spring? Love the smell haven't grown before. |
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Help identify these plants I'm sure the centre is dracaena but I'm not sure what the 2 on the sides are, anyone know? https://imgur.com/a/vLGXwkP |
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Bare rooted rose plants Brought àbout 10 of them 2 days before . They are in transparent plastic bags and roots in sawdust. My question is how long can you keep them in the bags as there is new leaves coming out of the cut canes also is it all right to plant them in prepare... |
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French lavender plants Some are looking very unwell,this is there first winter planted out in the garden,have had minus 5 frosts,thinking may be frosts affecting them, keen to hear your thoughts,should i pull them out or are they likely to come away again in the spring. Have fo... |
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Cyclamen plants I have had an ordinary cyclamen since May, it finally finished flowering today. What do I do with it now. Also, it has one seed head that looks viable. Will the seeds grow TIA |
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Carpet rose plants What month do these appear in garden centres? At present I have only seen the odd few. |
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Growing salad in pots in hot sun = small plants ? Im growing stuff like silver beet and kale in pots in the all day sun but when planted outside in the sun the growing slowed down a lot. They get plenty of water in the afternoons .It there a good food I can put in there? |
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Too many caterpillars not enough swan plants! Anyone need some caterpillars? we have 84 and only 16 plants. not sure if they are all going to make it. Mairehau, CHCH. |
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Oxalis arrived in bedding plants Up until this summer I have had very little, if any, oxalis in my garden. However, I am now finding it in my flower borders and I have come to the conclusion that it has arrived in the bedding plants that I bought from one of the large DIY warehouse store... |
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Espaliering fruit tree/vege garden plants - advice I have just put up a rather nice shade house and want to espalier a fruit tree on the north facing wall. It is an outdoor entertaining area as well as a pottager garden and I am trying to put in all fruit, vege, and herb plants. Apart from the espalier I ... |
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Narrow growing hedge/privacy plants 3-4m tall I cant think of any plants that will do what I want. I want to grow a small tree/large shrub next to my 1.8m wooden fence so that it'll add another 1-2 m height - for privacy from the neighbours. The neighbours kids climb onto the top of the fence while i... |
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Plants good for cuttings What plants are good to get cuttings? And easy strike. |
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