New Zealand Growing Guides

Step-by-step guides for growing food in New Zealand, plus the techniques that make a garden thrive. 195 guides.

Techniques & how-tos

Companion PlantingComposting in New ZealandCrop RotationFeeding your garden the organic wayGrowing Vegetables in ContainersMulching Your GardenNo-Dig GardeningProtecting Your Garden from FrostPruning Fruit TreesRaised Garden BedsRaising Plants from SeedSaving Your Own SeedStarting a Vegetable GardenSuccession PlantingWatering WiselyWorm Farming for BeginnersCompanion PlantingPreserving the HarvestGetting Rid of Fungus GnatsTrellis and Support by CropUnusual and Exotic FruitHerbs in containersHomemade feeds and spraysChilli heat scale (Scoville)Sourdough starterMicrogreens at homePassata and bottling tomatoesPicklingSauerkraut and fermentingJam and jellyHomemade hot sauceDehydratingApple cider vinegarFreezing the harvestKombucha and kefirComposting chicken manureBeekeeping for beginnersBee friendly plantingBlueberries in potsCitrus in potsDonut and Saturn peachesLow-chill fruitNashi (Asian pear)Onions from setsPotatoes in containersAphidsTomato and potato blightCabbage white and cabbage mothFruit flyPowdery mildewSlugs and snailsCodling mothBlossom end rotCherokee Purple tomatoPaste tomatoesCherry tomatoesGrowing tomatoes from seedGrowing hot peppersWhy tomato leaves curlWhy tomatoes splitWhy cucumbers turn bitterWhy lettuce boltsCapsicum not setting fruitWhy leaves turn yellowFixing leggy seedlingsWhy tomato flowers dropWhy fruit trees don't fruitWhy onions boltWhy carrots grow forkedWhy broccoli heads stay tinyWhy basil flowersWhy seeds won't germinateTomatoes in potsStrawberries in potsCarrots in containersHerbs on a balconySalad greens in containersChillies in potsGarlic in containersGinger and turmeric in potsBeans in potsCucumbers in a potSpring onions in potsMint in potsEggplant in potsStart a balcony veg gardenVertical gardeningDwarf fruit trees for small spacesPeas in potsBlossom drop in hot weatherSunscald on vegetablesWhy potatoes go hollowWhy lettuce turns bitterWhy pumpkins rot on the vineWhy pea pods are emptyGrowing food in small spaces

How to grow (A–Z)

Beans (bush)

Boysenberry

Brazilian Spinach

Broad Beans

Broccoli Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

Cape Gooseberry

Cauliflower

Culinary Rose

Dill

Elderflower

Fig

Finger Lime

Florence Fennel

Globe Artichoke

Good King Henry

Hamburg Parsley

Jerusalem Artichoke

Kale

Leek

Lemon Verbena

Malabar Spinach

Mint

Mustard Greens

Native Violet

New Zealand Spinach (Warrigal)

Okra

Oyster Mushroom

Passionfruit

Pear

Peas

Plum

Pomegranate

Radish Sprouts

Sage

Scarlet Runner Bean

Shiso (Perilla)

Spring Onion

Summer Savory

Sunflower Microgreens

Sweet Potato

Taro

Tomatoes (full guide)

Vietnamese Coriander

Vietnamese Mint