http://www.justaddworms.com Helpful advice and information about vegetable gardening Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:54:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few days back whilst toiling away in my workshop I spotted two kereru or wood pigeons land in a gleditsia tree about 35 metres down the back lawn. At the time I was busy making up tui feeder orders so decided to admire them from a distance and continue ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/07/17/amazing-kereru/ During these cold winter months there's not a lot one can do in the veggie garden so I have a little more time to devote to new products and ideas. This upside down suet feeder is the latest and it proved to be a big hit within ten minutes of me ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/07/06/up-side-down-suet-feeder-and-the-silver-eyes/ Are you fed up with all the spills and mess you make when refilling your tui feeder? If the answer is yes read on as this will brighten your day. I've stop counting the number of times I've refilled the 3 feeders we have about the place but the thought has ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/06/30/refilling-your-tui-feeder-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/ If your enjoy watching the birds as I do you probably wonder what is the easiest way to attract more of them. Recently I made some suet feeders to do just that and was amazed by the numbers of birds that turned up to check them out. As its ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/06/23/how-suet-feeders-have-trebled-the-number-of-birds-visiting-our-garden/ Often when people buy bird houses they ask as to when they should put them up. To this my standard reply is, as soon as you can. No point in storing it your garage even if unlike myself you do have the space. Seriously though the best time to put up ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/06/16/why-next-spring-is-too-late-to-put-up-that-bird-house/ I've been thinking about writing this post for some time now as I'm sure that there are some shabby looking feeder bottles and broken trays out there. Just lately I've replaced these on the three feeders in our garden so that they will perform well for the tui season which ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/05/25/need-spare-parts-for-your-tui-feeder/ I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that winter is not my favourite season as it hampers me in what I enjoy doing most, growing prize vegetables and working on my many outdoor projects. In my younger days it was a magical time of year as I would load ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/05/14/celebrating-the-return-of-the-tui/ On my list of favourite things to grow pumpkins are well up there and come in a very close second to my all time favourite, yes you guessed right, tomatoes. This past season I grew four different varieties: Whangaparaoa Crown (Weighed in average 3.6 kg) I've been growing this grey skinned variety off ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/05/04/how-to-grow-pumpkins-aplenty/ "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them." My Dad -21st New Zealand infantry battalion. 1939-1945 Western desert Egypt. Below: Alexander Beaton, 18th New ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/04/24/lest-we-forget/ Since purchasing my first bee hive in January, my fascination for bees continues to grow so to learn more about these amazing creatures, I've made this observation hive. Now I will be able to watch my Italian friends up close as they go about their many and varied tasks. After undertaking ... http://www.justaddworms.com/2010/04/21/learn-about-bees-with-an-observation-bee-hive/