Freshly harvested carrots and three small tomatoes are arranged on a dark countertop, with some green carrot tops visible. A jar and utensils are also in the background.

A garden scene featuring a metal arch, a green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots, and various plants growing in a fenced backyard. The background shows houses and hills, with wood chips covering the ground and some flowers blooming.

A green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots and their green tops, showcasing a mix of dirt and leafy greens.

I should post something about my #garden #MyGardenProtest last year I committed to work towards growing as much of our fresh produce as possible. It’s not all smooth sailing, but I’m no quitter.

Had soil problems, pests, seedlings killed by wind. I also had no […]

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Freshly harvested carrots and three small tomatoes are arranged on a dark countertop, with some green carrot tops visible. A jar and utensils are also in the background.

A garden scene featuring a metal arch, a green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots, and various plants growing in a fenced backyard. The background shows houses and hills, with wood chips covering the ground and some flowers blooming.

A green wheelbarrow filled with freshly harvested carrots and their green tops, showcasing a mix of dirt and leafy greens.

I should post something about my #garden #MyGardenProtest last year I committed to work towards growing as much of our fresh produce as possible. It’s not all smooth sailing, but I’m no quitter.

Had soil problems, pests, seedlings killed by wind. I also had no […]

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Finally figured out why New Zealand garlic is so disappointing, both in the shops and in the garden - it's because the only commercial variety here is printanor.

Printanor hates winter temperatures, needs to go in in the spring and never bulbs up properly. Straight in the bin, imho. So that's […]

An assortment of fresh vegetables and fruits is arranged on a dark countertop. Includes a zucchini, two purple eggplants, a ripe tomato, two yellow tomatoes, a strawberry, and a container of green beans. A jar and a dark object are also visible

Today’s #harvest before a storm.
#MyGardenProtest #gardeningNZ

My ankles are inflamed but I did a good chunk of weeding and planted #carrots, #peas and #lettuce. #GardeningNZ #MyGardenProtest

Cooked penne pasta in a tomato based sauce with some slices of cooked zucchini takes up half of a plate, on the other half is a salad made from deep green leaves, with baby carrots and cherry tomatoes

My healthful weekday work-from-home #lunch today

From #garden:
Plantain,
Sheep’s sorrel,
Lamb’s lettuce,
Orach,
Carrots,
Cherry tomatoes,
Zucchini,

Other:
Penne pasta
Tinned pasta sauce
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil

#MyGardenProtest #GardeningNZ #HealthyEating #Cooking #Food

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I’m challenging myself to see if I can grow/trade/forage 50% of our #vegetables for our whānau of 4 in #2026.*

*Vegetables as defined commercially, so tomatos count but apples don’t and green beans count but chickpeas don’t. I’m also keeping track of hiw much fruit […]

Two plates of food are displayed on a black countertop. The first plate contains mussels, green beans, sweet potato, 1/2 of a yellow cherry tomato, and leafy greens. The second plate features breaded fish sticks, roasted potatoes, sweet potato, 1/2 of a yellow cherry tomato and greens. There are two smaller bowls behind them with fingers and veg.

#Dinner is served. beans, broccoli, beet leaves, kale, and cherry tomatos from our #Garden

#gardeningNZ #MyGardenProtest #Harvest @SimonCHulse

Lavender stems and flowers in a big red plant pot

Lavender flower heads chopped off in a big red pot

6 pots with around 40 stems cut and planted on them. I put rooting compound on and used a mix of sand and potting compost

Cutting down lavender.. trimming and potting the cuttings

#Gardening #GardeningNZ

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In this weeks gardening blog post I took some time to photograph the varieties of daffodils currently flowering in my garden at the moment.

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This week's gardening blog post is all about my dahlia obsession, and reorganizing my garden to fit all the new dahlias I bought this past winter...

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In this week's gardening blog post I share the seeds I bought from Kings Seeds and Egmont seeds this winter. I have many plans for this spring...

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In this week's gardening blog we completed the side garden project, after we previously had taken down the old aviary on the south side of the house.

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in this week's gardening blog post I share a small garden project I did to make space for three new peonies and a rose bush I bought this winter.

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#blog #blogging #garden #gardeningnz #gardenblog #aotearoa

...so many flowers
#Canada #Victoria #Flowers #GardeningNZ

#Canada #Victoria #GardeningNZ

After three-week holiday in Canada, back home in NZ to buckets of tomatoes and ripe red peppers.
#smallfarmlife #HomeFarm, #gardeningnz

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In this week's gardening blog it's all about planting new tulip bulbs for next spring.

#blog #blogging #garden #gardeningblog #gardening #gardeningnz

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Heavy rain for the next few days. Rain photographed at night with LED spotlight which has a strobe effect due to the LED flicker.
#Homefarm #smallfarmlife #gardeningnz 🌱

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In this week's gardening blog post I share all the cosmos varieties I grew this past summer.

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In this week's gardening blog post, I share some of my old and new favorite dahlias from this summer season.

#blog #blogging #garden #gardening #gardeningblog #gardeningnz #dahlia #flower

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WTF America?
#GardeningNZ #SmallFarmLife #HomeFarm

1st of the chardonnay (from the greenhouse).

#HomeFarm #SmallFarmLife #GardeningNZ

The best plums by a country mile. Large but not watery. Sweet but with plenty of flavor. Juicy but crisp. The perfect plum.
#HomeFarm #SmallFarmLife #Gardeningnz

It's almost starting to feel like it could be approaching time to think about getting prepared for the first of the chardonnay grape harvest.
#HomeFarm #SmallFarmLife #gardeningnz #wine

Summer harvest time. A flood of fresh produce eaten, stored and shared.
#HomeFarm #SmallFarmLife #GardeningNZ

Weed whacking day. I no longer use nylon line as I can't think of a more effective way to spew large volumes of micro-plastics into the soil than that. Now I use a metal blade, so watch your toes.
#HomeFarm #SmallFarmLife #GardeningNZ

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Today's blog post is a dahlia profile for the Keith Hammett Beeline II dahlias I grew from seed.

#blog #blogging #garden #gardeningblog #gardening #gardeningnz #BloomScrolling #dahlia

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