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Become a green thumb in no time with these great growing guides developed by Robina for the Victory Community Gardens mentoring project.
Container gardening guide: Even the smallest patio or porch can produce a meal grown in a container.
Composting guide: Turn organic garden material and food scraps into a valuable, humus-rich soil amendment, called compost.
No-Dig garden guide: A garden bed built in layers, directly on the ground.
Tools guide: Use the right tool for the job.
Tree planting guide: Correct planting technique is very important to giving tree the best start.
Watering guide: Chose the right watering system for your garden.
Vegetable planting guide: Find out the perfect time to put in your vegetables with the
Crop rotation guide: It’s essential to rotate your crops each season -
Grow It! – making it easy to create gardens, grow food and compost in Nelson. Grow it! is empowering our community through sharing knowledge and delivering educational programmes
If you don’t have the space or the tools, there are community gardens all over the region where you are welcome to go and put in your own crop.
Golden Bay
Golden Bay Community Organic Gardens
Cara Cottle
gbcommunitygardens@gmail.com
Nelson
Victory Community Gardens
Robina McCurdry
vchinfo@victory.school.nz
Waimarama Community Gardens
Susan Ledingham
548 4575
waimarama@actrix.co.nz
Blenheim
Marlborough Community Gardens
Tina Fortune
manager@mfm.co.nz
or to find out more about it, go to their blogspot
Don’t know your lettuce from your rocket? There are also gardening mentoring programmes across the region where you can get you very own tutor to help bring out your green thumb.
Victory Community Gardens
Robina MccCurdy
vchinfo@victory.school.nz
Meet other people who dig gardening by joining a club. To find a club near you go to Found