When you picture a vegetable garden in your minds’ eye, I am sure that somewhere there’ll be a bright and…
Plant information sheets as well as articles on specific gardening tasks.
CategoriesWeek in Retrospect
Week in Retrospect (18 Sept – 24 Sept)
I thought I'd mix it up a bit and simply do my week in retrospect in pictures - like a…
CategoriesTomatoes Tomato Terminology #3 – To Be(efsteak) or not to Be(efsteak)
The story of the shapes and sizes of tomatoes There’s beefsteak tomatoes, and then there’s a tomato cultivar called Beefsteak,…
CategoriesWeek in Retrospect Week in Retrospect (Monday, 4 Sept – Sunday, 17 Sept)
The spring weather the last two weeks have hindered gardening efforts (the word “appalling” comes to mind, but I know…
CategoriesTomatoes Tomato Terminology #2 – Indeterminate vs. Determinate
Indeterminate vs Determinate Tomatoes come in two growth habit types – determinate, or bush varieties, and indeterminate or vining varieties.…
CategoriesTomatoes Tomato Terminology #1 – Heirlooms vs. Hybrids
Welcome to the first in a series of All Things Tomato Have you browsed your seed catalogs and seen little…
CategoriesWeek in Retrospect Week in Retrospect (Mon, 28 Aug – Sun, 3 Sept)
Spring has sprung! Woohoo and Happy Spring Day to you! This was quite a busy week, what with it being…
CategoriesWeek in Retrospect Week in retrospect (Mon, 14 Aug – Sun, 27 Aug)
Welll, two weeks in retrospect actually – It is definitely gearing up to be spring, and I see my productivity…
CategoriesWeek in Retrospect Week in Retrospect (Monday, 7 Aug – Sunday, 13 Aug)
Mud. Mud. Mud. Everywhere! It is the bane of living in Auckland in winter when it rains and rains on…
CategoriesEdible Flowers
Edible Flowers #9: Citrus blossoms
Native to Southeast Asia, originating perhaps in Southern China or Northeastern India, and in cultivation for over 4000 years, the…
