Kat 👩‍🌾

Tāngata Tīrīti. I grow things at my life-sentence block on Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa land.

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2023-08-03 06:58:04

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@npub1k86…6h68 exactly like with kōwhai, they're related 🙂

2023-08-03 05:55:34

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@npub1k86…6h68 they will need scarification I think.

2023-08-03 03:58:05

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@npub1tpt…yqlf gosh. Rail. That'd be bloody lovely. The did announce a project a couple years back, and there's a bunch of new concrete sleepers between Whangārei and Moerewa that are now growing ecosystems because they've been sitting there so long.

2023-08-03 02:07:29

Loved today's episode of The Detail. Good on Sharon for coming to drive on our roads. I live on SH10 (the current SH1 route) and the road is seriously degrading very quickly with the increased traffic. I had no idea they were limited in their load rates, but honestly we're struggling as it is.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018900965/the-perilous-state-of-the-far-north-s-roads

2023-08-03 00:31:14

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Happy to report I also made it home. And now we will play this silly game all over again tomorrow. Probably should learn how to use our jumper cords...

2023-08-02 20:26:45

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@npub1euj…2fkr yeah. There's supposed to be a stop at the library on the way home too, but I think I might skip that and do it tomorrow instead... 😅 thankfully I only work half days so hopefully my partner can do some kind of magic with the battery this arvo.

2023-08-02 18:56:16

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I've made it to work!! I have absolutely parked with my hood facing the main carpark just in case...

2023-08-02 18:39:13

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@npub1r8v…p03g she did! Hooray!!

2023-08-02 18:29:22

Yesterday the battery died on our car at the petrol station. Thankfully we have jumper cables in the car, and if your battery is gonna die, the petrol station is a good place to do it.
However, I don't know if the car's gonna start to get me to work this morning. Place your bets 😅

2023-08-02 05:48:50

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@npub10h7…l9gn yeah I'm a reader. I like podcasts, but I just don't jive with audiobooks. To each their own.

2023-08-02 04:52:57

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@npub10h7…l9gn I mean... it's not like I've finished a single one of the audio books I already have... 😅 turns out this is not how I prefer to read. Which is why I stopped paying for them.

2023-08-02 04:02:49

Audible email 1: Come back, we'll give you 2 free books!
Audible email 2: Come back, we'll give you a free book!
Audible email 3: Come back, we'll only charge you $4.45 for the first three months!
I feel like these offers are getting progressively worse...?

2023-08-01 07:04:32

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@npub1zg9…nh26 sometimes that's what they are. We are all excited for it though.

2023-08-01 01:15:26

Every day the people in charge say things that motivate me to tend to my vegetable garden, collect and dry firewood, play with my chickens, grow and plant native trees, treat my cattle to something yummy, and whisper sweet nothings at my orchard. #nzpol

2023-07-31 06:40:17

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@npub158q…ze8t it drives me bananas. You actually have to visit them both to get the full range of best prices, but that's absolutely not an option for a lot of people, and you just know that extra spend is pure profit.
My toothpaste - $12.50 at New World, $9.50 at Countdown - only Countdown knock it down to $6 on special (which is when I buy it).

2023-07-29 09:29:05

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@npub16ea…fmdl hi. I've been following a research thread which seems to be pointing me squarely in your direction!
Peter Hughson who lived around Greymouth and might be on your radar as a carver is apparently the primary source behind the idea that you can feed chickens coprosma berries for a great deal of the year.
It's a long shot, but do you think there might be a formal or semi-formal source beyond a credited hearsay in a periodical from the 1970's that took me months to track down? 😅
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/796/656/374/549/317/original/2edc0db4e152cd1c.jpg

2023-07-29 09:06:51

I FOUND THE COPROSMA REFERENCE!
You either know what that's about, or not. But Bill Mollison referenced the wrong book, and having now bought all of the books to find it, I FOUND IT.
It was one paragraph. But it's given me a new set of things to look up, so I'm off on this research buzz again...

2023-07-29 02:31:13

Just won the Third New Zealand Whole Earth Catalogue on TradeMe, meaning I have now collected the set for $45 + postage.

2023-07-27 23:52:16

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@npub10zx…jdsr frozen is always a good alternate. I like collecting the jars to make the next-summer's pickles etc with. The oil adds nice flavours to cooking too. But yeah, I can't justify it either so this is just how I've learned to handle it.

2023-07-27 22:53:43

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@npub10zx…jdsr My hack is to buy jars of sweet peppers in oil at this time of year. About $5.50 for the equivalent of 5 ish capsicums. You'll find them beside the pickles and olives.

2023-07-26 09:47:11

My local Countdown has introduced a 'maximum 20' rule for the self-checkout. I shop early in the morning and strongly prefer the 6 self-checkouts to the 1 operator. I've hand-on-heart never tried to rip them off by programming peanuts instead of cashews or whatever.
So my new game is to split my weekly grocery shop in such a way that I purchase fewer than 20 items from Countdown. I don't know if I can do it every week, but I can (with room to spare) this week.

