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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Resident Builder podcast with Peter Wolfcamp
from News Talks, EDB Gardening with Still sharping free autumn
upgrades on Still's best.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Sellers, rud climb Pass. Good morning, sir.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
A very good morning to you. That's a nice little
sting from mister and missus Still.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
It's lovely.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
You should be voicing that.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
You know that.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
You can't do everything.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Anyway. We're all nine and a half percent increase in
rates at the moment, but we are getting a covered stadium,
so christ Church. Yes, it's wonderful. If you don't live there.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Well, I mean, look, I have to say, looking at
that stadium, I mean the fact that it's right in
the city. I noticed I was somewhere having breakfast. The
tram line was outside the stadiums there. It's linked to
the inner city. I think it'll add a lot of vibrant.
It's a big, old structure though, isn't it. I mean,
(01:08):
you're huge. You can't miss it. Yeah, but no, so
many things. Sorry, I didn't a chance to sort of
say hello. While I was down. There was a flying visit,
but that was great. I really enjoyed.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
I am disappointed you, I know, I know.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's why I didn't tell you I was coming down.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Oh god, you're darling.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Oh never mind now, I actually just we've got line spare,
So I don't know why people aren't calling because normally
it's a bloody Choco block. You're more popular than I am.
Eight eighty ten eighty is the number to call. Also,
someone texts through and went, I enjoy the show. The
podcasts are great, but Rood's not on them. Well that's
because you've got your own podcast, right, so have I? Yes, yes,
(01:53):
you do, rude. So what happens is at the end
of the show. This show is packaged up as a podcast,
The Building Partner's One podcast, and you, my dear friend,
are all there out on your lonesome with your own
special podcast of each Sunday's episode. So if there's something
you need to write down or listen back to, you
(02:14):
can tune in and get the podcast listen to when
you're out for your power walk in the evening.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Actually, no, actually that is that's probably a good idea
because people always say, what was it that you mentioned?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah, yeah, just tune into the old podcast in a way.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Guere Asaiah goes, I can't remember.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Or you spell something and I can't write it down
fast enough. You can always just listen back. Your spelling
is much better than mine.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
And of course there's there's also just to see people.
That is another thing, and it's on Saturdays. I do
this of course when it's with Jane and where we
talked this week about how to look after your bumblebees
and how to get them back into your garden. Because
there's such amazing polonies. Yeah, that's awesome. Even I'm going
to tune into that, right, you better because there's a
(03:00):
lovely Actually there's also a good picture of a brand
new bumblebee box that you can make. It can get
from would I think you can from Zonder. I think
they've just been made and it's absolutely stunning, made from cedar,
and all you need to do inside is put some
put some old nest of some mice in there with
(03:21):
pools and smells, and the bumblebees go like, oh that's
where I want to live.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Really? What is so z n d A, Yeah, that's it.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
There's the people that actually do work with controlled creatures
that control pests but also pollinators. So you can actually
buy a hive from Sounder to put into your tunnel
house for the summer in springtime, of course, to get
the tomatoes, for instance, pollinated really cleverly.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Will you talk to Eve. I'm just going to go
and then then see this online. Right, so I'm going
to hook you up with Eve, and then I'll look
online for the sounder Bumblebee house. Hello Eve a, Hi, Hi?
Speaker 3 (04:04):
What can I hope for you?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Eve? Oh?
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Yeah, I'm good. And now my son's got pea trees.
And last year they were beautiful, big sluicy fruit. Interested
and I see them after they fruited, you know, prune
the trees. And next time I saw the trees, I
was quite horrified. He threw them from the bottom of
(04:27):
the tree after about three quarters of the tree, and
if all the greenery was gone, and so you just
had the slick mop tops.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
He made it into he made it into a tree
with an empty or a naked stem and then only
the stuff at the top. They're true.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
Anyway, this year I was surprised to see this. There
is still quite a bit of fruit and of the
still book.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
So I was just going to say, you might be surprised.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You are, I was surprised.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Anyway.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
There's a lot of new growth growth coming from the
bottom heat of it. So now I don't know does
he does he cut it back or does he just
let it grow as new growth.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
I would first of all fire him as a gardener.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Well takeaways anyway, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
And number and number two is what you could give
him is you know those those hedge trimmers that you
get from miss is still a hedge trimmer, and that
that you can literally trim it like a hedge. Those
trees I've got, In fact, I have a fijoa hedge
or a head in the old house. Anyway, the Fijoa
hedge ten meters long, and all I did was going
(05:51):
after the fruit had been picked literally tops, bottom, sides,
all that you not only have a hedge, but you
will get your plants and your your plants in good
shape for the next year. You'll get plenty of flowers.
