Spring is finally here this month! Though it’s a very exciting thought to start planting everything in the garden RIGHT NOW! Try hold off a little longer with planting any summer crops as New Zealand spring can be very unpredictable. A rogue frost could ruin all your hard work. The soil is also much too cold yet for the heat…
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This quick and easy pasta recipe uses an entire broccoli. The head, stalk and the leaves. The addition of tangy capers and zesty lemon pack a delicious flavour punch. Who doesn’t love a quick and healthy dinner? This broccoli pasta with lemon and capers fits that brief. It’s still winter in New Zealand (just!) so there is still citrus and…
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Asparagus are a wonderful perennial to have in the garden. If they are treated correctly they’ll provide you for 20 years or more. Asparagus need a forever bed to be planted in and should not be harvested in their first three years. They need that time to establish themselves. Growing asparagus from seed is a task well worth it. Asparagus…
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