In this episode, we talk about -

• Garden tasks this week - Sowing Root Crops
• Grouping your vegetables into ‘families’ in order to create a 4 Bed, Crop Rotation Plan. This method helps prevent the build-up of pests and diseases in the soil, keeps your soil healthy, and in turn each ‘family’ prepares the soil for the next rotation
• Perennial Vegetable Beds - crops that stay in the same garden bed each year.
• We look at the dreaded Spring Stinging Nettles - they are wonderfully nutritious in many recipes

Book of the week - New Zealand Gardener Annual Garden Diary - An annual ‘must have’.

Glossary - Crop rotation

Todays “garden Tea’ recipe - Calendula and Mint 
Combine and store in an airtight jar - and remember to label the ingredients
1 ½ cups dried mint
½ cup dried calendula petals
½ cup fennel seeds
¼ cup dried ginger root
Honey to sweeten (otional)

Add 1 teaspoon of your blend per person to a tea pot, with boiling water and steep for 5-10 minutes. Strain into a china cup (of course) and enjoy.

   Instagram accounts of the week - @yourgardencoach_nz  @crosshill_garden

Local garden events - 'Grow Wānaka’ Saturday working bee See details - Grow Wānaka on Facebook

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