And after you've had that the fruit, that's when you
do it. So it's from now on.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
These trees are very high. They're over a house high.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Okay, well then you can take the tops off. You
don't if they have it that high.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
I would have thought just sort of spurned out a
few branches.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
And so.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Well, even then it's not that he's going to get
up there so high.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
No, no, but you get get him on a leadder
or something, you know, make sure that he's you know,
careful with it, and you can make that thing, say
two thirds the size that it is now, and next
year you can do another bed off if you like.
Depends on how you like it.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
But new growth at the bottom.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
No, probably leave it more fruits next year.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
That's all I wanted.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Okay, thank you, No props you've got.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
I mean, the fatures are remarkable, aren't they?
Speaker 5 (07:03):
But yeah, they are.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
You know you you do need to have a bit
of a plan, don't you yet.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
No, you don't have a b you you make them
the way you want them. You can literally prune them
anyway you like. I have the feeling they are so
hardy you you Oh, yeah, well you can, but you
can't kill them. I always say, it's really okay.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Pretty damn difficult, isn't it to be fair?
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Absolutely right, Raymond. Let's talk about rububs. Hang on hand.
I'm all over the place with the control of the phone. Right,
I've got it, sort of, Raymond. Good morning, Yes, sam.
Speaker 6 (07:38):
My, rubab bully leaves the bird stipopet oh so, and
you have no possums nearby. Well, I don't think so, brule,
but rabbits and are down to the rabbits, okay, hold
(08:04):
big holds in it, and even the silver beat on
inside the paper or leapy bits off and just fit
the white spot.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
I have the feeling you've got either you've got some
of those stewards, you know, those rabbits or or possums
or things like that that are actually having a go.
I don't think there will be many birds doing that
big damage, to be quite honest, I think you should
go out at night with the torch heaven nosy and
never listened very quietly. I reckon it happens at night. Yeah, Raymond,
(08:38):
I've had them here too. Don't worry, it's don't worry.
We've got a nice rabbit proof fence now around the garden. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
All this cerraments on the one, uh denis paper wasps.
What's going on?
Speaker 7 (08:54):
Well, I assume I'm calling them paper wasps. I don't
know that the very fine wasps. And I started to
build this nist on our block house. Have some disposed
of that in a great hurry. They're very determined, and
now they were my box is hitching. Now are they
(09:16):
something I should worry about or not?
Speaker 3 (09:20):
Well, they are in They are pests that are introduced
to New Zealand by accident. I think they came on
on yeah, by you know what I mean. And we've got.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
About three species brought here.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
Exactly exactly, so these things have got they will actually,
for instance, I'll give you an example. I've just been
growing quite a few butterflies, monic butterflies, and they will
have a go at caterpillars, they will have a go
at some of the crystalises as well, that sort of stuff.
So they're not very nice to have. But here comes
(09:54):
the best thing to do, and it is go out
at night with the torch when it's dark and it's cool,
and somebody holds the torch and all you're going to
do is you get a pair of scissors or secuatears,
and you literally cut the nest literally very quickly, go
to the nest you know where it is, and cut
the nest off, drop it into a plastic bag, tie
(10:14):
the plastic bag up and put that with the nest
and the really peeveed off creatures inside in your freezer overnight.
That's it, Ah, right cost you nothing. No, honestly, it's good.
And you know what's really good that if there is
if you're not quick enough, which you've got about twenty
(10:36):
seconds to do this quite easy, go do the take off,
you know, you know, and it's really exciting because they
for them it's dark too, right but right, so you
go there, click it off, chuck it into the bag
and cut the bag or put the bag together, you
know what I mean, and take it away if things
go wrong. If things do go wrong, you'll find that
(10:58):
they fly to the person with the torch.
