winter tag
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Glass house growing in the winter? So what can you grow in the glass house over winter. new to this, any suggestions (legal) ones greatly appreciated. |
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Do you weed your lawn in winter? I started a full on hand weeding program on my small lawn early this year. As I pull out each dandelion etc I filled the hole with top soil and compost etc and put n a few grass seeds. The results have been excellent. (the lawn is starti |
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Can I plant grass in winter? I need to replant the berm in front of my house and missed the Autumn window. Can I plant in Winter? If not then when would be the best time to plant now? Thanks. |
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Best way to store Pumpkins over winter. We seem to lose quite a number to rot or partial rot over the months. What is the best way to store them (Butternut) and where? Any help appreciated. |
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Growing vegis in winter Have recently planted out cabbage and silverbeet.We get frosts up to about minus 6 degrees.Should I enclose the areain plasticyour thoughts on how they will cope without protection from frosts.I have never grown vegis in the winter before but thought I wo... |
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Ground cover for over winter in veg patch Hi Can anyone advise me what I should plant in my veggie garden for over winter. I have some beds being used for veg but am leaving the rest fallow until spring. I heard I could plant clover and that it suppresses weeds and then in spring I dig it i |
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Why? door opens in summer,sticks in winter:) Hi I live in wgtn,the door that goes to the deck (timber)house built 1974 opens pretty freely in summer but in winter and the colder months its really tight when opening,sometimes have to force it open,is this something to do with the change o |
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Winter Vegetables Hello, I am a first time gardener really. I have always grown herbs and the odd lettuce but this year I have been growing a lot of salad stuff,potatoes, peas,courgette etc but have never grown anything for use in Winter and this is something I am really i... |
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Winter tomatoes. Yes, I realise it is a long way away but just curious if anyone 'grows' tomatoes during winter!My reckoning is that the fruit needs to be setting mid autumn so can ripen during the coldest months. Which varieties!I aint loo |
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When to move/transplant a Winter Sweet shrub? Does anyone have any ideas on when would be the best time to move a Winter Sweet shrub. It is approx 9 years old and is around 5ft in height. Thanks. |
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Can you grow seedlings in winter ? for spring Hi Sorry not much of a gardener, looking for advice please. we have a slope on an area of section , possibly getting erosion as not much plantings and in a shallow gully with tall natives, we want to do alot of planting on the bare area;s in spring, |
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Lawn care winter our lawn is looking terrible now we are into winter,sort of yellowing appearing over lawn. does it need fertilzer and if so what does it need? |
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What are your monthly winter heating costs?! Have heard some horror stories about how much some are paying to keep warm in the Central Otago area during winter. One family brought their recently deceased mothers home and found that her monthly power bills were up to $1500! That quite sim |
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What is good to grow in pots over winter? I've had great success with growing summer flowers in pots this year, but am thinking ahead to what I should plant and when for winter? |
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Power outages in winter So after this last week of storms wondering how to be more prepared for winter power cuts as far as cooking goes. Have considered a small butane camp cooker but don’t know how safe they are indoors. So any ideas? |
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Passionfruit Vine over winter Ours is about 2.5m high now, but showing signs of upper leaves turning brown. I've been advised to cut it back to about 1m high over the winter? |
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Taking a cutting from winter sweet My mother passed away almost 5 months ago, she always picked some of her winter sweet for me, I went to her house today and picked some, the new owners take over in just under 3 weeks, how do I go about taking a cutting to develop roots? |
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