Something i've been working on is the predictions on GrowStuff.org. If you go to you gardens page there's now a progress bar for each annual planting. That's plantings that are expected to complete there lifespan in 2 years or less . the progress bar is % until the plant is finished and can be re…
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Vermicompost for sale or trade!
by Hepworks,
My worms have been going gangbusters so I have several kilograms of high quality vermicompost for sale of trade. On ebay it goes for $20/400 grams but I'd be thrilled to get $10/400 grams or to trade for interesting plants.
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Planning for summer
by shiny,
I intend to remove the raised beds, and just dig the lawn up to be garden. It'll give more area. The current wooden raised beds might end up. On the front lawn.
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Good Friday
by shiny,
Today is good friday and i have:
- Set up xiaomi plant sensors with homeassistant
- shoveled the compost from the old bin over the gardens, and set up a new bin in new location
- harvest the first feijoa. They were so heavy they broke a branch on the tree.
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how to eat kamo kamo
by shiny,
Chop up the kamo kamo.
Remove seeds. (Save these to grow for next year)
Leave skin on.
Roast with sprigs of rosemary at 180C for about 40 minutes (until soft) It's okay to do this the day before
Remove skins (easier if the kamo kamo is cool). place in pot with chi…
pūhā garlic rosemary kamokamos
Read moreSummer broccoli doesn't work
by shiny,
I planted some broccoli at the start of spring.. I grew fast, made long stems and quickly turned into yellow flowers. I conclude the first spring summer months aren't good for brocoli.
So I've got some new seedlings in now, in the heat of summer, hoping that by the time i pu…
broccoli
Read moreSome of features id like
by shiny,
I like to automate the calculations, analysis, and plain old remembering what has happened in the garden.
Some of the challenges in my garden is knowing when it's too late to planting something, if it will cope with the weather conditions here, and working out what is killing the [tomato](/cr…
broccoli tomatoes carrots potatoes
Read morePūhā for dinner
by shiny,
Pūhā grows wild everywhere in New Zealand. It's a bit like spinach, but is bitter when raw. It's traditional in a bunch of dishes, but I like to use as a substitute for steamed spinach with eggs benedict.
pūhā
Read moreShakey SHakey Town
by shiny,
We've been rock and rolling with 7.7 Earthquake at midnight and i lost count of how many 6-pointer aftershocks - and a tsunami evacuation.
Super tired, this morning we went home for about 90 minutes sleep - and then went looking for something normal (instead of our wavy shaken up house). Scho…
tomatoes artichokes perpetual spinach chives
Read moreHow to grow kūmara
by shiny,
Kūmara has been part of the staple diet of people in te Motu Kairangi for hundreds of years - so i figure it should grow here. I come from a long long line of potato growers, so maybe the genetic skills are transferrable.
I planted 4 kūma…