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New chart on planting pages compares past/expect temperatures against the optimal and survivable ranges for the crop, according to UN's crop data

[https://www.growstuff.org/plantings/shiny-big-main-bed-potato](https://w…

I have bigger dreams than time or garden space. I buy interesting heritage seeds, then their seasonal window flies by, and I don't plant them.

This week I added "Not Planted Yet" to the seed library filters. This mean i can find the seeds i never did r…

"Gardening is illegal in New Zealand, so why on earth are you doing it?”

Fair question. I’m not the first to ask, and I still have no good answer.

E…

El Niño has already arrived. Earth Sciences NZ (formerly NIWA) declared it on 2 July, and it has strengthened fast since. By mid-August the central Pacific reading was 2.48°C above average, and the event has a good chance of becoming the strongest on record. Earth Sciences NZ puts the chance of i…

Wellington wind doesn’t care about your seedlings. After the last few storms, I had a pile of branches scavenged from the street and neighbourhood, dropped by gales, and a garden that needed protection. The answer turned out to be very old: the [dead hedge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_hedg…

I have:

• Home Assistant
• Sonoff Zigbee Irrigation Controllers - significantly cheaper and just darned well work, compared …

Hello everyone,

I'm Steffen from Stuttgart in southern Germany. I work with seeds every day and I'm also a beekeeper, so I'm always interested in plants that are good for both the vegetable patch and the bees.

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone is growing. One question …

If you have a location set for the garden, the plantings will show historical rain and temperature data

a bug in the sending of plantings reminders has been fixed, so some users will be getting their first reminder email after a long pause

The oats, peas, beans, & barley cookbook

oat, pea green bean barley

I have so many grains growing in the garden; it's time to learn the old recipes for cooking them. This…

I just spent about an hour reviving this bed, and once the enthusiasm wore off about 20 minutes in began to feel every shovel full.

Remember, IT workers of the world, *stretch before exertion or you'll regret it as I do…

Glorious reward for gardening chores.