Morning glory:
Both species are large vines. The leaves of blue morning glory are broadly heart-shaped or three-lobed, but variable in shape. The leaves of mile-a-minute are very deeply five to seven-lobed. Flowers are tubular, about 8 cm in diameter, and pink ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Pruning grape vines
Grapes are one the most useful plants in the garden. They supply us with succulent, juicy fresh summer fruits for the table and of course, we can even make wine from those fruits. In the landscape their true worth shines through, these can be ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
HortNews - Kiwifruit Vines On A String Reach For The Sky
Hawke's Bay kiwifruit grower Mark Ericksen says an innovative new method of tying up the new canes on kiwifruit vines is worth every cent. Mr Ericksen has just spent a year in Italy establishing 300ha of kiwifruit orchards to ensure year-round ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Watermelon & Lime Granita
Harvesting: harvest in mid to late summer, about 12-16 weeks after planting seed. To save space, pinch out the terminal tips of the vine's runners when they're about 2m long, and this will limit their spread. In his article on melons in the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Konrad Ejbich
A Pocket Guide to Ontario Wines, Wineries, Vineyards, & Vines The must-have publication for anyone who buys Ontario wines. Interest in Ontario wines has exploded. No one apologizes any more for serving them; wine snobs compete instead to find the ... [... more]
Random House |
Paula Moulton
Seasons Among the Vines explores the pleasures and pitfalls of following a lifelong dream. For Paula Moulton it was the dream of leaving the city for the California wine country to take up viticulture and gardening. In the process, she finds ... [... more]
Random House |
Episode: # 10 09/06/07
It does not matter if you are in a hills vineyard or at home it is time to get stuck into your grape vines and give them a serious cut back. The tangle of canes needs to be maintained to make sure you get a great crop of grapes this season. ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
11. Phosphorus toxicity
Kiwifruit are relatively tolerant of excess phosphorus in the soil. To date phosphorus toxicity has not been observed in the field despite the very high phosphorus status of some New Zealand soils. For example, vines have been grown in soils with ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Top Hat Post
We looked at a new product that is great for climbing vines, as well as for adding height to a fence to gain more privacy. The Top Hat garden post is a 1700mm-high steel garden post. The posts are available in Brunswick green. There are four 4mm ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Hawke's Bay Grape Growers Wait On Re-Growth Of Vines
Grapegrowers say they are anxiously watching new shoots emerge after a series of late frosts. HASTINGS 31/10/2002 - Grapegrowers say they are anxiously watching new shoots emerge after a series of late frosts. Growers from central Hawke's Bay to ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Grapevine Propagator To Offer Quarantine For Imported Vines
Grapegrowers frustrated by a year and a half without access to imported vine material to improve their plantings have been promised a new high-risk quarantine facility by a private-sector propagator. Gisborne 10/5/2002 - Grapegrowers frustrated ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Feral Kiwifruit Vines Threat To Native Forests
Kiwifruit may have been the saviour of New Zealand's horticulture industry as a contained crop, but sloppy disposal of surplus fruit over several decades has created a big biosecurity problem in the Bay of Plenty's remaining indigenous ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
