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shiny

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Wellington, NZ · raised bed Spring

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Growing now

19 plantings

Harvested

9 times this year

Type

raised bed garden type

the huge bed that needs plank bridges to walk into

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Growing now

garlic chives
by shiny
8 weeks until harvest
pea
20%
Jan 2027
by shiny
wasabi
by shiny
16 weeks until harvest
carrot
17%
Feb 2027
by shiny
10 weeks until harvest
zucchini
20%
Feb 2027
by shiny
2 weeks until harvest
lettuce
25%
Jan 2027
by shiny
harvesting now
lettuce
40%
Jan 2027
by shiny
10 weeks until harvest
agria potato
35%
Jan 2027
by shiny
6 weeks until harvest
moneymaker tomato
45%
Dec 2026
by shiny
8 weeks until harvest
potato
55%
Dec 2026
by shiny
viola
71%
Dec 2026
by shiny
oat
by shiny
8 weeks until harvest
onion
83%
Dec 2026
by shiny
perpetual spinach
by shiny
sage
by shiny
aloe vera
by shiny
mint
by shiny
comfrey
by shiny
232 weeks until harvest
apple
by shiny

Layout

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43 plants placed on the bed

Where each plant in this garden is growing, on a map of the bed.

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Jobs to do in this garden

Public

Overdue

Thin the seedlings Planting carrot last Tuesday

Next weekend

Sat 14 – Sun 15 Nov
Check the leaves for blight Planting agria potato Sat 14 Nov

Later

Show 15 jobs coming up
Weed between the rows Planting carrot Tue
Hand pollinate the female flowers Planting zucchini Sun 22 Nov
Check leaves for powdery mildew Planting zucchini Sun 22 Nov
Feed with liquid fertiliser Planting zucchini Sun 22 Nov
Stop watering as the tops fall over Planting onion Wed 23 Dec
Lift the bulbs Planting onion Wed 30 Dec
Dry the bulbs in an airy place Planting onion Wed 6 Jan
Pick fruit while small Planting zucchini Tue 12 Jan
Dig the first new potatoes Planting agria potato Sat 16 Jan
Lift the main crop Planting agria potato Sat 27 Feb
Start pulling young carrots Planting carrot Sat 27 Feb
Dry the potatoes and store them in the dark Planting agria potato Sat 6 Mar
Pull out finished plants Planting zucchini Mon 12 Apr
Lift the rest of the crop Planting carrot Sat 24 Apr
Pull out plants that have gone to seed Planting perpetual spinach Sun 30 May

Suggested companions

bell pepper bell pepper bok choy bok choy bonnie bell sweet pepper sfg bonnie bell sweet pepper sfg Bonnie Little Bing Compact Cherry Tomato Bonnie Little Bing Compact Cherry Tomato calendula coriander coriander eggplant eggplant elephant garlic elephant garlic french breakfast radish french breakfast radish french marigold garlic green zebra tomato green zebra tomato marjoram marjoram oat oat orange oregano pea peter pepper peter pepper pineapple tomato pineapple tomato pomegranate rainbow carrot rainbow carrot red d'anjou pear red d'anjou pear spring onion spring onion tangerine

Previously planted in this garden

2026

rainbow chard rainbow chard
frilly lettuce frilly lettuce

2025

runner bean runner bean
celery celery

Finished jobs in garden

Harvest chard

shiny

Mulch around the plants

3 days ago
shiny

Water in dry weather

3 days ago
shiny

About this garden

Owner shiny
Location
Wellington, NZ

Local temperatures from Wikidata: hottest not known, coldest not known.

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