Lotte and Alouis's Page

So, Paekakariki growers, I come to you for ideas... what are your theories on black plastic and kikuyu grass? I've made a couple of raised beds about a foot above the ground with bricks, and had filled one with a mix of compost and topsoil before a neighbour dropped by and offered me some black plastic to line the other two beds - he said it was the only way to go, otherwise that kikuyu grass would take over before my eyes.But lo! Things aren't really growing in those lined beds, while the…See More

We all love vegetables & growing them - that's why we are here on Ooooby. I'm sure there must be some vegetarian's or people with vegetarian family or friends in our community, so why not join and share... Got a favourite vegetarian recipe?See More

A group dedicated to the spread of the growth of free food in all human settlements. Free public food forests, community gardens, home gardens, edible landscaping and any other means that gets the idea that food should be freely available across.See More

To share ways of preserving what you've grown such as bottling, freezing, dehydrating.See More

There is so much that we grow that we make into drinks. Lets share ideas, success and the not so successfulSee More

A place for gardeners and growers in the Paekakariki area to exchange ideas, planting calendars, and maybe even some feijoas around the local area.