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Even if you dont have a garden you can still grow some organic food (sprouts ..... Organic Gardening in New Zealand by Richard Llewellyn Hudson 1982 ...

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Sustainable Living Programme NZ Organic Growing An Introduction Page 1www.sustainableliving.org.nzSH6_Organic Growing 1 Sustainable Living Programme NZ 2006 Edition Raised beds in Spring with new potatoes mulched (front)garlic peas silverbeet strawberries & marigolds (rear) Organic Growing An Introduction The focus of this topic is to help you grow food organically at home.Even if you dont have a garden you can still grow some organic food (sproutsherbs and salads) in containers and in a backyard you can grow much more.1. What food to grow? The first thing you might want to do is to find out what fruit and vegetables yourfamily like and dont like. Make a list of those and discard anything your family dont like. There is no point of growing them.Once you have got the list of what you would like to grow research what you can actually grow in your climate and soil conditions. If you live in Northland you can grow subtropical fruit and vegetables (e.g. citrus kumara)but if you want to do that in Dunedin it will be very difficult. On the other hand if you wantto grow kale that needs frost to improve the flavour you will have difficulties to do that ifyour area does not get any frost.Your soil type will also influence what you can grow. A sandy soil is very free draining but as a rule is not very fertile while a clay soil is just the opposite. Some crops are moresuited to the one than the other (e.g.: carrots like to grow in sandy soil).If you are a novice gardener or have just moved into the area observe what other people grow in your neighbourhood talk to experienced gardeners join the local branch of the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand if there is one close by (Refer to www.organicnzpl.net to find out) or become involved in a community garden if there is one close to where you live. By doing this you will increase your knowledge of the local conditions.Find out what grows locally at what time of the year. The knowledge ofexperienced garden ...

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