All systems: Go! Go! Go! Yay for springtime! The daffodils are flowering, the cherry trees are blossoming, there’s new growth…
Plant information sheets as well as articles on specific gardening tasks.
CategoriesCulinary Monthly and Seasonal Growing Cool season leafy greens
Growing Salad Greens There was a lettuce shortage. Fast-food outlets in June and July issued statements about leaving out greens…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing Gardening in August
Water water everywhere! I know it cannot be fully true, but it feels like the ground around me has not…
Tips for Fruit Tree Planting
Dig a hole at least twice the width of the root ball of the tree, and deep enough to cover…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing Gardening in July
Frosts Frosty mornings make for beautiful pictures, and lovely sunny days! Frosts are good too! A decent chill: disrupts pest…
Killer Composts
When Minette Tonoli’s lifelong dream finally came true, moving into a beautiful homestead in May 2019, she was convinced it…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing June Gardening Tasks
Weather outlook While NIWA’s seasonal outlook (for Coastal Canterbury) says that we can expect near normal or above normal temperature…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing May Sow and Grow
What to sow and grow in May in most areas of North Canterbury The Canterbury region is rather large, with…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing Sow & Grow in april
What to sow and grow in April in most areas of North Canterbury The Canterbury region is rather large, with…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing Quick maturing veggies for winter gardens
Following on from my first post in my “how to” series for new gardeners during this time of global pandemic…
