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Initiatives and Collaboration
- Events and Community Engagement
- Crop Swap Te Puke
- Food Resilience School NZ
- Food Forests of New Zealand (www.foodforests.nz)
- Nursery Map - Plant Suppliers of NZ Directory (www.nurserymap.nz)
- Te Puke Community Garden
- Te Puke Digital
- Te Puke Region Food Co-op
- TROPPO’s Food Forest in Te Puke, BOP (wwwfoodforest.org.nz)
- TROPPO's Nursery Directory
- Troppo’s Plant Collection
- Vector Group Charitable Trust (Umbrella)
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Blueberry Growing Guide for New Zealand: Sweet Berries, Happy Plants! 🌿🍇
5 Steps to Blueberry Success Plant a combination of blueberry varieties of the same type to ensure good cross pollination. Choose a sheltered, well drained position in full sun and prepare your soil with organic matter like compost or sheep pellets. Add a layer of strawberry mix to plant into. Blueberries can be planted year-round in New Zealand. Feed blueberries in spring and summer with citrus food, and prune dead or diseased wood and branches in winter. Water to keep moist throughout the growing season. Follow our full guide below to a bumper crop of homegrown blueberries.