2023-07-25 06:36:01

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@npub19xu…e8yd @npub1zg9…nh26 yeah, as long as they tick the boxes, they can come in. Sounds to me like something that might be worth breeding seed locally, so if we can find something suitable...
Oh. There's an extra declaration there for beets! That might also be contributing to this situation...
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/import/plants-flowers-seeds-plant-growing-products/seeds-for-sowing/steps-to-importing-seeds-for-sowing/

2023-07-25 06:14:54

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@npub1zg9…nh26 @npub19xu…e8yd yeah, this is the kind of thing that outlets like Kōanga and Setha's Seeds are vitally important in protecting.
We could import it? Looks like there have been some rule changes in Europe around treatment with neonics, which might be the thing behind this change. But if you want to split an order of seeds and bring it in, I'd be interested. It's a bit of work but it's (probably?) possible.

2023-07-25 05:25:41

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@npub1hd6…ljke really is. I'm getting there, but I'm not going to hit all the photos I had planned.

2023-07-22 18:11:46

Blog and subscriber email is all ready to go. I'm dressed and awake. Heading into work this morning for a few hours to continue attacking Epic Hedge. I'm now at the end that starts making its way up a hill, so that will probably be even less fun than the flat bit. Gotta be done before wasp season comes back around though.

2023-07-20 04:46:08

Well today I won The First Whole New Zealand Earth Catalogue. Let me know if you have the Third and want to get rid of it. I'm collecting the set.

2023-07-19 06:16:01

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@npub1gl4…evwq @npub1kmc…zwp6 In a pinch, the NZ native Coprosmas are related to coffee. Something like 40 species. Tiny seeds though, and no-one has had many good things to say about it. But the berries are edible too, so in a food shortage situation, eat the berry, spit the seeds out, dry, hull, roast, grind, brew.
Roasted dandelion root apparently makes a passable (but non-caffeinated) coffee.

2023-07-19 06:11:15

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@npub1kmc…zwp6 I grow it myself. NZ grown coffee has a mind blowing caffeine content. You can get it in plant stores and can be grown as a houseplant. https://www.ikaruscoffee.co.nz/

2023-07-19 05:16:40

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@npub1kmc…zwp6 southland grows wheat and oats. Mostly for stock feed/seed, but needs must. We only have one commercial coffee grower I'm aware of. Bananas would need rationing. Should be good for meat, but soy would be more iffy. Could probably grow it, I just don't think we generally do.

2023-07-18 07:17:05

Just saw AlterNatives in Whangārei are closing down with a 50% off clearance this weekend. I'm really gutted - they've always been a reliable source of quality plants and reliable service. If you're in the area, pick up what you can, while you can. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=680071480806421&set=a.460887659391472

2023-07-18 01:16:11

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@npub1dfc…2kmy Genuine apologies. Not what I meant to convey.

2023-07-18 01:04:44

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@npub1kmc…zwp6 Princess Sophia has an interesting journey from good girl to rebel. Touches on Empire, Colonialism, Royalty, Women's Suffrage. Easy intro here: https://player.fm/series/series-3384313/ep-12-sophia-princess-suffragette-revolutionary

2023-07-18 00:59:42

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@npub1dfc…2kmy https://www.google.com/search?q=who+owns+linked+in

2023-07-17 23:55:30

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Getting a photo through this microscope is difficult, but not impossible. Here's one of the test slides. I think we can say this baby works!
Also that we need a set of prepared slides that aren't all cracked! I'm going to blame a much younger version of myself for that, and rectify it for the next generation.
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/732/109/337/173/865/original/96f1c5469e8a4e3d.jpg
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/732/113/469/116/671/original/64f04621b87c396d.jpg

2023-07-17 23:43:36

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@npub1x2h…mgua I don't think it needs any grease. It's in pretty incredible condition considering it's close to a century old! I'm looking at a very defined fly leg at the moment on a prepared slide. If I move my desk lamp down a couple of shelves and adjust the angle, it works a charm!

2023-07-17 23:25:20

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@npub1x2h…mgua all seems to be moving freely without a close inspection. Do you have a recommendation for grease? I have a collection of very good screwdrivers and I'm very good with fiddly things that require patience.

2023-07-17 23:23:09

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@npub1x2h…mgua oh. That would be interesting. And yes, I did notice the mirror. It appears to have come from the Zoology department.

2023-07-17 23:22:02

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It won't need a lightbulb cos light is reflected through the specimen via mirror! Looks like I will need some slides to look at my own specimens, but it comes with some prepared slides which I can use to calibrate it, after I dust it off a little.

