Grow your own

Gardening guides

Become a green thumb in no time with these great growing guides developed by Robina for the Victory Community Gardens mentoring project.

Container gardening

Even the smallest patio or porch can produce a meal grown in a container. If a container holds soil, you can adapt it! Just make sure it is large enough to hold a good volume of soil and has the possibility for making drainage holes so that excess water can escape. Click here for full Container gardening guide.

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Composting

Composting is a process which mimics nature by recycling organic garden material and food scraps into a valuable, humus-rich soil amendment, called compost. Click here for full Composting guide

No-Dig garden

A bed built in layers, directly on the ground. Not using the existing soil but creating it anew from the materials you introduce. Ideal for using with compact & clay soils – even concrete!Click here for full No-Dig garden guide

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To be easy on your body, and put out far less energy gardening, let your tools do much of the work for you! Use the right tool for the job. Click here for full Tools guide

 

tree plantTree planting

Correct planting technique is very important to giving tree the best start.

 

Click here for full Tree planting guide

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Chose the right watering system for your garden.

Click here for full Watering guide

Vegetable Planting

Find out the perfect time to put in your vegetables with the Vegetable planting guide

Crop Rotation

It’s essential to rotate your crops each season – Crop rotation guide

Grow it blog

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

Community Gardens

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

Gardening Mentoring Programme

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

Gardening clubs

Meet other people who dig gardening by joining a club. To find a club near you go to Found