About

Gender

Female


Location

Auckland


Birthday:

April 28


Age:

44


Suburb

Mount Wellington


I can offer

Food from my garden


Food Growing Skill Level

Moderate


I am interested in...

Buying Local Food, Selling Local Grown Food, Bartering Local Food, Community Gardens, Learning, Preserving, Helping Others, Swapping Food


Tell us about your garden and what you're growing

I'm just into my second year of growing and have already learnt so much over the last year, which saw me growing tomatoes, capsicums, eggplants, broccolli, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, lettuce, silverbeet, peas and various herbs. They were mainly grown in pots as I live in a rented unit with a tiny backyard. And I made my first relish and tomato sauce which I sent home to my family in Malaysia! This time round, I've moved from container planting to three small raised beds and in addition to the above am also now growing strawberries, french beans and cucumbers. And the best part is getting into companion planting with the use of herbs and bee-attracting/soil improving flowers (borage, nasturtium and marigold). The results so far (it's early summer now) has been promising and my garden is producing much more and much earlier!!! Still have plenty to learn though: i had NO idea how LARGE and prolific borage can get....but at least the bees are happy!!! ;)


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  • Christy Ralphs October 20, 2009 at 12:05pm
    Unitec Food Forest

    Have finally organised guided tour at Unitec Food Forest. Will be on Sunday November 1st at 11.15am, for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours followed by BYO picnic lunch. Guided by the very knowledgeable Brendon Hoare. Will cost $10 per adult, maximum 20 people, will do on a first paid, first served basis. Children welcome. Email me on islandgardening@gmail.com if you're keen.

    :) Christy
  • Pete Russell March 11, 2009 at 9:37am
    Beautiful. Perfect. Cool. Thanks for the blog.
  • Pete Russell February 26, 2009 at 7:37am
    Well thank you Tabitha. And I was thinking that you may have been having a dig at my no photo thing in retaliation to my dig about your no profile photo thing. Which by the way....?
  • Pete Russell February 26, 2009 at 6:38am
    Can you see no images on the blog post? It is a series of youtube vids. Have they not shown up on your screen? Thanks for letting me know Tabitha.
  • Pete Russell February 24, 2009 at 10:01am
    A profile photo would be cool too.
  • Pete Russell February 24, 2009 at 8:26am
    Create an album with all of them perhaps and then do a blog with a few good ones scattered through?? Up to you.
  • Gayleen Taylor February 24, 2009 at 7:56am
    okay. On Saturday afternoon i will be at the Trust's Stadium on Central Park Drive helping to set up for Toddler Day Out.
  • Pete Russell February 24, 2009 at 7:39am
    Hi Tabitha. I didn't realise you had already joined. I sent you a message on Facebook. So do you think you could post some of your photos from Kelmarna here on Ooooby?
  • James Samuel February 21, 2009 at 9:37pm
    Hi Tabitha, welcome! You may find it helpful to check out the links in the "Start Here" box on the upper left of the Main page. And please do add a picture of yourself, which you will find a link to on your Settings page.

    There's a lot happening in here and places for you to jump in and contributre and get involved in some local food sharing or other initiatives.

    Enjoy!
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