“Panui Tips” are fact sheets developed as part of our work on the East Coast. See Science for Communities in the Projects section. Panui Tips provide a quick reference source for local growers developing organic horticulture farmlets.
Technical Tips Topics
Plants
Growth and development .pdf version 225 KB
Weeds
Weed Introduction .pdf 140kB
Weed Identification.pdf 610 kB
Weed Control.pdf 345 kB
Broadleaf_ID_Chart .pdf 273 kB
Grass_ID_Key .pdf 138 kB
Soils
Soil Introduction.pdf 115 KB
Soil Formation .pdf 190 KB
Describing Soil .pdf 175 KB
Soil Nutrition .pdf 110 KB
Crops
Annual
Kumara
Calendar for Organic Kumara Production
Kumara Calendar A4.pdf 374 KB
Kumara calendar A2.pdf 1.92 MB
Kumara_History.pdf 124 KB
Kumara_Yield_Estimation.pdf 125 KB
Kumara_Traditional_Curing_and_Storage.pdf 600 KB
Kumara_Recent_Curing_and_Storage_History .pdf 170 KB
Kumara_Current_Curing_and_Storage .pdf 165 KB
Taewa (Maori Potato)
Calendar for Organic Taewa Production
Taewa calendar 2009 A4.pdf version 782 KB
Taewa calendar 2009 A2.pdf version 2.6 MB
Perennial
Tamarillos
Tamarillo_Intro.pdf 125 KB
Tamarillo Establishment.pdf 196 KB
Tamarillo Management.pdf 320 KB
Tamarillo Harvest.pdf 135 KB
Passionfruit
Passionfruit Intro.pdf 145 KB
Passionfruit Establishment.pdf 205 KB
Passionfruit Management.pdf 340 KB
Passionfruit Harvest.pdf version 160 KB
Feijoas
Feijoa Intro .pdf 190 KB
Establishing Feijoas.pdf 320 KB
Feijoa management.pdf 255 KB
Feijoa Harvest .pdf 145 KB
Site development
Setting up an Orchard.pdf (151 KB)
Disclaimer:
These tips are made available free of charge and contain the best information we could find at the time. You must make sure the information makes sense for your area, soils and climate. (We can’t and don’t take any responsibility for what happens at your place!)