While in lockdown, we are trying to make sure that we maintain eating our 5 plus a day. So far, so good but to make …
Microgreens experiment
Category: Gardening
Using our paper pots
So now that you have made loads of newspaper plant pots, you can fill them up and put them somewhere warm to sprout. We use …
How to: Newspaper Seed Pots
Spring has definitely sprung down here in our part of the world, although we are experiencing a last gasp cold snap this weekend. This is …
Easy Pickled Chillies
Our chilli plants are producing fruit in abundance at the moment and I harvested a whole bunch more ripe ones this morning. We have always …
A tale of a fig tree
It was a dark and stormy night. Wellington’s infamous wind was crashing through the trees and whistling around the rooftops. I was lying awake, wondering …
Compost and free gardening
Hubby built us a new compost bin a few weeks back. We had one of those black plastic ones that looked like a Dalek and …
Summer Bumbles
We are finally experiencing some actual summer weather here in Wellington and the Bumble and Honey Bees are out in full force, furiously flitting from …
Mind your P’s (passionfruit) and Q’s (Quince)
My late father law was an avid gardener and when he passed away, instead of flowers from work, I requested fruit trees. I felt this …