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Suburb: Waikato

I can offer: to be a gardening buddy

Food Growing Skill Level: Beginner

I am interested in...: Learning, Preserving, Helping Others, Seed Savers

Tell us about your garden and what you're growing: Flowers and veges together. Basil seedlings, kohlrabi seedlings, peppers, and other babies being eaten by slugs.

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eating weeds and making seeds

I shook down my vegetables that went to seed. I spread the seed far and wide over the garden. Part experiment, part lazy gardener style, but all toward a master plan of establishing some year round veges that take care of themselves and provide shelter, a living mulch, and, of course, fresh veges for the table.

It was sad to see, when the mild winter began, the tomato seedlings come up, all proud and with perfectly formed leaves, sometimes purple in colour. Full of a promise never to be…

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At 6:21pm on October 16, 2011, Lynn said…: Hi Jesse...I use any ordinary basil pesto recipe. I do use cashew nuts instead of pine nuts though, as they are cheaper.

At 3:00pm on May 22, 2010, Adhyatma said…: Hi - you are all welcome to come to our place tomorrow for a working bee ....and meet some local like minded people....
We are in 154 Old Farm rd. Chai at 10am....Lunch for everyone........
Bring gardening gloves, tools etc.....

At 8:32am on November 10, 2009, Marcia Ann Meehan said…: Hi Jessie, great to hear from you ! Yes, I am a total TB gal now, they are just so easy and gentle to work with. Mine was made by a friend from plans down loaded from a web site called The Barefoot Beekeeper - great place to visit.Where in Hamilton are you ? I am in Hillcrest, just up the road forn the magical Hamilton Gardens where I happen to work 3 days a week for Wintec Hort Campus. Would love to get in touch !

At 7:03pm on October 20, 2009, Kim D said…: Hi Jess, it was so great talking to you the other day. I went home buzzing about raw milk, homeschooling and life in general. We'd love to come and play at yours one day. Wednesdays are best for us. byee, kim