Report on the March Meeting of the Fruit & Vegetable Circle Speaker: Richard Smith Topic: Pip & Stone Fruit Richard originally worked for the Railways at Tower Junction, then spent some time fruit picking and ended up as their orchard manager. Now he works in management for Countdown logistics – they buy 450,000 cartons of … Read More
OUR LIVING LANDSCAPE :: Developments in viticulture from Akaroa beginnings to Waipara today
Four stimulating talks culminating in the M J Barnett Memorial Lecture on Thursday 15 August 2019.
The KIOSK, Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Talks start promptly at 7pm. $5 Members, $10 Non-members
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 2 April 2019 Harvest Collection Initiative to support Muslim community A practical way to offer support to Muslim families. During 1 and 2 April members of the Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS) have been harvesting fruit and vegetables from their gardens and preserves and baking from their larders to … Read More
A member of the Asteraceae family, this plant has a variety of descriptive names around the world, eg Blow ball, Lion’s Tooth, Cankerwort, Priest’s Snout.
April is when Autumn really gets going, the days are noticeably shorter and night temperatures cooler. The trees are starting to colour up and drop so we need to be preparing the garden for Winter.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2019 Edible Garden Awards. The CHS partnered with the CCC to presented these awards on Monday 25 March at The Village, Frank St, Papanui. [one_half] Those who gained special recognition include: Margaret Patterson – Best First Time Garden Kees and Marisa Swanink – Best Sustainability Features (image below) … Read More
Thanks to all members who donated produce to this worthy cause. Your contributions will give immediate help to families in our Muslim community. See the Media Release
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2019 Edible Garden Awards. The CHS partnered with the CCC to presented these awards at a special ceremony on Thursday 7 March at the Woolston Working Mens Club Those who gained special recognition include: Nancy Meherne – Best Yield shared with Clare Taylor Joy Burt – Best Tomatoes Hayley … Read More
A selection of gardens from the Summer Awards. Congratulations to all the hard-working gardeners who participated! [one_third] Ruske Cup (Premium Garden) Brian & Janet Lovelock (image below) 32 Applefield Court, Northwood. H.M.Taylor Cup (Novice) 1st Allan & Margaret Shears 49 Richmond Avenue, Halswell 2nd Brian McSeveny 15 Seddon Street, Beckenham 3rd Mr & Mrs B … Read More
We are now in Summer with plenty of hot weather and the usual periods of wind and little rain, all of which puts stress on plants and gives us the problem of keeping them growing and healthy.
Most of the berry fruits are finishing and the stone fruits are reaching their main production now, then to follow is the pip fruit.
The fruit crops that we are harvesting now are the results of the cultivation that we gave them over the last Winter and Spring so if the results are not up to expectations then review what was done to identify what needs to be done to improve the next crop.
Although winter is still a long way off we do need to be prepared. Spring bulbs will soon be in the garden centres but it is still too soon to plant most of them so choose the best quality bulbs and keep them until the time is right in the Autumn.
Most of the tasks around the garden at this time of the year is what I call maintenance gardening; weeding, watering, pest and disease control and of course, harvesting.