Roots, Shoots & Fruits Ltd

Roots, Shoots & Fruits Ltd RSF an innovative agricultural company supplying effective organic fertilisers and nutritional plant products to New Zealand growers and home gardeners.

Removing pesticides from the food chain while adding mineral nutrition. We post general advice. Roots Shoots and Fruits is an agricultural company working to provide leading solutions and profitability for growers in horticulture, viticulture, agriculture, flora-culture & turf production throughout New Zealand. Achieved through the use of environmentally sustainable biological organisms and innovative technologies, from JH Biotech, in plant and soil nutrition; for the benefit of human health and New Zealand’s environment.

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06/03/2026

Farmland isn’t replaceable. Once it’s paved over or sold off for houses and warehouses, it’s gone forever.

No more fresh crops, no more local food, no more independence from foreign supply chains.

Farmers raise the food that keeps us alive, and they’re losing ground every single day to developers who don’t care about tomorrow.

We owe it to our children and grandchildren to protect what’s left.

This isn’t just land — it’s our lifeline.

It should be sacred, not for sale.

Yellow Legged Hornet - How To Identify ThemYellow legged hornets are larger than common wasps, typically measuring 2-3cm...
26/02/2026

Yellow Legged Hornet - How To Identify Them

Yellow legged hornets are larger than common wasps, typically measuring 2-3cm in length. They have a black body with a yellow face, a distinctive yellow band towards the end of the abdomen and, as the name suggests, yellow legs.

Their nests are often found high in trees but can also appear in sheds, under eaves, or in other sheltered locations. The nests are large, rounded, and constructed from a papery material with a single entrance hole.

Hornets have a powerful, more potent sting than most wasps, which can cause pain, swelling and allergic reaction. A single hornet can sting repeatedly. In China, Korea and Spain, several deaths have been attributed to the yellow legged hornet. voracious predator of honeybees and other beneficial insects. A single hornet can kill up to 50 bees daily. 🐝 🙁

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity

25/02/2026

Art by Kai Skye.

25/02/2026
23/02/2026
🌱A Seed is a 'biological time capsule' which highlights the sheer engineering power behind nature.Its emergence is a rac...
22/02/2026

🌱A Seed is a 'biological time capsule' which highlights the sheer engineering power behind nature.

Its emergence is a race against time; the seed has a finite fuel tank of stored starch and oil, and it must reach the surface and activate its first solar panels before its internal energy reserves hit zero. 🌞

The complex symbiotic nature of Mycorrhizal fungi inoculates seed at germination point providing minerals from the soil in exchange for the energy from the new leaves.

Ask us how Rootella, Mycorrhizal fungi can drive your seeds to win their ‘race against time’. Link here: www.rd2.co.nz

The future of climate action combines both the reduction of carbon, and the removal of carbon. 🌏Nature based biological ...
18/02/2026

The future of climate action combines both the reduction of carbon, and the removal of carbon. 🌏

Nature based biological systems store gigatons of carbon – think Mycorrhizal fungi.

🌱Repair your soil, repair our environment!

Ask us how - www.rd2.co.nz
Read more here: https://rd2.co.nz/commercial/mycorrhizal-carbon/

18/02/2026
Most conversations around climate focus on reducing carbon emissions.But agriculture also has a powerful role to play in...
07/02/2026

Most conversations around climate focus on reducing carbon emissions.

But agriculture also has a powerful role to play in carbon storage — locking carbon into the soil where it belongs.

That’s where mycorrhizal fungi come in since these microscopic fungi are a foundation species in healthy soils.

They form vast underground networks that connect plant roots, improve nutrient and water uptake, and help build stable soil structure.

As plants feed these fungi with carbon from photosynthesis, that carbon is transferred into the soil and stored long-term within soil aggregates.

For farmers, this means:
• Healthier, more resilient soils
• Stronger root systems and improved crop performance
• A practical way to support carbon storage from the ground up

Strong foundations grow resilient farms — and mycorrhizal fungi are part of that foundation. 🌾🌍

We have solutions for your situation: www.rd2.co.nz

On this Waitangi Day, there are many reasons to be contemplating our own communities’ but also our place in the world.  ...
05/02/2026

On this Waitangi Day, there are many reasons to
be contemplating our own communities’ but also our place in the world. 🌏

May today be a day of peace and reflection for you all 🕊️

30/01/2026

Address

PO Box 72, Oneroa, Waiheke Island
Auckland
1840

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

093729155

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