Veggie Plants Waikanae and Otaki Markets This Weekend
This will be the last weekend for summer veggie seedlings for those who want to extend their harvest season into autumn.
We have limited new stocks of beans (bush and climbing), zucchini, cucumber, gherkins, capsicum and Zatta Melons - an Italian heirloom variety that is ugly to look at but divine to eat!
It's not too late to plant - our own late seedlings are coming away tremendously fast and the outlook is for a long hot summer/autumn.
Seedlings of winter crops should start to become available late March.
If you are into preserving, I will have preserving jars at next week's markets.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.5% Yes
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33.7% Maybe?
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24.8% No
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
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If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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