Living in New Zealand: Lockdown is Easier When You Have a Garden and New Compost Bays
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I received a text message yesterday - the Swiss Army made it back to Zurich and their flat. It is a shame they had to cut their New Zealand trip short and I hope they will be back.
Maybe when we have a kitchen and bathroom.
Christening the new bays… with kombucha
Gilles and Tania put in the first load
Happy Campers
It is nice to be in the middle of harvest as we are minimising our trips to the supermarket during lockdown.
Over half way to the end of lockdown. I hope.
New Zealand Garden Diary: Rampant Rampicante Squash
The cucumbers planted nearby are still tiny, but the rampicante squash is rambling all over. Tastes pretty good (like a courgette/zucchini) when young, but I’m looking to store the big one.
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New Zealand Garden Diary: Perennial Edibles and Sleeping Bumble Bees
This summer is very cool and my tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins are sulking, but the beans are getting going and the bees and I are enjoying the flowers in my garden, including the artichokes.
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And there are some edible plants that keep going and going. I love how the walking onions are gradually moving around the vegetable patch.
New Zealand Garden Diary: Bees and Broad Beans
I love watching the bees do their work around the garden. Especially in the broad bean bed.
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