Christmas day potatoes, gardening presents and mosquito control over summer - December 19

Where can I find a copy of the 'tomato' recipes that were given on air last Saturday(6th)many thanks Karen

Hello Helen and Tony, as an avid listener and regular caller to your"kitchen and garden show", I like to listen to "audio " later to make sure I didn't miss anything of interest. Was wondering if you realised there is no broardcast from the last 15minutes of Bruce Hopkins show to start of your show at 6.30am.
Great to have you home again Tony. Helen and you make a great on-air team!
Thankyou, Gay Tait

Mentioned on air Sat 30.1.10 unavailability of clotted cream. We have a Cafe which sells pottles of it,made on premises,absolutly beautiful. the Cafe is the Country Fayre Cafe,at wwwcountryfayre.co.nz. The Cafe is in Leeston, Canterbury, and the owner is Welsh. Tastes as I remember it in the UK. Cheers Gaye

Not a question an answer= woman with dried up blackberry fruit dig up plant thow away it,s a virus in the plant,can,t be cured.don,t plant blackberry in same spot. Brenda.

Hi Helen, heard you talking about wasps in the garden. Heard on the radio recently to put about 1/2 a cup of raspberry cordial into a 1.25 litre empty soft drink bottle and hang the bottle in the garden. wasps go into the bottle but then can't fly out. Chap reckoned it worked a treat and has done this for some years. Have yet to try it myself but sounds a cheap option. cheers, Lorraine

Hi Toni, I have a problem with my cauliflowers. When they get to about 150mm across or smaller they start to turn a pinkish to purple colour. When they are small they are white but then they change I cover them up with the leaves but make no differance. Is it the soil, to much sun beats me this is the second year it has happened.
I love your show, many thanks. Anne Taylor 039427866.

Helen
You were wondering about getting rid of house flies . By accident we came across Pledge clean and dust ,the one with the green top and blue container, I don't know what's in it but after you polish your window sills all the flies that walk on them suddenly spin round and die. we have been using it for the last few years and never have to use fly spray any more . I suggest you give it a go.

Regards

Bill Bennett.

I have a raised garden which I planted beetroot, silverbeet, cabbages and zucchini.The roots of the plants have this tiny white insect on them and the plants have not grown much at all.they have gone a yellowy colour.The plants were planted into topsoil and compost and there are lots of worms in the box.I have already had to empty out one box because that one got clubroot.What am I doing wrong and what is causing this.We are rotating plants and using your tui garden products. Please help.

How can I stop the birds from eating all my tomatoes before I piuck them?

Hi Helen yesterday you mentioned a lovely nut recipe could you let me know where I could find it thought you said womansweekly site but I have not been able to find it.

Thankyou
sharon