A few other blooms of interest from Rongotea . Reg Cull is our local ” Historics ” expert , – – he has a good collection and frequently shows varieties that are new to most of us . I had …
Rongotea , a few more blooms . 2015
Year: 2015
RONGOTEA 2015
The Rongotea Horticultural and Produce Society held it,s spring show on Thursday17 September . Warmer , settled weather had advanced the season considerably and we all now had a good range of blooms to select from . Judge WAYNE HUGHES had …
OTAKI 2015 , More Premiers .
The slow , late start to the 2015 show season ensured that the largest class in the single bloom section was the Div 8 , TAZETTA class , with 16 entries from 8 exhibitors . We are absolutely spoilt with …
Otaki 2015
The Otaki Horticultural Society held it,s Daffodil Show on Friday 4 September.The season was late but a good muster of Central growers staged about 350 blooms for judge Claude Poulsen to assess.Division 3 blooms were still in short supply but…
Central Group Lunch and Late Daffs 2015
It was time to put the 2015 daffodil season to rest when the Central Daffodil Group met for lunch on Sunday, November 15 , just a week ago .Reg and Rita Cull in Foxton , about in the middle of …
Daffodil Gardening
As a master gardener I know that we should have our soil tested before we plant. However I had a lot of top soil brought in last year and didn’t test it. It turned out to be loaded with nematodes. …