Sarah Walsh
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  • Hamilton, Waikato
  • New Zealand
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  • Michelle Keen
  • Karen Mooar
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Jude and Sarah Walsh are now friends
Jun 25, 2012
Sarah Walsh commented on Bridge Scully's group Weston A Price
"Hi Jude, there is a WAP group running in Hamilton if you are interested in learning more. The group meets monthly and so far the group leaders have done demonstrations/talks on fermenting veges, raw milk/milk keffir/yogurt etc, and stock/bones/…"
Jun 24, 2012
Sarah Walsh and Clare Jackson are now friends
Apr 4, 2012
Sarah Walsh left a comment for WIC Garden Project
"Hi, thanks for the info about the Grandview community garden - I've written down the date and might see you there."
Dec 23, 2011
Sarah Walsh and WIC Garden Project are now friends
Dec 23, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Kes's group Hamilton NZ
"I just received an email msg from a Michael G C Sanson asking about a Nawton Community Garden...I don't know about this, but if anyone else does, I would also be interested as I live in Nawton."
Oct 28, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Bridge Scully's group Weston A Price
"I'd 2nd that. i've left my grains in the fridge for up to 3mths and they've survived."
Aug 5, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Sarah Walsh's blog post Growing ginger
"Hey Rachael, the ginger didn't survive the winter. I think my partner dug it up to see if it'd grown, and I never got round to replanting it.  You should give it a go though! no harm in trying, right?"
Jul 20, 2011
Rachel Rose commented on Sarah Walsh's blog post Growing ginger
"Hi Sarah, I'm interested in growing ginger (given I love eating it) -- thank you for the encouragement and the link. How's it gone? I figure Hamilton must be about as cold as Whanganui, if it will work for you, should work here is my…"
Jul 19, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Kes's group Hamilton NZ
"Also, re bread, I am currently making sourdough. I don't personally want to be part of a bread circle, but I'm happy to share what I know. I am making my sourdough in a breadmaker, so it only takes about 5mins to set up and the machine…"
May 11, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Kes's group Hamilton NZ
"Hi Susan and Isa, thanks for the info on leaves. Ended up getting some today from outside a friends place where they were piling up in the roadside gutter."
May 11, 2011
Ricardo Oscar Marques left a comment for Sarah Walsh
"Hi Would you come to Auckland for a working bee?"
May 9, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Kes's group Hamilton NZ
"Does anyone know of any good places to get leaves for the garden? I've previously found nice piles of leaves on the Uni campus, blown there by the groundsman, which were very easy to collect. Is anyone on here over that side of town and have…"
May 9, 2011
Sarah Walsh replied to Bridge Scully's discussion Trades/Swaps/Wanted kefir grains, raw milk, sourdough starters etc..... in the group Weston A Price
"I have sourdough starter and spare milk keffir grains at the moment. I'm in Hamilton and would be happy for people to pick up. I also have water keffir grains, assuming that they're still alive...they've been in the fridge for awhile."
Apr 5, 2011
Sarah Walsh commented on Kes's group Hamilton NZ
"Susan - I'd be interested in some spinach seedlings if you still have them. I could come over Thursday morning if that suits you. I have parsley and celery seedlings if you'd like to swap as well."
Mar 29, 2011
Kali commented on Sarah Walsh's blog post Wheat + summer garden
"HI Sarah, you need to let the wheat go brown before harvesting. what will you do with the grain? when did you plant it? I wasn't sure if it is supposed to be planted in spring or autumn. Make sure you tie the top of your bean teepee and shove…"
Nov 27, 2010

Profile Information

Suburb
Nawton
Post / Zip Code
3200
Food Growing Skill Level
Moderate
Experience and Qualifications
Permaculture Experience
I am interested in...
Community Gardens, Learning, Preserving, Helping Others, Seed Savers, Eating Local Food
Tell us about your garden and what you're growing
Loganberries, boysenberries, kale, nettle, cape gooseberry, pepino, comfrey, lemongrass

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Wheat + summer garden

My wheat is all starting to fall over. Is this a sign that it needs harvesting? Or do I tie it up??

