Then take your own cuttings of everything!It does take a little longer but it's fun and gives a real sense of achievement.Some are easier than others. it's just trial and error I find.
jude343,
Jan 30, 10:12am
if we have seeds that we are happy to post you. Is there a way that we can do so or is this not allowed.
razell,
Jan 30, 11:34am
Check out the bargain table at your plant shop.You can often pick plants which just require some TLC.I often get tomato plants that have been marked down.Down here in the south places like The Warehouse get their plants as the same time as the rest of the country which is a bit early for us so there is time to bring a sad looking plant back to life.
lindylambchops1,
Jan 30, 12:54pm
I am going to do the wild flowers too.I want to encourage the bees!Save Our Bees!
lindylambchops1,
Jan 30, 12:55pm
As a kid we used to do that with carrot tops, great fun!
lindylambchops1,
Jan 30, 12:58pm
Some great tips here. Thank you all.I am about to start a new garden in Leithfield, North Canterbury.
lythande1,
Jan 30, 1:19pm
Compost, make your own. Without a bin. Manure, collect it yourself. Seeds, make your own from letting one or two go to seeds. To start, keep seed from a tomato or whatever you are growing. Grow only what you intend to eat and can preserve as well.
stevee6,
Jan 30, 1:22pm
Agree - soil quality will make a major difference to how your plants grow, so learn about compost, mulch, drainage, how wind affects the site and how light falls in your garden. Also look at what you can glean from wild plantings in your area, ie blackberries, elderflowers, wild fruit frees etc.
m41,
Jan 30, 1:49pm
yes agree always keep your eyes and ears open for free plants and check the wharehouse /garden centre i just brought 14 standard ice berg for $14 each a bargain ! strawbs were reduced to .50c plus many more so always check i get loads in winter as ppl tend to stop gardening i buy up ,pot up nurse and come spring they`re away. Make friends with a local farmer for bales of hay $10 bucks for mulching ,horse poo and keep chickens or go to the local farm and buy the bagged manure usually $2 up our way , make compost and teas for your plants . and plant your own with seed or cutting if you like something down the road wait til prunning season and ask the owner if they mind giving you a few cuttings .
beaker59,
Jan 30, 2:09pm
You don't need to be sneaky just take cuttings of what hangs over the path , if you see something you really like which is inaccessable then just go knock on the door if its a gardening type of person then you will most likely meet a friend who will have endless cuttings and seedlings. It doesn't take much to build up a network like that.
kiwijan2,
Jan 30, 5:03pm
I get pots from recycling shed and use a worm farm made myself gather seaweed and horse manurefor spraying and make my own fertiliser there are lots of books on gardening in librairy and tips re pruning cutting etc on utube
poce,
Jan 31, 6:34am
I use old pot plant containers with bottom cut out and place in the ground with plant in, then at watering time I only water plant not weeds. Clean and re-use next year.
artemis,
Jan 31, 2:01pm
Borage is great to attract bees for pollination, and edible flowers too. End of summer they will be going to seed so if you see some in the neighbourhood gather a few seeds and you will have borage for life! Might need to uproot some if too many self seed though.
hutchk,
Jan 31, 2:09pm
Bugger, I paid $2.50 for a half head of celery over the weekend, didn't think to grow a stalk on. Will remember that for next time.
indy95,
Feb 1, 12:22pm
Join a garden club.They usually have " bring and buy " stalls at their meetings where you can pick up some amazing bargains for a fraction of the prices you pay at garden centres and you meet other gardening enthusiasts who often have gardens full of unusual and sometimes hard-to-find plants which they will happily divide and pass on.
steptoesnr,
Feb 1, 7:19pm
Don't garden! But since a lot of do we tend to brush over the true cost. Come join us! cheers
blueviking,
Feb 4, 7:32am
Find an old stainless waste bin with a lid. Dig a hole in the garden about 150mm deep, upend the bin and put all your food scraps in and cover with the lid.You;ll be amazed how quickly it composts down. Just keep moving it round the garden in the winter.There is a drawback in this though, you get self seeding pumpkin,potatoes and tomatoes growing through your garden when the soil warms.The remains of fish wrapped in newspaper decomposes in about a month, more nutrients.
dealszz,
Feb 4, 11:15am
If you have comphrey make a tea and feed your tomatos and other fruiting plants.
pestri,
Feb 4, 12:32pm
save your seed, compost everthything you can, don't buy silly little packs of fertilizer from the Warehouse etc go to a farming store, urine (sorry) is good, pee in a bucket or directly under your lemon tree.Don't plant too much at any one time, most could go to seed and you'll waste heaps. Collect seaweed & natural manure where you can. trench in green cuttings, share seed & product with neigbours, that way you rotate seed, andshare abundances, and shortages.Bury dead animals road kill etc under citrus. Use newspaper as mulch.Rotate crops. Don't waste your time with cheap commodity crops like spuds, except new spuds which you can never get in any decent quality.But carrots onions and spuds all have a reasonable shelf life and usually don't cost much. Plant toms peppers green broccolli etc high value stuff, unless you have heaps of room.
kaydee16,
Feb 4, 1:05pm
Council gardens are a good place to wander around and take clippings - usually a good selection of shrubs etc.Pot up a few extra cuttings and sell them on here, pickup only - buy yourself a nice tree with the proceeds. (the dump's quite a good place for getting cuttings too, if you arrive at the right time)
There are some great ideas here thanks!Ive finally bought my own home and started gardening.Im on totally stoney ground from an old river bed so no choice but to make raised gardens using 150x50 farm rails.Dont know if my belief of.if you bung enough stuff in then you wont get too many weeds cos the sun wont get thru LOLIn a very short time Ive got a lovely vege and flower garden with so much variety and colour.I was new in town and knew nobody so joined my local garden club for inspiration.Now Im enjoying meeting people thru selling.Gardening is a universal language.you only need a plant and a smile to make a new friend!
-weasel-,
Oct 10, 4:41pm
pretty please :)
jacqui248,
Oct 10, 5:09pm
go to your market or car boot sale and buy plant seedlings.
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