Speaker 7 (11:02):
Oh okay, oh you don't do that information.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Oh fine, between you and I baby.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Passing, No, that's fine. That they're being quite building these
snieth oh yeah yeah.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
And you know what they build up. They build off
your decking timber, your decking timber and all the timber
of your house, but also on bits of wood on
a tree that has not been you know, treated or
anything like that. They chew, I know, and they chewed
it off, They chew it and then they mesticate it
(11:38):
and that becomes literally the building with it's wood.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
Yeah yeah, yeah, oh well, thank you very much for that.
I shall deal with them whenever I find them.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
Yeah, and choose your helper.
Speaker 4 (11:55):
Y.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
It's good luck with that dense all the best, rightier
coming up sixteen minutes away from nine o'clock. Root is
with us. We'll take your calls on eight hundred. Will
take a break, we'll be back with hell in just
a moment. Squeaky door or squeaky flaw. Get the right
advice from leader wolf Care the resident builder on and
(12:16):
a very very good morning to you, Helga oh hi.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
This is quite an unusual question about planting trees, and
may just bring up this. The British Council dot org
on Britain had this documentary about redoing a farm in
Sussex that had been farmed to death, and so that
we learned about trees and where I am, they want
(12:45):
us to plant native trees, but not thinking of the
height and how far the roots grow that will grow
under our poles where our brand new townhouses are. So
I wanted to know about what you could suggest, what
natives tree that's going to grow a tall tall all
(13:06):
cowrie trees it doesn't grow on they're Indians.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
Look, there are many different What do you want those
trees to do for you? Do you want them to
look nice. Do they have to block winds? Do they
have to have insects them?
Speaker 5 (13:25):
It's a body called not me as an individual, but
my neighbour's part of that. And it's never grow on trees.
And there's plant is a tree that they have that
I know, one that grows at the zoo and it
grows so tall and the roots are going to grow everywhere,
you know, And yeah, I'm just wondering you. I want
(13:46):
to get a climatos, which is a lovely native climber,
isn't it.
Speaker 3 (13:50):
It's a climber, but it goes not just on it
actually goes on trees as well. So if you have
a tree, let's say, if you've got a tree like
a a A sophora, which is what forgot what's the
English name of?
Speaker 1 (14:05):
For uh?
Speaker 3 (14:07):
That doesn't matter, It doesn't matter anything you like, look where?
First of all, where do you live? Which area?
Speaker 5 (14:14):
I live in brand new townhouses that are on the grass,
which the road sources near one gate which is just
through from the big race course is selling.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Which area which evandale? Okay, right, listen, go to the
botanic gardens, have a look at what you like, and
then actually pick make notes and and get questions from
the local people there that there are people in the
botanic gardens that can help you with this. You know
(14:48):
you've got the right material, not too much frost, blah
blah blah blah. They'll grow where you are and you
can make it up. And if you want a climatis
on the smallest tree, you can plant them at the bottom,
on the shady side of the tree and you will
get one of the most amazing climatis pushes on the
top that will flower in the winter. We've got one
(15:08):
here in christ He is unbelievably spectacular as well as
making you, you know, not too high, not too low easy.
Speaker 5 (15:19):
That's all because I know there tons a little fo
but this one that will go really really to a
shining native. But I think it's you boil it for
a clean of blood or something. I forgot what it's called.
But I'll just I'll mention to them and get them
to watch this movie Wilding, which was put out by Button.
It was documentary. Okay, well, thank.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
You very hard, take care. I like it just about
going to the botanic gardens. And to be fair, I've
been tasked with sort of coordinating and I'm at a
loss as well. You know, everyone you talk to has
got a different opinion. So I might even take a
trip out there myself.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
Yeah, pick it. And also next time your for instance,
you're in Christia, we have one of the better Benny
guards in the world. I'm not joking. And it is
something that you go, ju if I could take Julie,
there's like, I know where.
Speaker 2 (16:15):
Looks you beautiful one? And dneed and too isn't here
as you wandered?
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Yeah on the hill.
