Learn how to prepare for growing healthy and productive potato plants in New Zealand. Discover the importance of chitting potatoes and proper storage.
A must have crop from autumn through to late spring. Spinach is a fantastic crop to grow close to the house as it can be used in all types of dishes and is best fresh. Spinach can be disguised into children’s smoothies and meals as it can be cooked down and isn’t recognizable as a vegetable.Another advantage to spinach is that you can pick leaves and then come back for more, in fact the more picking you do the more growth, just make sure to allow emerging leaves to grow.
Whānau traditions – Harvest A long history At my whānau’s family home in Whakatane we had a tree on the property that was tapu, because of this we weren’t allowed to climb it or go under it. To be perfectly honest it spooked me right out!. Whakatane was the arrival …
If you have ever been to a garden centre and seen a great bargain just asking to be taken home with you, but six months later it is still sitting in the same pot or grow bag suffering from placement procrastination, then April is the month to make a choice about what you are going to do with that plant!
Food dependency is an unknown choice most people make everyday. Food and seed supply shortages are a reality as our current cost of living testifies.
What can we do to fix this problem?
Fragaria × ananassa A must have perennial A favourite in many households, strawberries come in a wide range of varieties but are all a part of the Fragaria family. I have a daughter with a birthday in November when the first crops of strawberries become available here in Aotearoa New …
