(VGG) Very Good Gardening Blog
Zoe’s Wellington based blog which covers one new skill a week, relevant to what the weather is doing this week; what to do in your garden, and what plants are exciting to us at this time of year.
Garlic - sourcing and prepping
Week 1 sees us finding, dividing and resting the garlic. Not a huge amount to do, let's start with baby steps
Organic lawn care for the cheap and lazy
A love letter from myself to the best web page I have ever read, a 'how to' for the rest of us.
Another week of insanity over here
Growing crops we don't eat, and how wasps don't care how super chill and friendly we are, so we made them go live in a lab somewhere.
Creating a legacy with fruit trees
Getting the site right the first time is your first hurdle, but anyone can do that part. Patience is your biggest hurdle... and most of us struggle with this part!
Trimming- the nuts and bolts of your final prune of the year
Now we have the theory down, reducing, re shaping and encouraging growth are all covered this week.
The final trim
What will you see when you look out your window, or walk through your garden, all Winter? It is time to do the trimming, results of which will last us until Spring....
Some cool things happening in Wellington this weekend
Want a weekend outing to talk gardens? Try a few of our community garden open days.
Fungus, rots and IPM
Integrated Pest Management- a code for "responsible gardening," a long chain of thoughts I have recently taken action on.
Why are all of the gardens yellow?
It feels like the moment Autumn hits, the plants all seem miserable!
Compost, compost, compost
Agh, is that even possible in my garden? Well.... is it even necessary? (mostly a rant about how a worm farm is much better)
The equinox has come and gone,
changing our perspectives on the garden for the next three months. We have started waking up and getting ready for our days in the dark, as the days grow shorter.
Planting perennial edibles
We all wish we could miraculously pull a bundle of fresh herbs, fruit or vegetables out of the garden. On the upside, some plants are very rewarding, easy and delicious!
Rain... nearly!
Well, it's been a beautiful summer, and stinking hot. The temperature is lowering, at least in the evenings and mornings, and I daresay most of the garden is grateful. A spot of rain, though... please