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Yeah, and of course the Hamilton Gardens.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Hamilton is amazing. But anyway, for the native stuff, absolutely,
and Jack Hobbs really did a linking good job over
the last for he is there. So there you go.
That's your telling her.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Yeah, Jill, a very good morning to you.
Speaker 8 (16:38):
Good morning. It's another was question. I live in day
and they're not huge number of wasps, but I'm concerned
because I've only seen half a dozen monarchs this year
and I've got phone swan plants and I've not seen
(17:00):
any eggs, caterpillars or any Christmases for year. I love you. Yeah,
fact I didn't have enough food for them.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
Interesting, Yeah, I've not had enough food for them. I've
been buying all this stuff the food plant constantly because
these guys are getting hungry. To be quite honest, it's
interesting I think in Auckland I've heard similar complaints of
not enough monarchs. Here in christ is going quite well
as far as I'm concerned. I mean, I honestly have plenty.
(17:33):
What what is it you want to know how to
get more monarchs next year? Well?
Speaker 8 (17:38):
Yeah, is it a seasonal thing? Is it an area thing?
Speaker 3 (17:42):
Yep, it's probably an aerial thing, an area thing right now,
but the seasonal thing, it certainly is, because I wouldn't
get any more monarchs now because mid April that'll be
the end of the monarch butterfly series, so you're too
late anyway. And there is a Moths and Butterfly Trust
(18:03):
based in Auckland, by the way, but they have a
website that gives you all the info that you need
for things like that. And what I tend to do
is I have the right plants that attract them with
nectar and pollen, because that's what these butterflies love. And
then when you have their food plants for the caterpillars
as well, you know, like swan plants and the relatives
(18:25):
of swan plants. You will get them to lay eggs
on them. There's no doubt about it.
Speaker 8 (18:30):
Right, So what's the website again?
Speaker 3 (18:33):
Moths and Butterfly Trust of New Ze It's easy. Make
you make it up like that, you'll find it easily.
Speaker 6 (18:41):
Good luck.
Speaker 8 (18:42):
And how do you find if you've got a wastnith?
I haven't seen you know, a huge amount, but they're
out there every day. I'm in the garden or in
the around and I see them. And I heard your
comments before with another lady about I haven't got a
niece that have defined now? But how do you find
(19:05):
we are in?
Speaker 3 (19:07):
By literally following those creatures? But that is really hard,
as you can imagine. So here is my trick, and
I've done this a few times. For instance, in a
German wasp or the common wasp, the big ones or
even the little paper wasps smaller. You catch one of
them in the net, You put them in the fridge,
on the fridge for on the freezer for four or
(19:28):
five minutes. That stuns them, That actually literally stops them
from moving. You put then a say four inch ten
centimeter long piece of wool around their thauax, around the front,
so that when they climb and you tie that in
just gently, and then you watch them wake up on
(19:50):
your deck or wherever you caught it from, and what
happens goes like heavy winter, and then they fly away
trying to get back to the nest. And because of
that little wall at the bottom, you can see them
a lot easier from a distance, and you do a
few times and you know where the nest is in
no time.
Speaker 8 (20:09):
Could you come and do that for me?
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Yes, yes, feet I won't enjoyed, Jill. We Phil wants
to know about what might be eating his kofi anything.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
There could be a lot of different things that eat cofi.
It could be even a pigeon, native wood pigeon. They
will go the leaves and of the fruit and on
the flowers, all that sort of stuff.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
Ye, but what would they eat that much that it
would destroy the plant? No, they're just taking the leaves.
Speaker 3 (20:50):
But they put about the seas and put out of
the trees elsewhere. It's their job.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
I might need one of those, one of the planted.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
You were going to say like that, Debbie, watch out.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Oh this is another job anyway, Ridio. It's constant, which
is beautiful, right, yeah, uh, Rud, Let's do it again
next week.
Speaker 3 (21:09):
Get I go now?
Speaker 2 (21:10):
Yeah, well, good bye. Enjoy christ Church, man, it's a
lovely city. I really enjoyed being down there. And remember, folks,
if you want to listen to Rud's contribution to the show,
he's got his own podcast. He's that special. So I
got mine and he's got his. Never the Twain shall meet,
as they say, Let's sort it all again next Sunday.
