Perennial Paradise is a fusion of permaculture, sustainability, food forest and organic principals.  Jade Temepara’s concept is as we live as one with the land we occupy, we should give and take from it in a balanced way consciously returning more. 

Spring and Summer are the high risk times for biosecurity incursions, with a higher volume of tourism and freight traffic, along with growth lifecycles of most bugs. Ministry of Primary Industries are working hard to keep many bugs out of our shores, with two being of particular high risk. Our horticultural and agricultural production and ability to export to some markets would be affected by new pests, along with being damaging to home production of food crops. Be aware of these bugs as a small population could be controlled, like what has been seen since late 2014 in Grey Lynn, Auckland with Queensland Fruit Fly. If you see any suspicious-looking bugs, please call MPI on 0800 80 99 66. If possible take photographs and/or collect samples.

Waimea Nurseries recently teamed up with local landscaper Graham Smith from Garden Property Services and Green Waste to Zero, planting four fruit trees in every kindergarten from Nelson to Golden Bay.  

Fruit harvesting continues through March and April with a huge range of varieties and fruit types ripening. In Nelson we will be harvesting: 

With the open vase system, the leader is removed and 3-5 major limbs are developed as the basic shape of the tree. This training system allows for light penetration into the tree. This tree pruning form is recommended for stonefruit (peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums), feijoa and citrus trees. 

 

There are many reasons why a fruit tree may fail to bear fruit. Below are some of the most common reasons: