Organic NZ – September 2019

Advocate • Connect September/October 2019 7

Letters

COPING WITH CHEMO –
NATURALLY
Thank you for the interesting article by
Denise Cox in the July/August issue. It will
be an excellent reference for people if they
or a family member get the diagnosis of
cancer. At a time when the patient is reeling
in fear and shock they are often just pushed
into the common medical path. Her article
gives a great guide to start, with self-help
support that will aid with coping with the
side effects of treatment.
I would love it if you could please print
her recipe for the raw chocolate almond
cake. Thank you.
Lea Harrison
Christchurch

[Thank you! Denise’s raw cake recipe
(beetroot, almond, chocolate) was published
in Organic NZ's May/June issue – Ed.]

ORGANIC CONTROL OF
AQUATIC WEEDS
We need your help! We have some area
of wetlands made up of flowing creeks
and smaller dams which we have been
developing and planting.
In past years the flowing creeks have
had water celery (Oenanthe javanica),
which normally got knocked back naturally
every winter with the frosts. We have only
had one frost in the last month (June–
July) and generally it has been warmer this
winter.

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Above: Water celery – Oenanthe javanica

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The water celery has now jumped

over to the dams, and over a few years is

smothering the whole area of water. Due to

warmer winters in the last couple of years,

it has grown hugely and has large tough

stems – it’s too coarse to be edible.

We are able to control some of it with

a bucket on the digger, but there are large

areas we cannot reach. Do you know of

any organic sprays that will deal to it,

that are safe to use in water? Contact

[email protected].

We are doing ongoing planting to shade

the areas, but this will take time. Our main

reason for needing control is the blocking

up of culverts, not the presence of the

plant as such. Onwards with the planting

programme and hoping that the winter

arrives soon!

Enjoy your magazine hugely.

Claire Glendinning

Central Hawke’s Bay

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