New World Little Gardens
Your questions answered
Are you looking for some expert advice to get your Little Garden growing? Send us your question and we’ll put it to our Little Garden community and gardening expert to answer - questions are normally responded to within a couple of days. Or, feel free to browse around and view our existing questions and answers. For all school related queries, please email hello@schoolkit.co.nz
Hi, what variety is the Cherry tomato from 2017 promotion? Thanks in advance for your feedback, Jess
By Alexandra Bracci | Asked 33 hours ago
The tomato variety is 'Russian Red'. You can find more about these tomatoes here: www.littlegarden.co.nz/seeds/tomato
Do you have any spare seedlings remaining from last year's promotion that I might be able to have? We'd love to give one each to the kids at a children's programme we are running.
By Ainslie Ryder | Asked 7 days ago
Unfortunately the Little Garden seedling kits were only available for the duration of the promotion at New World in 2017...
These are quite prickley beasts, is that typical of this variety? Taste is average but they crop heavily.
By Christopher Morrison | Asked 8 days ago
Our Little Garden cucumber is a ‘Marketer’ which is perfect for salads and sandwiches. It is a fast-growing variety that...
We harvested the corn today, it grew well, but tastes like Maize! Very dissappointing for our daughter. Was there a seed mix up perhaps?
By Christopher Morrison | Asked 8 days ago
Sweetcorn has a quite a narrow window for harvesting, as its delicious sweet flavor doesn't last long due to the sugar i...
Can I Leave a watermelon plant in a small pot and will it still grow watermelons?
By Samantha Barnes | Asked 15 days ago
Your watermelon is a thirsty, sprawling plant that needs a lot of space, so if you want to grow it in a pot you will nee...
What variety is the cherry tomatoe from the 2016 promotion?
By Rebecca Brooker | Asked 19 days ago
The 2016 Little Garden cherry tomato was a solanum lycopersicum seedling and it should start producing fruit within 60-8...
I have just received a lot of little garden seeds to plant and wonder if it is too late to plant them as it is now January 2018. Can you please let me know if I can use them now or do I have to wait till next year.
By Florica Vasiliu | Asked 21 days ago
The good news is that it's not too late to plant your Little Garden seedlings. Check out our planting and harvesting gui...
What is the variety of tomato? They are robust (& happy) plants.
By Heather Pascoe | Asked 25 days ago
Our Little Garden tomato this year is Solanum lycopersicum, a favourite crop of home gardeners. Sweet, sun-ripened ‘Russ...
how can i help my plant grow? can i order more plants online? does my sweet pea need lots of sunlinght?
By sadhana singh | Asked 29 days ago
Sweet peas like full sun with moist but free-draining soil. They are climbers, so give them something to scramble up! Pl...
