Oh you South Islanders are sly. You’ve been holding a foodie secret close to your chest and haven’t said a ... Read More
Lady Godiva Pumpkins – ‘Naked’ Seeds
Last season I was introduced to the Lady Godiva pumpkin. What’s all the fuss about? They are ‘naked’ seeds! One ... Read More
Making a Cloche Growing Tunnel
From elaborate designs to individual plant protectors made from plastic bottles, cloches (pronounced kl-oshes) provide handy protection from insects, pests ... Read More
Gathering and saving seeds from a homegrown harvest is easy, cost effective and rewarding. Once you have saved enough for ... Read More
Growing choko from seed is easy! All you need is a choko… Whether you have a huge garden, a shade ... Read More
Super Celery – All for the Eating
This blog is to honour the humble celery – all of it, from top to tail. Celery takes a while ... Read More
Potato Season: chitting & seeding varieties
Are your potatoes well chitted and ready to be planted? With so many varieties of potatoes to plant, it’s fun ... Read More
With the ramifications of Covid-19 in New Zealand, from stockpiling to food rationing, we should now, more than ever, embrace ... Read More
It’s broad bean season and they are providing faster than I can pick them. While I have already covered how ... Read More
Traditionally garlic is planted on the shortest day of the year and harvested on the longest. For Kiwis, that means ... Read More
Pumpkin: Growing Vertical Gardens
I didn’t plant a single pumpkin seed this year yet my garden beds are springing up surprises EVERYWHERE. I certainly ... Read More
Have you ever tried growing your own asparagus? It grows from a seed into a crown and takes several years ... Read More
Sprouts: How to grow in a mason jar
I have a great little garden outside, but there’s something wonderfully satisfying about growing something edible right on your kitchen ... Read More
Growing mint is almost the easiest trick in the gardening book. This super useful herb grows like a weed and, ... Read More
Native Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonoides): The Unsung Hero of My Winter Garden If there’s one vegetable that’s outshining the rest in ... Read More
Brussels Sprout: Grow from Seed
The (Surprisingly Entertaining) Life Cycle of a Brussels Sprout OK, I’ll be honest. I only bought a packet of seeds ... Read More
Spring onions are simply easy to grow and a staple for so many meals you may put on the table. ... Read More
Rhubarb: a vege with fruity chic
Growing rhubarb is ever-so-easy. While most definitely a vegetable, this classic compost-lover is hailed as an honorary fruit in our ... Read More
If you’ve got the space in your garden, don’t go past growing sweet corn. As first-time corn growers, we found ... Read More
Looking at those tiny, flaky onion seeds, you’d be forgiven for wondering how they’ll ever become juicy, golden slices in ... Read More
Basil is one of those must-have herbs in the garden, on the kitchen windowsill, or in a sunny pot on ... Read More
Diary of a Broad Bean Three months ago, I didn’t think I’d be writing a blog about how to grow ... Read More
Having come to grips with containers and trays, the next thing to consider is soil and water. Seems pretty simple ... Read More
Growing from seed – containers or trays?
Whether you are growing seeds in trays on your windowsill, on your back deck or in a backyard greenhouse, I’ve ... Read More
Diary of a Radish These colourful little vegetables were never a favourite of mine as a child. Peppery, watery, and ... Read More
Growing potatoes is heaps of fun and so easy! We’re kicking ourselves for not planting them earlier (years earlier) and ... Read More
Potatoes: preparing seed potatoes
If your potatoes resemble a wild forest more than a staple pantry fodder, then you have discovered seed potatoes. The ... Read More