Gardening Pete
Over the past 40 years I’ve learned a thing or two about growing healthy plants. I’ve been a national buyer and sales manager for Palmers Gardenworld, Zealandia Nursery Company, the Building Depot and Bunnings Warehouse, to name a few. Winning gold at the Ellerslie Flower Show was a big career highlight, as was being named Northern Regional winner of the Nursery Association’s Garden Centre of the Year a few years back.
These days I help schools with their gardening projects and put my green thumbs to work eradicating weeds and replanting natives in my local reserve.
I’ve also discovered the amazing benefits of using Fiber Earth products in my own garden. I can see the plants mulched with Fiber Earth are significantly more advanced. There are many more earth worms active in these areas too and we all know earthworms indicate a healthy, productive soil.
So if you’re keen to learn more about Fiber Earth have a good look around this website or email me your gardening questions – I’m here to help your plants flourish too.

Hi, I’m gardening Pete. I’m here to help with gardening tips and any questions you may have.

General Gardening | Trees & Shrubs | Flowers | Edible | Pests & Insects
General Gardening
Autumn mulching
Apply a mulch (using a 55mm layer of Garden Mix...
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The power of Magnesium
After the stress of summer, the foliage on plants such...
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Autumn Lawns
Lawns will have been stressed during summer and now is...
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Trees & Shrubs
Plant a hedge
Autumn is a great time to plant a hedge as...
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Flowers
Cyclamen
Cyclamen are often given as a Mother’s Day gift. But...
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Roses
Prepare roses for the winter cold. Stop applying fertiliser and...
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Edible
Vege garden
Plant all those winter greens such as broccoli, spinach, celery,...
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Garlic
Plant garlic on the shortest day (June) and harvest on...
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General Gardening
Rest your garden
Don’t continually cultivate your vege patch as it will destroy...
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Keep your cool
Apply a layer of Fiber Earth up to 55mm thick...
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Trees & Shrubs
Caring for hedges
Lightly trim the top and sides of your hedge from...
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Flowers
Spring bulbs
Plant your spring bulbs once the autumn rain arrives (and...
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Herbaceous perennials
Plants like Dahlia, Chrysanthemum and Tuberous begonia grow up in...
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Roses in summer
Roses are one of the best flowering plants in the...
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Edible
Planting fruit trees
Plant fruit trees in July and August. Dig a hole...
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Herbs
Herbs are easy to grow and don’t require much attention....
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Healthy vegetables?
If your vegetable plants are growing strongly with lots of...
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Pests & Insects
Marigolds and tomatoes
Plant French Marigolds (the small flowered ones) near your tomatoes...
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