Gardening Tips & Trends
We have been in our business for five years come the 1 st of July, and now it's time to hand over the reins to a wonderful couple who we know will strive to take Otaki Hydroponics and Garden Suppli...
Read moreIf I had to choose just one subject about gardening that I felt was one of the most important topics it would have to be soil health. After all, every other aspect of gardening will fall short if ...
Read moreSince I have been in our gardening business I have developed a love of many new aspects of gardening, I have learnt truck loads and obviously still learning. The main thing I have learnt is to neve...
Read moreIts time to revisit our "no brainer" garden and the progress I have been making. I can happily report back that I'm totally stoked with the progress we have made this year growing in our AutoPots. ...
Read moreI'm sure I have written about worms and their many benefits before but seriously there is just so much to share about these amazing little creatures. I'm a late developer or late lover of worms bu...
Read moreBuilding a sustainable life - gardening for the environment
Lifestyle Choices A very topical subject these days is enabling a sustainable lifestyle. All of us who grow our own vegetables and fruit have, at least, the desire to know where our food comes fro...
Read moreHow Hydroponics Promotes Sustainable Life
A closer look at hydroponic gardening- a no soil, nutrient and water-based solution method of growing food. Hydroponic gardening is an industry that has been gradually making its way to the innov...
Read moreEssential Water - Summer fun and games
Essential Water When I first started writing this, the sky had opened and the rain was falling ... at last. Actually it was so misty outside I couldn't see the top of our hill. After the winter ra...
Read moreHealthy Plants This month my son is studying for his year 10 exams and last night we revised his biology together. I'm sure when I was at school we didn't do the detail he has done until at least y...
Read moreLabour weekend – time to get growing
There’s something about Labour weekend that always makes me feel it’s time to get growing. After lots of garden composting and seed raising it is a busy time in the outside garden. Plants that have...
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