I'm from the UK originally too, we settled in the North Island!
Hi there from NZ
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possum
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We are, though not that far along it. Why lucky? It is dry (free draining) and shingle - not the best for growing veggies and also crap grazing. THe best thing is the views and the lack of neighbours :) but nevertheless we love itJack wrote:Gidday
Hey Possum, I just had a look in Google maps. Are you out on that spit? You lucky person.
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ohareward
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Hi Possum, welcome to god's own. I live out west of ChCh in Ohoka. Welcome to the forum. I found a link to Environment Canterbury (ECan).
If you go to
ecan.govt.nz/home/
click on Our Environment, Pest Plants and Animals, on left side click on again Pest Plants and Animals, then over to Restricted Plant List.
I did not go through the complete list, so I don't know if 'prickly pear' is on or not.
Robin
If you go to
ecan.govt.nz/home/
click on Our Environment, Pest Plants and Animals, on left side click on again Pest Plants and Animals, then over to Restricted Plant List.
I did not go through the complete list, so I don't know if 'prickly pear' is on or not.
Robin
'You know you are a hard-core gardener if you deadhead flowers in other people's gardens.
To err is human. To blame someone else, is management potential.
To err is human. To blame someone else, is management potential.
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possum
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No it isn't on the list. I was considering a plant nusery as a business, so I have read up on the pest plant accord.
Tbh, there are not many plants that have the potential to go wild here, mainly because without irrigation the environment is very harsh and few survive. Also with the exception of our block the rest is sheep grazed and even the few plants that are weeds on our place don't grow outside the boundary. Don't get me wrong, I am not blase about it but even the local DOC ranger agrees. We have a couple of weed species here and I would love to irradicate them, but it will be a huge task
Tbh, there are not many plants that have the potential to go wild here, mainly because without irrigation the environment is very harsh and few survive. Also with the exception of our block the rest is sheep grazed and even the few plants that are weeds on our place don't grow outside the boundary. Don't get me wrong, I am not blase about it but even the local DOC ranger agrees. We have a couple of weed species here and I would love to irradicate them, but it will be a huge task
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ohareward
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Hi Possum. How far are you past Birdlings Flat? Looking at the map would you cop the Southerlies? I go past there a couple of times a year on the way to Akaroa. I always thought it was sheep and dairy country.
Robin
Robin
'You know you are a hard-core gardener if you deadhead flowers in other people's gardens.
To err is human. To blame someone else, is management potential.
To err is human. To blame someone else, is management potential.
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possum
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We have only been here since October, so I don't know the weather patterns that well, but we have only had a few southerlies and that was in spring.
We are to the south of Birdlings flat, on the spit itself, though not that far down. Very close to the sea (though ironically we can't see it).
It is predominantly sheep country, a few dairy herds but I haven't seen many of them at all.
We are to the south of Birdlings flat, on the spit itself, though not that far down. Very close to the sea (though ironically we can't see it).
It is predominantly sheep country, a few dairy herds but I haven't seen many of them at all.