I have my potatoes in tyres and beans climbing flax flower stems.



I've planted squash next to some corn with the idea that they can grow down between them.…



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Posted on November 24, 2010 at 9:22pm — 2 Comments

Summer review and plans for this summer

This is a little late, but after feeling inspired to plan my summer garden the other day, I realized I needed to think back on what worked and what didn't last summer.

So, I planted my peas early this year...seed sewn in August. This worked well. I didn't give them a high enough climbing frame though. The wire I provided was about 40cm high. They really needed a metre+.

I sewed seed for tomatoes and capsicums earlier as well, begining of September, but still didn't get tomatoes till… Continue

Posted on August 7, 2010 at 11:43am

Celery

I finally got to plant out my celery today. I don't know if its too late, but I planted the seed in February as recommended, so not much I could do about that. The seedlings grew Reeeaalllly slowly...not sure if this is normal or if I did something wrong. According to Kay Baxter, growing celery is easy. If its not growing well, it means its either too wet, too dry, or not getting enough nutrients.

The seedlings are 10-15cm tall, so we'll see if they grow in time to count as a winter… Continue

Posted on June 6, 2010 at 8:43pm — 1 Comment

Other caterpillars...

So, my parsley has been decimated by caterpillars. And my carrot tops... I haven't really grown parsley before, but this year I had a great little patch going. Now I have stalks.
I took great delight in feeding the caterpillars to our turtles.

Posted on April 29, 2010 at 8:06pm — 3 Comments

White butterflies/moths and broccoli's

So, its that time of year again. I'm planting broccoli seedlings and the white butterflies are ecstatic with joy. For the past few weeks the butterflies have been laying eggs all over my swedes, but I've not seen any caterpillars. I've had the broccoli seedlings around the back on my seed raising table and they've had a few eggs, but also no sign of caterpillars - Where are all the caterpillars??? So, I've planted my broccoli out in the garden today and, just an hour later, they're already… Continue

Posted on March 20, 2010 at 11:50am — 4 Comments

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At 8:49pm on May 9, 2011, Ricardo Oscar Marques said…

Hi

Would you come to Auckland for a working bee?

At 10:55pm on November 9, 2010, Susan said…
Hi Sarah, yes, she is.
At 8:29pm on March 4, 2010, Stephanie Lynch said…
Hi Sarah, yes it is. We don't heat our products (honey and pollen) any higher than would naturally occur in the beehive.
At 2:09pm on February 19, 2010, Sarah Walsh said…
Hey, what made you think i was leaving Hamilton?? A catch up would be great :) I'm usually home in the afternoons (except Thursdays) so if you've got a day that suits, we'd love to see you.
At 9:41pm on February 16, 2010, Michelle Keen said…
Hey there! Would love to catch up and chat cheese, kefir, chooks, the good life! Making cheese now and majorly into the garden and the chooks...wasnt sure if you had left Hamilton! Text me with ties hat work for you, Im not workin much at the moment.
At 10:11am on November 27, 2009, Keri said…
Hi Sarah
Love the photos of your garden. How is the mandela garden looking? My garden is full of weeds but somewhere among them I'm growing tomatoes, lettuces, capsicums - all the summer veg :-)
Cheers, Keri
At 8:42am on November 3, 2009, Racheal Clark said…
Hey there, Could you give Sonya my Susan Weed book or drop it off to me sometime? Thanks
Racheal
At 7:07pm on October 20, 2009, Kim D said…
Hi Sarah, thanks for the milk info. I'll definitely give it a try. If it works for my yoghurt and cheese making I'd be keen to join a car pool if the group is open to new-comers. I met up with Jess the other day and she said she knows you- what a small city we live in! kim
At 8:52pm on October 14, 2009, Mel said…
Hi yes still interested! Sorry I havent txt'd been busy with tech restarting etc. Will txt tomorrow :)
At 8:10pm on October 10, 2009, Isa said…
That sounds good :) Keep me updated.
 
 
 

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