Monthly and Seasonal Growing

Moon calendar planting is often scoffed at, and on the other hand sometimes even given magical credence… and I’ve been…

And just like that, it is a new year! 2018 marks the 5th year that I’ve lived in New Zealand,…

With the wicked wind today, it is best to reflect on gardening last week, than to try and go outside…

I thought I'd mix it up a bit and simply do my week in retrospect in pictures - like a…

The spring weather the last two weeks have hindered gardening efforts (the word “appalling” comes to mind, but I know…

Spring has sprung! Woohoo and Happy Spring Day to you! This was quite a busy week, what with it being…

Welll, two weeks in retrospect actually – It is definitely gearing up to be spring, and I see my productivity…

Mud. Mud. Mud. Everywhere! It is the bane of living in Auckland in winter when it rains and rains on…

This past week, according to the moon calendar I use, was time to get planting – the most fertile for…

I am feeling impatient, and as the winter runs past longest day, I look toward the new season, and titillate…