Have a great week.
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Speaker 2 (00:16):
Sellers, rud climb Pass. Good morning, sir.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
A very good morning to you. That's a nice little
sting from mister and missus Still.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
It's lovely.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
You should be voicing that.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
You know that.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
You can't do everything.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Anyway. We're all nine and a half percent increase in
rates at the moment, but we are getting a covered stadium,
so christ Church. Yes, it's wonderful. If you don't live there.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Well, I mean, look, I have to say, looking at
that stadium, I mean the fact that it's right in
the city. I noticed I was somewhere having breakfast. The
tram line was outside the stadiums there. It's linked to
the inner city. I think it'll add a lot of vibrant.
It's a big, old structure though, isn't it. I mean,
(01:08):
you're huge. You can't miss it. Yeah, but no, so
many things. Sorry, I didn't a chance to sort of
say hello. While I was down. There was a flying visit,
but that was great. I really enjoyed.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
I am disappointed you, I know, I know.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
That's why I didn't tell you I was coming down.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Oh god, you're darling.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Oh never mind now, I actually just we've got line spare,
So I don't know why people aren't calling because normally
it's a bloody Choco block. You're more popular than I am.
Eight eighty ten eighty is the number to call. Also,
someone texts through and went, I enjoy the show. The
podcasts are great, but Rood's not on them. Well that's
because you've got your own podcast, right, so have I? Yes, yes,
(01:53):
you do, rude. So what happens is at the end
of the show. This show is packaged up as a podcast,
The Building Partner's One podcast, and you, my dear friend,
are all there out on your lonesome with your own
special podcast of each Sunday's episode. So if there's something
you need to write down or listen back to, you
(02:14):
can tune in and get the podcast listen to when
you're out for your power walk in the evening.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Actually, no, actually that is that's probably a good idea
because people always say, what was it that you mentioned?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah, yeah, just tune into the old podcast in a way.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Guere Asaiah goes, I can't remember.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Or you spell something and I can't write it down
fast enough. You can always just listen back. Your spelling
is much better than mine.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
And of course there's there's also just to see people.
That is another thing, and it's on Saturdays. I do
this of course when it's with Jane and where we
talked this week about how to look after your bumblebees
and how to get them back into your garden. Because
there's such amazing polonies. Yeah, that's awesome. Even I'm going
to tune into that, right, you better because there's a
(03:00):
lovely Actually there's also a good picture of a brand
new bumblebee box that you can make. It can get
from would I think you can from Zonder. I think
they've just been made and it's absolutely stunning, made from cedar,
and all you need to do inside is put some
put some old nest of some mice in there with
(03:21):
pools and smells, and the bumblebees go like, oh that's
where I want to live.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Really? What is so z n d A, Yeah, that's it.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
There's the people that actually do work with controlled creatures
that control pests but also pollinators. So you can actually
buy a hive from Sounder to put into your tunnel
house for the summer in springtime, of course, to get
the tomatoes, for instance, pollinated really cleverly.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Will you talk to Eve. I'm just going to go
and then then see this online. Right, so I'm going
to hook you up with Eve, and then I'll look
online for the sounder Bumblebee house. Hello Eve a, Hi, Hi?
Speaker 3 (04:04):
What can I hope for you?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Eve? Oh?
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Yeah, I'm good. And now my son's got pea trees.
And last year they were beautiful, big sluicy fruit. Interested
and I see them after they fruited, you know, prune
the trees. And next time I saw the trees, I
was quite horrified. He threw them from the bottom of
(04:27):
the tree after about three quarters of the tree, and
if all the greenery was gone, and so you just
had the slick mop tops.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
He made it into he made it into a tree
with an empty or a naked stem and then only
the stuff at the top. They're true.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
Anyway, this year I was surprised to see this. There
is still quite a bit of fruit and of the
still book.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
So I was just going to say, you might be surprised.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You are, I was surprised.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Anyway.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
There's a lot of new growth growth coming from the
bottom heat of it. So now I don't know does
he does he cut it back or does he just
let it grow as new growth.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
I would first of all fire him as a gardener.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Well takeaways anyway, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
And number and number two is what you could give
him is you know those those hedge trimmers that you
get from miss is still a hedge trimmer, and that
that you can literally trim it like a hedge. Those
trees I've got, In fact, I have a fijoa hedge
or a head in the old house. Anyway, the Fijoa
hedge ten meters long, and all I did was going
(05:51):
after the fruit had been picked literally tops, bottom, sides,
all that you not only have a hedge, but you
will get your plants and your your plants in good
shape for the next year. You'll get plenty of flowers.
