Bed 1 update

Bamboo cuttings

Got a small section of bamboo from Jamie the other day and I have
turned it into mallet cutting and poked them into a half potting /half
sand mix. They seem to have just dried up, but we shall see. I also
just put a couple of the left over twigs directly into water.

Potatoes

The first planned potatoes went in the other day, rua, a main crop.
Should be ready 90-100 days, which is around Xmas. Mote to get planted
soon.

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Taken yesterday. Garlic, onions, shallots, elephant garlic and celery. Things are looking better now the area is cat proof 

Haidee

Taken yesterday. Garlic, onions, shallots, elephant garlic and celery. Things are looking better now the area is cat proof



Haidee

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Haidee

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From: Haidee Mealor <hmealor@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 8 September 2009 11:05:59 PM NZST
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Subject: Bed1

Taken yesterday. Garlic, onions, shallots, elephant garlic and celery. Things are looking better now the area is cat proof



Haidee

Bed1

Taken yesterday. Garlic, onions, shallots, elephant garlic and celery. Things are looking better now the area is cat proof



Haidee

Strawberry information

This is from the newsletter I get each week I get from New Zealand Gardener

Q. Is it too late to plant strawberries? I've read that it's time to fertilise so am worried that I've run out of time. Can I fertilise at planting or do I just add some of my yummy compost on the area where I am going to plant them? Denise Gabites

A. You can still plant strawberries. In fact, you can generally buy punnets of strawberry plants, or larger individual potted plants, from now until early summer. Add a layer of compost now and gently dig it into your soil. Feed in spring with comfrey 'tea' to supply potash, or a potassium-based fertiliser such as tomato or strawberry food. Potassium enhances fruit development and can be found naturally in comfrey leaves (you will find comfrey plants in the herb section of most garden centres). Jane Wrigglesworth