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LILA'S O R G
A N I C K I T C H E N G A R D E N
SUSTAINABLE EARTH LIVING.
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.©
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Kumara
sweet potato
Tuber Annual |
Plant October/November |
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MY GARDEN CALENDAR |
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- Purchase slips from a reputable nursery,
Prepare ground well in October/November so you have a light sandy
well fertilized loose soil and solid sub soil in a very sunny position. so
you are looking at solid bottom and a loose sandy top soil email me if
you don't understand,
- Plant the slips about 75mm deep, allow
about a 1meter circle around that plant for the foliage growth to spread
into a dense mat, the foliage mat will keep wanting to root at the nodes,
but you must keep lifting the foliage and re positioning it back down so
it cant root into the ground, this is vitally important, at no time can
the foliage root into the ground, if it does - lift it.
- Plants take about 6 months to mature and
should be ready about April to dig up, ensure this is done with a fork to
prevent damaging the kumara, if the fruit is damaged too badly it
will simply rot away and wont heal during the drying process.
- Dry the kumara in the sun for a couple
of days, till it looked cured, that means little marks or scratches are
dry and healed and skin looks thickened, then pack the kumara in dry
sand or soil, as many as 30 kumara can come from one plant.
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December 2007 |
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January 2008 |
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February 2008 |
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March 2008 |
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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Lila |
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A-Z LIST OF
VEGETABLES AND HERBS, WHEN AND HOW TO GROW THEM. |
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soil preparation |
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compost making |
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fertilizers |
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Leeks |
Annual |
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Plant around Xmas time. |
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permaculture |
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Sow seeds in seedling punnets then pots around
September and plant in ground around Xmas time, ensure plants strong and
about 20cm tall. when planting ensure they are buried about 10 cm
[half the depth of the plant] deep, make the hole and place the leek in then
water the soil in around the roots and base of plant, cut back tops if they
are straggly and not standing, ensure the soil is very rich and continued
layers of organic soil is put around the base of the plants, the more food
the better, plants can be dug up and used during the following winter as
required. a great plant to have in the garden for winter, handy for soups
and stir frying and casseroles etc. leeks love the sun and good watering and
due to size grow them at the back of the garden so they don't block sun to
other plants. |
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| fruit
growing |
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| growing
nut trees |
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| about
biodynamics |
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| mineral
deficiencies |
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| pests
& diseases |
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Lemon Balm |
Perennial |
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Plant any time of year. |
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A herbaceous perennial grown from root
division or cuttings, likes rich soil, plenty of water, full sun, cut and
use scented leaves in Tea, cool drinks, or in pot-pourri for a lemon scent,
however once the leaves are picked and dried they lose much of their scent.
A popular herb in the past with tiny white flowers in summer
grows to about 50cm tall. Note: Contrary to popular
belief, herbs do not like to grow in pots, if you want to have herbs then
make a designated herb plot, herbs are fantastic growing plants, attractive
and make a great contribution to the garden, so don't make them suffer
confined to pots unless the pots are large and filled with great organic
compost and fertilizer, placed in full sun, watered and loved.... |
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Lettuce |
Annual |
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Plant all year round |
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I sow lettuce seed all year round, straight
into the soil, 1cm deep, they germinate extremely quickly most of the year,
3 or 4 days and they are up,
mid winter if I must germinate I do it in my potting shed or on top of the
fridge. I mix all the types of seeds together in one container so that a
variety comes up every time. Lettuce likes food, the more food the better
for leaf growth so ensure soil is rich and grow lettuce in full sun, at no time should an
organic garden be without a selection of full grown beautiful lettuces, I
plant seedlings close together at first then as lettuces become ready I lift
and replace them with half grown plants, check my Dec garden calendar after
the 7th to see what I mean. |
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