A busy week this week… Lots of Autumn tasks coming up.

We welcome back the very talented Leah Evans @mrs.evans.garden Leah gives us a Snapshot of her Autumn garden and she has some inspiring wisdom for us.

Tea - Lemon balm and Sage - a favourite of ours.

NZ Bulbs have partnered with us for the 2nd of 3 Bulb Giveaways - Enter this fabulous competition (open to NZ residents only, Drawn on 3rd May, winner announced in Episode 32) email your entry to [email protected] with the answer to the Elephant Garlic question.

Check out @clausdalby for bulb planting inspiration then order your bulbs from @nzbulbs Huge thanks to Paul and Gemma at NZ Bulbs for their generous gift pack

This week in the garden - 

Cultivate - 24th & 25th

Sow Root Crops 26th & 27th

Barren period 28th - 3rd May

Garlic - a little bit of knowledge shared. Get planting on 26th and 27th for a bumper crop 

Jerusalem Artichokes, ready after the first frost. We give you the heads up to reduce the farts… Such an easy vegetable garden perennial. 

see www.healthifyme.com/blog/jerusalem-artichoke

Glossary - Polyculture - A Symphony of Diversity in your garden.

Book Botany for Gardeners By Geoff Hodge Allen and Unwin publishers @allenandunwin

Instagram of the Week and winner of the $20 Kings Seeds voucher @theocallaghanclann what a fabulously colourful vegetable garden!

www.gardenmyths.com - pine needles

Happy gardening 

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