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🌸 Let’s Plant the Seeds of Success this Spring! 🌸

We’re here to guide you through this busy spring season. 🌱 Join us on Your Garden Coach NZ as we dig into the latest tips for a thriving garden. Available on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

🌿 Episode Highlights:

🛡️ Main Topic: Scarecrows—learn how these classic garden protectors can be both functional and fun in your vegetable patch!

🌕 Gardening by the Moon: Unlock the mysteries of lunar gardening! With the full moon on 18th October, we’re in the Cultivate Phase—perfect for building spring compost and getting those small weeds under control before they take over. 🌙

🌱 Vegetable of the Week: Breaking tradition with Fathen (Fat Hen), a super-fast growing weed that can also be a nutritious green. 🌿

🍵 Tea of the Week: We’re sipping on Kawakawa, Dandelion leaf, Liquorice, Rosemary, and Calendula—perfect blends for spring wellness. 🌼

🎉 Winner Announcement: Congratulations to Katrina Brewer, winner of the Growing Kiwi Gardeners' Vegetable Memory Card and Flash Card games!

💡 Gardening Tips:

• Prepare for the Root Crop Growing Phase—why not try sowing Burdock Takinagawa Long this season?
• Keep your windowsill gardening thriving with pea shoots and microgreens.
• Try a new container gardening idea—plant Corn and Dwarf Beans in a half wine barrel for a compact yet productive setup.
• Gardening Wisdom: Direct sow Pak Choi and Bok Choi to avoid bolting!

📖 Book of the Week: Urban Beekeeping by Cormac Farrell—a great read for anyone interested in beekeeping in urban settings. 🐝

🌬️ With spring winds picking up, don’t forget to check your plant supports!

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🌸 Happy gardening! 🌸

— Jen & Ali

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We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

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