And after you've had that the fruit, that's when you
do it. So it's from now on.
Speaker 4 (06:10):
These trees are very high. They're over a house high.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Okay, well then you can take the tops off. You
don't if they have it that high.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
I would have thought just sort of spurned out a
few branches.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
And so.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
Well, even then it's not that he's going to get
up there so high.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
No, no, but you get get him on a leadder
or something, you know, make sure that he's you know,
careful with it, and you can make that thing, say
two thirds the size that it is now, and next
year you can do another bed off if you like.
Depends on how you like it.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
But new growth at the bottom.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
No, probably leave it more fruits next year.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
That's all I wanted.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Okay, thank you, No props you've got.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
I mean, the fatures are remarkable, aren't they?
Speaker 5 (07:03):
But yeah, they are.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
You know you you do need to have a bit
of a plan, don't you yet.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
No, you don't have a b you you make them
the way you want them. You can literally prune them
anyway you like. I have the feeling they are so
hardy you you Oh, yeah, well you can, but you
can't kill them. I always say, it's really okay.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Pretty damn difficult, isn't it to be fair?
Speaker 4 (07:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Absolutely right, Raymond. Let's talk about rububs. Hang on hand.
I'm all over the place with the control of the phone. Right,
I've got it, sort of, Raymond. Good morning, Yes, sam.
Speaker 6 (07:38):
My, rubab bully leaves the bird stipopet oh so, and
you have no possums nearby. Well, I don't think so, brule,
but rabbits and are down to the rabbits, okay, hold
(08:04):
big holds in it, and even the silver beat on
inside the paper or leapy bits off and just fit
the white spot.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
I have the feeling you've got either you've got some
of those stewards, you know, those rabbits or or possums
or things like that that are actually having a go.
I don't think there will be many birds doing that
big damage, to be quite honest, I think you should
go out at night with the torch heaven nosy and
never listened very quietly. I reckon it happens at night. Yeah, Raymond,
(08:38):
I've had them here too. Don't worry, it's don't worry.
We've got a nice rabbit proof fence now around the garden. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
All this cerraments on the one, uh denis paper wasps.
What's going on?
Speaker 7 (08:54):
Well, I assume I'm calling them paper wasps. I don't
know that the very fine wasps. And I started to
build this nist on our block house. Have some disposed
of that in a great hurry. They're very determined, and
now they were my box is hitching. Now are they
(09:16):
something I should worry about or not?
Speaker 3 (09:20):
Well, they are in They are pests that are introduced
to New Zealand by accident. I think they came on
on yeah, by you know what I mean. And we've got.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
About three species brought here.
Speaker 3 (09:32):
Exactly exactly, so these things have got they will actually,
for instance, I'll give you an example. I've just been
growing quite a few butterflies, monic butterflies, and they will
have a go at caterpillars, they will have a go
at some of the crystalises as well, that sort of stuff.
So they're not very nice to have. But here comes
(09:54):
the best thing to do, and it is go out
at night with the torch when it's dark and it's cool,
and somebody holds the torch and all you're going to
do is you get a pair of scissors or secuatears,
and you literally cut the nest literally very quickly, go
to the nest you know where it is, and cut
the nest off, drop it into a plastic bag, tie
(10:14):
the plastic bag up and put that with the nest
and the really peeveed off creatures inside in your freezer overnight.
That's it, Ah, right cost you nothing. No, honestly, it's good.
And you know what's really good that if there is
if you're not quick enough, which you've got about twenty
(10:36):
seconds to do this quite easy, go do the take off,
you know, you know, and it's really exciting because they
for them it's dark too, right but right, so you
go there, click it off, chuck it into the bag
and cut the bag or put the bag together, you
know what I mean, and take it away if things
go wrong. If things do go wrong, you'll find that
(10:58):
they fly to the person with the torch.
