Organic matter the key to holding water: book extract
Summer comes and everything in the garden goes, or rather grows, into double time. You need to be everywhere, picking and planting, weeding and...
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Watering plants myth debunked: 'If a plant needs water, water it'
The journal New Scientist has dispelled some old wisdom about the need to water your garden early in the morning before the day warms up. It says that's not necessary, and sometimes it's not a good idea - same with watering in the early evening. How can this long-agreed-on idea be wrong? Editor of NZ Gardener, Jo McCarroll joins us.
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Gifts so good the Sunday team buy them over and over again
Here are the Sunday team’s ultimate picks for gifts - the things we’ve bought, loved, cherished, and would buy again.
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Man's 'pride and joy' bonsai, worth thousands, stolen from his backyard
An Auckland man has lost “years of his heart and soul” after more than 40 of his miniature trees were taken from his Mount Albert backyard.
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What to do in the garden this week
Barricade your berries or the birds will get them before you do. Plus harvest new potatoes, get lawns ready for summer and sow carrots.
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