Subtropical edibles and food forest support plants grown on the East Coast of New  Zealand.

Here is an article about two guys in Northland looking to use bananas as a means of dairy effluent treatment. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/...

One of the great things about this business is that we get a chance to meet people who share our passion for subtropicals. Cary (not me,...

There is a fund for Northlanders wanting to set up food forests. The purpose of the Kai Ora Fund is to enable Northlanders to grow and...

A summer sun rises over the low hills that separate our valley from the coast. In the tall eucalypts growing by the stream, a magpie...

A row of guava trees makes a great hedge or boundary planting. The trees themselves are attractive but because they don't grow enormous...

One of the great things about the ques of traffic heading north at this time of year is that Auckland empties out - relatively speaking....

I was tidying up in the back corner of the bottom orchard today and came across a tree that I previously hadn't taken much notice of but...

I find the different names, Pawpaw and Papaya a bit confusing but as far as I can make out they are pretty much interchangeable (at least...

Unless someone comes to the house to collect their plants, all our orders are couriered using Fastway Couriers. The country is divided...

It's fancy - and it seems to be working pretty well but there is a lot of extra stuff that I keep discovering! So now we have a...

We have a few varieties that are going nuts in the spring sun. They are time to go... ALBANY SURPRISE - Tasty black grape. Extremely...

Remember that photo some time ago? The one of the pineapple in the orchard, propped to support it's enormous weight? We have been...

Working outside a lot and being no spring chicken means I have my fair share of creases and folds so it's a toss up next time we get some...

Choc pudding seedlings graduate from the seed tray to a pot of their own. Not much success unfortunately, 3 from 100 seeds so far - let’s...

One of the best things about this business is eating the fruit. I was never a big fan of Tamarillos until Mel made some into jam. It's...

Thanks for all the interest following the email I sent out yesterday, big rush on the Paw Paw and unfortunately, that’s it for now. Sorry...

After a long winter showing very little sign of life, leaves have appeared and we now have spindly American Paw Paws for sale. We are of...

We send out your plants in cardboard boxes we custom make to fit your order. This takes a bit of time, a lot of cardboard, sellotape,...

Every morning we check to see if our little mate is still hanging around, although why wouldn't he (she) with this awful cold wind. He...

Mel had 20 Pepinos potted up and ready for sale yesterday. These can be bought through the catalogue. Description/Taste The Pepino has a...