Speaker 7 (11:02):
Oh okay, oh you don't do that information.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Oh fine, between you and I baby.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Passing, No, that's fine. That they're being quite building these
snieth oh yeah yeah.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
And you know what they build up. They build off
your decking timber, your decking timber and all the timber
of your house, but also on bits of wood on
a tree that has not been you know, treated or
anything like that. They chew, I know, and they chewed
it off, They chew it and then they mesticate it
(11:38):
and that becomes literally the building with it's wood.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
Yeah yeah, yeah, oh well, thank you very much for that.
I shall deal with them whenever I find them.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
Yeah, and choose your helper.
Speaker 4 (11:55):
Y.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
It's good luck with that dense all the best, rightier
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a moment. Squeaky door or squeaky flaw. Get the right
advice from leader wolf Care the resident builder on and
(12:16):
a very very good morning to you, Helga oh hi.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
This is quite an unusual question about planting trees, and
may just bring up this. The British Council dot org
on Britain had this documentary about redoing a farm in
Sussex that had been farmed to death, and so that
we learned about trees and where I am, they want
(12:45):
us to plant native trees, but not thinking of the
height and how far the roots grow that will grow
under our poles where our brand new townhouses are. So
I wanted to know about what you could suggest, what
natives tree that's going to grow a tall tall all
(13:06):
cowrie trees it doesn't grow on they're Indians.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
Look, there are many different What do you want those
trees to do for you? Do you want them to
look nice. Do they have to block winds? Do they
have to have insects them?
Speaker 5 (13:25):
It's a body called not me as an individual, but
my neighbour's part of that. And it's never grow on trees.
And there's plant is a tree that they have that
I know, one that grows at the zoo and it
grows so tall and the roots are going to grow everywhere,
you know, And yeah, I'm just wondering you. I want
(13:46):
to get a climatos, which is a lovely native climber,
isn't it.
Speaker 3 (13:50):
It's a climber, but it goes not just on it
actually goes on trees as well. So if you have
a tree, let's say, if you've got a tree like
a a A sophora, which is what forgot what's the
English name of?
Speaker 1 (14:05):
For uh?
Speaker 3 (14:07):
That doesn't matter, It doesn't matter anything you like, look where?
First of all, where do you live? Which area?
Speaker 5 (14:14):
I live in brand new townhouses that are on the grass,
which the road sources near one gate which is just
through from the big race course is selling.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Which area which evandale? Okay, right, listen, go to the
botanic gardens, have a look at what you like, and
then actually pick make notes and and get questions from
the local people there that there are people in the
botanic gardens that can help you with this. You know
(14:48):
you've got the right material, not too much frost, blah
blah blah blah. They'll grow where you are and you
can make it up. And if you want a climatis
on the smallest tree, you can plant them at the bottom,
on the shady side of the tree and you will
get one of the most amazing climatis pushes on the
top that will flower in the winter. We've got one
(15:08):
here in christ He is unbelievably spectacular as well as
making you, you know, not too high, not too low easy.
Speaker 5 (15:19):
That's all because I know there tons a little fo
but this one that will go really really to a
shining native. But I think it's you boil it for
a clean of blood or something. I forgot what it's called.
But I'll just I'll mention to them and get them
to watch this movie Wilding, which was put out by Button.
It was documentary. Okay, well, thank.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
You very hard, take care. I like it just about
going to the botanic gardens. And to be fair, I've
been tasked with sort of coordinating and I'm at a
loss as well. You know, everyone you talk to has
got a different opinion. So I might even take a
trip out there myself.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
Yeah, pick it. And also next time your for instance,
you're in Christia, we have one of the better Benny
guards in the world. I'm not joking. And it is
something that you go, ju if I could take Julie,
there's like, I know where.
Speaker 2 (16:15):
Looks you beautiful one? And dneed and too isn't here
as you wandered?
Speaker 3 (16:19):
Yeah on the hill.
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Yeah, and of course the Hamilton Gardens.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Hamilton is amazing. But anyway, for the native stuff, absolutely,
and Jack Hobbs really did a linking good job over
the last for he is there. So there you go.
