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| Thread ID: 96434 | 2009-01-10 09:02:00 | Does anyone know if there is a New Zealand Garden Help site? | ssssss (2100) | PC World Chat |
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| 737017 | 2009-01-10 19:40:00 | Yep we always go for either the warehouse stuff or the mitre 10 results one the cheapest for us and we do heaps of gardening | gary67 (56) | ||
| 737018 | 2009-01-11 04:34:00 | NZ Consumer rated it highly a couple of years ago :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 737019 | 2009-01-11 06:32:00 | I I have quite an attractive selection out the back. So has SWMBO. But they will eventually die of course, but they last a few years first. Kids are the same. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 737020 | 2009-01-11 06:35:00 | Hi SSSSSS There is a very good garden forum ran by Tui Garden Products (http://www.tuigarden.co.nz/) in New Zealand. Be sure to enter their Great New Zealand Grow Off Competition. Be quick, finishes end of this month. BURNZEE |
Burnzee (6950) | ||
| 737021 | 2009-01-11 08:08:00 | I am told that the more expensive potting mix is better,from one who should know,but how do we judge without a good scientific test? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 737022 | 2009-01-11 08:29:00 | Hi SSSSS Just some gardening potting tips. Regardless of the type of potting mix you buy, remember the nutrients will eventually be lost either by regular watering and/or plant useage. To help slow this process down, add about 10% volume of attapulgite, (that's Kitty Litter, to you Son!!). Attapulgite absorbs some of the minerals and moisture then makes them available to the plants as the pot dries out. You will still need to replace the mix periodically. Also add some Slow Time Release Fertilizer to the mix. Osmocote make a good one. Finally if using a terracotta pot, paint the interior to conserve moisture. There are special paints available from your local garden shop for the purpose. Hope this helps. BURNZEE |
Burnzee (6950) | ||
| 737023 | 2009-01-11 10:21:00 | Thanks for the advice people, For some time now, when repotting, I have been including some compost mixed with the potting mix. So far this doesn't seem to have done any harm, and has I believe helped. But is this a recommended practice? |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 737024 | 2009-01-11 10:25:00 | I planted a shrub in a pot full of nothing but compost, Its still alive. Me dear old ma told me it was a bit of a silly move...... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 737025 | 2009-01-11 20:41:00 | You get what you pay for with potting mix. In order to make it cheaper, savings have to be made somewhere. This is often in the quantity of long release fertilizer granules put into the mix and the effects may not be apparent for some months, thus many people say there is no difference. I avoid the cheaper mixes from Warehouse and Mitre 10 and go for the brand names in the middle price range. You could buy the cheap brand and then mix in some extra fertilizer granules, but at the price of the granules, you would end up paying a similar overall price as if you had bought the more expensive mix in the first place. |
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