Comments for Quarter Acre Roots http://garden.robin-marshall.net Feeding ourselves from the garden and moving to organic food in Carterton, New Zealand Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on How to grow: Purple Sprouting Broccoli by Kerrie http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/06/how-to-grow-purple-sprouting-broccoli/#comment-182 Kerrie Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:05:28 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=5#comment-182 Thank you for the great tip re eggshells. I came across your page as I too brought some PSB seeds from Kings - we used to eat this in the UK on our OE and fell in love with it. I just wasn't sure when to plant it but you've cleared that up - lots of thanks there. I found spraying my brassica leaves with a homemade mix of dried chilis, crushed garlic, boiling water and a bit of oil seemed to work. Let it cool in a container and then steep for 5 days before straining and using. It does stink though. I would then use a seaweed spray about 5 days later. I'm going to try that this year along with your eggshell tip. Thank you for the great tip re eggshells. I came across your page as I too brought some PSB seeds from Kings - we used to eat this in the UK on our OE and fell in love with it. I just wasn’t sure when to plant it but you’ve cleared that up - lots of thanks there. I found spraying my brassica leaves with a homemade mix of dried chilis, crushed garlic, boiling water and a bit of oil seemed to work. Let it cool in a container and then steep for 5 days before straining and using. It does stink though. I would then use a seaweed spray about 5 days later. I’m going to try that this year along with your eggshell tip.

]]> Comment on How to grow: Garlic by Brian http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/07/how-to-grow-garlic/#comment-154 Brian Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:18:23 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=11#comment-154 Thanks for the detail you have given. I have wondered about growing garlic here on the Sunshine Coast. It is so expensive for Aussie grown garlic in the supermarkets that I assumed that it must be very touchy to grow, but you make it sound ok. I am keen to give it a go now. Thank you again. B Thanks for the detail you have given. I have wondered about growing garlic here on the Sunshine Coast. It is so expensive for Aussie grown garlic in the supermarkets that I assumed that it must be very touchy to grow, but you make it sound ok. I am keen to give it a go now.
Thank you again.
B

]]> Comment on How to grow: Garlic by jim ingram http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/07/how-to-grow-garlic/#comment-149 jim ingram Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:48:55 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=11#comment-149 hi just read your page i would like to grow nz garlic but trying to find some i grew some from the vegie mart and its not to bad small cloves but i didn't do anything special just broke them up and planted on the shortet day and pulled them on the longest I would like to get some of your cloves if i can as mitre 10 dosen't have every thing in the garden center. thanks, jim Ingram hi just read your page i would like to grow nz garlic but trying to find some i grew some from the vegie mart and its not to bad small cloves but i didn’t do anything special just broke them up and planted on the shortet day and pulled them on the longest I would like to get some of your cloves if i can as mitre 10 dosen’t have every thing in the garden center.
thanks, jim Ingram

]]> Comment on Chat by Reanne Tawharu http://garden.robin-marshall.net/chat/#comment-121 Reanne Tawharu Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:37:43 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?page_id=8#comment-121 Hi there, We are organising a Featherston Summer Market and are looking for local fruit and vege suppliers to come to the party and hoping you may be interested. It will be $10 a stall for our opening year. Every Saturday Morning 9.30-1.30. We are starting this weekend but understand if it is shot notice and you couldnt do it. It would be great to have you there for the weeks to folow though. Please let me know what you think. Look forward to hearing from you Reanne Hi there,

We are organising a Featherston Summer Market and are looking for local fruit and vege suppliers to come to the party and hoping you may be interested. It will be $10 a stall for our opening year. Every Saturday Morning 9.30-1.30. We are starting this weekend but understand if it is shot notice and you couldnt do it. It would be great to have you there for the weeks to folow though. Please let me know what you think.

Look forward to hearing from you Reanne

]]> Comment on Raising Garden Beds: Part 2, Topping up & Planting by Eugene http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/10/raising-garden-beds-part-2-topping-up-planting/#comment-120 Eugene Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:23:26 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=13#comment-120 looking forward for more information about this. thanks for sharing. Eugene looking forward for more information about this. thanks for sharing. Eugene

]]> Comment on Raising Garden Beds: Part 2, Topping up & Planting by Sarah Stewart http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/10/raising-garden-beds-part-2-topping-up-planting/#comment-119 Sarah Stewart Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:06:47 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=13#comment-119 Thanks for dropping by my blog and for the advice about egg shells. I've been playing with some ideas for growing vegetables. But to be honest, am wondering if its cost effective as my youngest son is about to leave home which only leaves the two of us. And we can buy fresh produce easily at the market. And we only have a very small garden. But at the same time, I remember the fresh veg my dad used to grow with great fondness. Thanks for dropping by my blog and for the advice about egg shells.

I’ve been playing with some ideas for growing vegetables. But to be honest, am wondering if its cost effective as my youngest son is about to leave home which only leaves the two of us. And we can buy fresh produce easily at the market. And we only have a very small garden. But at the same time, I remember the fresh veg my dad used to grow with great fondness.

]]> Comment on How to grow: Purple Sprouting Broccoli by Quarter Acre Roots » Raising Garden Beds: Part 2, Topping up & Planting - Growing Fruit and Vegetables in a New Zealand Town Garden http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/06/how-to-grow-purple-sprouting-broccoli/#comment-116 Quarter Acre Roots » Raising Garden Beds: Part 2, Topping up & Planting - Growing Fruit and Vegetables in a New Zealand Town Garden Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:17:01 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=5#comment-116 [...] out with brassicas: cavalo nero, tender stems broccoli, golden ball turnip and our favourite purple sprouting broccoli. The bed is mulched with pea straw to keep it moist and give some frost [...] [...] out with brassicas: cavalo nero, tender stems broccoli, golden ball turnip and our favourite purple sprouting broccoli. The bed is mulched with pea straw to keep it moist and give some frost [...]

]]> Comment on Recipes for the Egg Glut by John http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/10/recipes-for-the-egg-glut/#comment-114 John Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:21:33 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=12#comment-114 Good recipes! Funny how the seasonal veges always tastes better with their friends. Good recipes! Funny how the seasonal veges always tastes better with their friends.

]]> Comment on About by Ian (I am not a hen) http://garden.robin-marshall.net/about/#comment-105 Ian (I am not a hen) Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:17:46 +0000 http://www.garden.robin-marshall.net/?page_id=2#comment-105 I too would be very interested to know where I can get peastraw around the Wairarapa as I have a heap of garden which needs mulching. Like others I also look at your website most days and I enjoy it. I too would be very interested to know where I can get peastraw around the Wairarapa as I have a heap of garden which needs mulching.
Like others I also look at your website most days and I enjoy it.

]]> Comment on How to grow: Garlic by John http://garden.robin-marshall.net/2008/07/how-to-grow-garlic/#comment-36 John Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:11 +0000 http://garden.robin-marshall.net/?p=11#comment-36 I've just turned over a trench in the new garden for garlic, shallots and some sneaky spring spuds. Thanks for the timely reminder. I’ve just turned over a trench in the new garden for garlic, shallots and some sneaky spring spuds. Thanks for the timely reminder.

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