That's your telling her.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
Yeah, Jill, a very good morning to you.
Speaker 8 (16:38):
Good morning. It's another was question. I live in day
and they're not huge number of wasps, but I'm concerned
because I've only seen half a dozen monarchs this year
and I've got phone swan plants and I've not seen
(17:00):
any eggs, caterpillars or any Christmases for year. I love you. Yeah,
fact I didn't have enough food for them.
Speaker 3 (17:10):
Interesting, Yeah, I've not had enough food for them. I've
been buying all this stuff the food plant constantly because
these guys are getting hungry. To be quite honest, it's
interesting I think in Auckland I've heard similar complaints of
not enough monarchs. Here in christ is going quite well
as far as I'm concerned. I mean, I honestly have plenty.
(17:33):
What what is it you want to know how to
get more monarchs next year? Well?
Speaker 8 (17:38):
Yeah, is it a seasonal thing? Is it an area thing?
Speaker 3 (17:42):
Yep, it's probably an aerial thing, an area thing right now,
but the seasonal thing, it certainly is, because I wouldn't
get any more monarchs now because mid April that'll be
the end of the monarch butterfly series, so you're too
late anyway. And there is a Moths and Butterfly Trust
(18:03):
based in Auckland, by the way, but they have a
website that gives you all the info that you need
for things like that. And what I tend to do
is I have the right plants that attract them with
nectar and pollen, because that's what these butterflies love. And
then when you have their food plants for the caterpillars
as well, you know, like swan plants and the relatives
(18:25):
of swan plants. You will get them to lay eggs
on them. There's no doubt about it.
Speaker 8 (18:30):
Right, So what's the website again?
Speaker 3 (18:33):
Moths and Butterfly Trust of New Ze It's easy. Make
you make it up like that, you'll find it easily.
Speaker 6 (18:41):
Good luck.
Speaker 8 (18:42):
And how do you find if you've got a wastnith?
I haven't seen you know, a huge amount, but they're
out there every day. I'm in the garden or in
the around and I see them. And I heard your
comments before with another lady about I haven't got a
niece that have defined now? But how do you find
(19:05):
we are in?
Speaker 3 (19:07):
By literally following those creatures? But that is really hard,
as you can imagine. So here is my trick, and
I've done this a few times. For instance, in a
German wasp or the common wasp, the big ones or
even the little paper wasps smaller. You catch one of
them in the net, You put them in the fridge,
on the fridge for on the freezer for four or
(19:28):
five minutes. That stuns them, That actually literally stops them
from moving. You put then a say four inch ten
centimeter long piece of wool around their thauax, around the front,
so that when they climb and you tie that in
just gently, and then you watch them wake up on
(19:50):
your deck or wherever you caught it from, and what
happens goes like heavy winter, and then they fly away
trying to get back to the nest. And because of
that little wall at the bottom, you can see them
a lot easier from a distance, and you do a
few times and you know where the nest is in
no time.
Speaker 8 (20:09):
Could you come and do that for me?
Speaker 2 (20:11):
Yes, yes, feet I won't enjoyed, Jill. We Phil wants
to know about what might be eating his kofi anything.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
There could be a lot of different things that eat cofi.
It could be even a pigeon, native wood pigeon. They
will go the leaves and of the fruit and on
the flowers, all that sort of stuff.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
Ye, but what would they eat that much that it
would destroy the plant? No, they're just taking the leaves.
Speaker 3 (20:50):
But they put about the seas and put out of
the trees elsewhere. It's their job.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
I might need one of those, one of the planted.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
You were going to say like that, Debbie, watch out.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Oh this is another job anyway, Ridio. It's constant, which
is beautiful, right, yeah, uh, Rud, Let's do it again
next week.
Speaker 3 (21:09):
Get I go now?
Speaker 2 (21:10):
Yeah, well, good bye. Enjoy christ Church, man, it's a
lovely city. I really enjoyed being down there. And remember, folks,
if you want to listen to Rud's contribution to the show,
he's got his own podcast. He's that special. So I
got mine and he's got his. Never the Twain shall meet,
as they say, Let's sort it all again next Sunday.
Have a great week.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
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