Truffles
Thinking of growing truffles on your lifestyle block? Learn what's involved in cultivating truffles in New Zealand, including ideal soil conditions, tree selection, and harvesting tips.
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Planting your fruit (and nut) trees
There is an old saying that you put a $1 tree in a $10 hole. Put tenfold the effort into planting and you set your tree up for life.
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Naturally Fruity: Avocados
Sheryn Clothier with everything you need to know about growing avocado
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Growing Apples (Malus domestica)
There is such a large range of varieties of apples there is one to suit just about every situation, climate and soil type in New Zealand.
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Codling moth
Sheryn Clothier provides advice on year-round control of this common pest.
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