Time for filling the freezer by Andrew Trott
Keep watering vegetable plants to keep them healthy, vigorous and disease free. During hot weather watering deeply once or twice…
Gardening
Whether you’re cultivating a flower garden to brighten your property, or simply want to try growing your own food, Our monthly column is a great place to start. Establishing a vegetable garden may seem a bit overwhelming to most people, but it’s actually very straight forward. All you need is a few square meters in your garden, some water, seeds or seedlings to get you started and a little time and patience.
Cake making can be for the birds! by Andrew Trott
A few years ago I built some little bird-feeding houses for the grandkids. We kept one of the birdfeeders for…
Chitting Potatoes
Now is the time to buy your seed potatoes and to start “chitting” or sprouting them. Time also to start…
Owhata Kindergarten celebrate Matariki
Today at Central Kids Owhata Kindergarten we celebrated Matariki by inviting our parents and whanau to help the tamariki plant…
Maintenance Matters
The vegetable gardens do not require much attention right now and the lawns only need mowing every second week, so…
Down to Earth
I must admit that writing this particular gardening article has not been a real priority for me over the last…