Hi Whiskey. An orange or mandarin tree would give lots of fruit for you.
juliewn,
Dec 30, 9:16pm
and. Happy Birthday to this thread. we're a year old today! I'm learning a lot from the posts made. thanks to all who are contributing. and. may you all have a very happy New Year. Cheers. Julie
jules.,
Dec 30, 9:20pm
hows everyone going with harvesting! we have had some lovely big carrotts, the cucumbers and courgettes are coming along nicely with the rain again. the plums are starting to get a bit of colour now too. oh, and yay, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to this great thread, may it long continue!
juliewn,
Dec 30, 10:22pm
From their site: "Twelve months ago, New Zealand Gardener editor Lynda Hallinan set an ambitious New Year's resolution: she vowed to be self-sufficient in the city by living out of her Auckland garden for a year. And that's not all ??
juliewn,
Dec 30, 10:23pm
Cont'd. "Every Friday, Lynda will send out a free email newsletter with all the hints, tips and weekend tasks you need - whether you're a beginner gardener or an expert grower. The Get Growing newsletter will also include special offers, recipes and planting ideas ??
Whiskey - how about a heritage tree! An apple or a pear or a fruit you enjoy eating. Now I've got a lot more space I'm planning a wee orchard. Along with the apple, cherry, olive, lemon, lime, feijoa and mandarin I've got, I'm looking at a loquat, tamarillo, fig, heritage apple(Irish Peach) and a pomegranate.
quantum_leap,
Dec 31, 2:24am
I've just joined up thanks, Juliewn I'd love to hear more about your gardening venture Have you got any photos you can post!
j_d_stevo,
Dec 31, 4:21am
Hello Julie.Thanks for that Just joined too.I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a Happy, Healthy and rewarding New Year .Julie
stevee6,
Dec 31, 2:29pm
Yayyyyyy harvested our two tyres of new potatoes today - almost a whole trugful.They probably cost as much to grow as to buy, but I don't care - to me they're beautiful!
misskittydragon,
Dec 31, 3:30pm
wow stevee6 Thats wonderful. It is worth trying with the potatoes and I love your orchard idea. I was lucky when shifted in there was a neglected Orchard here.I have just planted potatoes the other day. Im not sure if they will come to anything but I wanted to try. I picked up my first lot of herbs from the nursery yesterday for my containers. mmmmm I have a delicious chocolate mint. Having trouble finding an Anise Hyssop and Bee Balm.
imrae1,
Dec 31, 4:44pm
My last post for 2008. Happy new gardening year to every one and thanx for all the help, hints and fun you have given me over this past year.keep digging
daleaway,
Dec 31, 5:35pm
A whole new garden, stevee, what fun! #933 I don't think citrus will do as well in your area as, say, apricots or apples, pears, quinces. They don't mind some winter cold but your citrus won't like it so much.
misskittydragon,
Jan 2, 2:38pm
It looks as if we escaped the worst of the storm last night. I wonder how others feared with their gardens. Looks like it could be another wild night here again with hail this time. Have lost the peas by the looks of them and possible some Brussels sprouts. I am going to rescue my tomatoes. If they are in potting bags can you shift them very carefully. Its another beautiful day for being out in the garden.
stevee6,
Jan 2, 4:36pm
Hey MissKitty - to answer your query about compost - I use it as a mulch as well as digging it in. As long as it doesn't touch the stems of the plants, you really can't do much damage. Glad the storm didn't do too much damage - you can put some new pea seeds in still and it's so early for the brussels sprouts you've not really lost much.
misskittydragon,
Jan 2, 6:01pm
thanks stevee6 We have had a closer look the fruit trees have taken a real hit. The Apricot tree lost branches and fruit alnog with the other fruit trees. The roses are blown to bits in places. The Archway came down and mum and I have managed to get it back up. The beetroot is flat but I think it will be right. The new crop of lettuce that I put in is all soggy and sorry looking. After surveying the tomatoes we had to move them. They will be ok I hope and like the new spot. If this next storm comes through tonight they should whether it better.We were really lucky and thanks for the tips. I will try planting more peas. I am going to try sowing some rainbow carrots as well. They sound like it will get my son eating more carrots. He said they will be wicked taking them to school. I really count ourselves really lucky that we have really good shelter around the section.
jules.,
Jan 2, 8:03pm
thats really bad news misskitty, http://www.stuff.co.nz/4808268a11.html this is a link to a weather report saying they are predicting more bad weather and large hail stones tonight. sounds like a lot of peoples gardens would have been affected over night and their properties. looks like people in and around your area need to take as much cover as possible again tonight. best of luck, let us know :)
misskittydragon,
Jan 2, 9:05pm
Old inner sprung bed bases Can these be used for garden beds. If they are usable I will plant some companion flowers in them. They haven't been painted it looks as if they are varnished.
whiskey13,
Jan 2, 9:48pm
My apologies daleaway i didn't read it correctly.So far i've narrowed my choice down to either a plum or a ballerina apple. Whice ever i choose will be planted in a giant pot(44 ltrs)to keep it a good size and easy to pick the fruit.
jules.,
Jan 3, 4:14am
wow, i picked a bowl full of beans today, purple dwarf, roqufort and some green ones (not sure of the type, as id had enough by then and got lazy with the naming of them), i was surprised at how many were hiding underneath, but they are delish. the kids were eating them straight from the plants, then we had some for dinner too. funny how when cooked the purple ones turn green :)
stevee6,
Jan 3, 2:09pm
Misskitty - how did you do overnight! I hope the second storm did minimal damage and your clearup is done. Quite a lot of dew here this morning and it was chilly overnight, but it's beautiful this morning. I sowed some Shirley poppies in late November and they're just beautiful - the bumblebees are all over them and as they're next to the tomatoes they're getting a good going over too! I love companion planting.
daleaway,
Jan 3, 5:47pm
The wind managed to bring down about 90 of the remaining grapefruit on my three trees. We have some Canadians (staying locally) coming round today to pick grapefruit and lemonades, just for the experience, and so they can send boastful emails to friends at home under feet of snow. No, fruit from off the lawn won't do for them, so we have the problem of disposing of 90 grapefruit, some cracked by the fall. There's a limit to the amount of grapefruit a small household can get through!
stevee6,
Jan 3, 9:35pm
Marmalade! We looooooove grapefruit marmalade, also you can juice them and freeze it.
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