I never thought I'd say it but I'm actually feeling sun fatigue. And I'm sure I'll live to regret this... but I'm actually glad it's raining. I hope it buckets down all night. And all day tomorrow. And all day the next... (largely because I'm off to the Melbourne Flower Show in the morning to see what's hot in garden design across the ditch in '08. Last year it was blue-dyed bark mulch (yikes) and fake plastic green (double yikes)...)
My garden isn't too parched despite the long hot summer, because (a) it's quite shady and (b) I decided in December that my Christmas present to myself was going to be a big fat bill from Metrowater. (When you're trying to establish new trees and shrubs, a constant supply of water is a must.) But even so, nothing beats a natural shower. And fingers crossed that all this water will help to wash all the mushy figs and bird poo off my deck. The waxeyes and blackbirds have had a fig feeding frenzy this summer. And the sods scoffed all the pears too.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Watch us on Sunrise every Thursday morning at 8.20am
As part of our 2008 Get Growing campaign, we're aiming to teach 10,000 Kiwis how to grow their own food... starting with our very own Get Growing "guinea pig" gardener Phil Bostwick. In February we helped Phil - better known as a groovy young TV presenter on the C4 music channel - put in two raised beds, and every Thursday morning at 8.20am we head back to his backyard to check how his garden is growing.
If you want to watch Phil's garden grow from scratch, you can follow the links below to the video archive at TV3.
Thursday Feb 7: It's week one in the Get Growing garden. Phil installs his raised beds and Lynda helps him plant them up with vege seedlings. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday February 14: It is week two at Phil Bostwick from C4's garden, where Lynda Hallinan checks out progress on the veges they planted last week. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday February 21: Things got a little hairy in Phil Bostwick from C4's garden last week - the salad was looking a little sad but on the upside, the radishes had already germinated. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday February 28: It is all very well growing your own vegetables, but really there are only so many tomatoes you can eat before you feel like you are turning into one. So what do you do with excess vegetables and fruit? Heaps, according to Sunrise gardening expert Lynda Hallinan, who reminds about the old fashioned art of pickling and preserving. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 6: Phil eats his first crop: fresh radishes! To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 13: How does Phil's garden grow? Pretty darn well, actually. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 20: Easter is no time to relax when you have a vege garden. Lynda reveals what needs to be done at this time of year. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 27: Lynda joins James and Carly in the studio to do battle against backyard evil - noxious weeds! To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 3: Phil gets worms... and worm expert Jeff La Haye helps him set up an urban worm farm. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 10: The caterpillars are having a field day in Phil's garden. Lynda gives Phil some pest and disease control pointers. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 17: Lynda heads to Phil's patch to talk about seed saving. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 24: All the rain has been a godsend for gardeners after one of the driest summers on record but it can have the tendency to leave your vege patch looking a little worse for wear. Phil and Lynda Hallinan clean up the soggy mess. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday May 1: How to protect your winter crops from frost. Lynda chats to James and Carly in the Sunrise studio this week. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday May 8: Phil has the flu... but Lynda has a few herbs to help him beat the winter sniffles! To watch the video, click here.
Thursday May 14: Phil has his first perfect cauliflower! To watch the video, click here.
If you want to watch Phil's garden grow from scratch, you can follow the links below to the video archive at TV3.
Thursday Feb 7: It's week one in the Get Growing garden. Phil installs his raised beds and Lynda helps him plant them up with vege seedlings. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday February 14: It is week two at Phil Bostwick from C4's garden, where Lynda Hallinan checks out progress on the veges they planted last week. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday February 21: Things got a little hairy in Phil Bostwick from C4's garden last week - the salad was looking a little sad but on the upside, the radishes had already germinated. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday February 28: It is all very well growing your own vegetables, but really there are only so many tomatoes you can eat before you feel like you are turning into one. So what do you do with excess vegetables and fruit? Heaps, according to Sunrise gardening expert Lynda Hallinan, who reminds about the old fashioned art of pickling and preserving. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 6: Phil eats his first crop: fresh radishes! To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 13: How does Phil's garden grow? Pretty darn well, actually. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 20: Easter is no time to relax when you have a vege garden. Lynda reveals what needs to be done at this time of year. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday March 27: Lynda joins James and Carly in the studio to do battle against backyard evil - noxious weeds! To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 3: Phil gets worms... and worm expert Jeff La Haye helps him set up an urban worm farm. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 10: The caterpillars are having a field day in Phil's garden. Lynda gives Phil some pest and disease control pointers. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 17: Lynda heads to Phil's patch to talk about seed saving. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday April 24: All the rain has been a godsend for gardeners after one of the driest summers on record but it can have the tendency to leave your vege patch looking a little worse for wear. Phil and Lynda Hallinan clean up the soggy mess. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday May 1: How to protect your winter crops from frost. Lynda chats to James and Carly in the Sunrise studio this week. To watch the video, click here.
Thursday May 8: Phil has the flu... but Lynda has a few herbs to help him beat the winter sniffles! To watch the video, click here.
Thursday May 14: Phil has his first perfect cauliflower! To watch the video, click here.
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