2023-07-17 23:15:43

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Ok. I know a bit more about this thing now. We can revise the date to ~1930s. It was being updated by the university my Nana was working at (Adelaide, I think) in the 1960s, and she bought one of the old ones home for her sons.
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/731/963/055/369/326/original/88b32f3b5820f1df.jpg

2023-07-17 19:00:17

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I don't know what kind of condition it's in - I haven't seen it in over 20 years. I'm prepared to buy new glass slides, petrie dishes, and a lightbulb or whatever if it's required. It's a family heirloom and I want to keep it in working condition.
But mostly I'm excited about playing with a microscope. And getting the story from Dad about why he's so attached to it.

2023-07-17 18:52:46

My Dad has this old microscope - probably 1960's. I've often thought about it as I go about my various experiments on the farm. Recently, I asked if he still had it. He does, and he's going to bring it up on loan this morning.
Ultimately, I'd like to figure out if a digital microscope would be a worthwhile tool. One part of me thinks it would be incredibly valuable. The other part thinks I'm being silly and it's a rubbish spend of $400. Hopefully I'll learn which part is right.

2023-07-17 06:33:37

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Pretty happy with how this story went tbh.
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/728/024/573/513/459/original/a132b3d2d098fadb.webp

2023-07-16 23:26:38

Been playing with our bargain mulcher today. A couple of trees that died following Gabrielle still needed to be taken down. The larger pieces will be firewood, but the smaller twigs are going through the mulcher. They're creating quite a nice mulch that we'll use in our composting toilet systems instead of purchased inputs.

2023-07-16 07:16:34

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It was a bent spring. A bent spring! Blades are still sharp. It's been used like once. Purrs like a dream. Just need to learn the finer points of using it, but yep. That was a bargain.

2023-07-16 00:02:40

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@npub157l…mzxq you can lift it and spread it, but it's in the herb garden pretty much forever now. Good compost ingredient though. I also read you can lay fresh leaves in potato trenches, add a layer of soil, then plant potatoes for instant potato fert - haven't tried that myself (yet), but I've just introduced it beside the compost bin so I'll have easier access soon.

2023-07-15 23:43:00

Planted the last of the garlic and now it is raining, which is the right order of operations, but unfortunate for the load of laundry hanging on the washing line.

2023-07-15 23:37:34

BLOG: This week I've been propagating comfrey to improve our fruit production. https://kats-garden.nz/blog/planting-comfrey-under-fruit-trees

2023-07-15 06:49:56

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@npub1d4w…hppa I also think it comes at the right time of the year. The Gregorian NY is set in winter for the Northern Hemisphere - a time of rest and renewal, followed by growth and hope for a new season. It's the natural time for a 'new year'.
Summer celebrations fall right in the middle of harvests for me. It's when I'm working long hard days and focused on the now - not the future, or the past.
But shorter days = less work and more time for planning, reflection, gratitude.

2023-07-15 01:12:29

Been to work, picked up a mulcher, and returned an overdue library book. And now all the things I have to do are done, the weekend may begin.

2023-07-14 08:03:18

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All set to pick her up after work tomorrow. Then it'll be a question of whether R can bring her back to life.
I'm confident he can. I don't know a whole lot but it's probably just stale petrol, which is what about 60% of the problems with starting gear you haven't started in ages are apparently. Maybe it'll need a part, but we can get those at cost.

2023-07-14 07:42:38

Space Oddity by Commander Chris Hadfield, performed on the International Space Station.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo
#FridayNightJukebox
#SongsOfTheCosmos
#Matariki

2023-07-14 06:33:59

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Today has been a good TradeMe day. Something else I've been looking for popped up this morning, AND I'm gonna have a super-awesome new toy!

2023-07-14 06:03:01

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They pushed me up $53, but I won! Yay!!! Still gonna be a bargain.

2023-07-14 05:58:57

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Dagnammit, bid war.

2023-07-13 06:14:07

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@npub1t5k…nd3q Nah, I live rurally and don't have a lot of options - those I do, I physically drive past fairly regularly. I know where the best prices within the distances I regularly travel. It's not worth adding another 30km onto the journey, y'know?

2023-07-13 04:48:33

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@npub1t5k…nd3q I just take the grocery vouchers. We don't even have a Z within 30 minutes of here.

2023-07-13 02:27:27

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@npub1xjw…cvg4 wow. That's some late-capitalism bull crap.

2023-07-12 05:28:29

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My new sexy sharpener has arrived and it's so pretty.
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/699/452/637/515/519/original/59348f5e3e3e7501.jpg

2023-07-11 08:09:14

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@npub1dn5…rcpt apple cider vinegar is a rust preventative - or as much of a preventative as I feel comfortable applying to my crop weekly. The comfrey is a 'biodynamic accumulator' and reportedly fermenting in apple cider vinegar helps release a lot of the nutrients, including calcium. Calcium supports cell growth in garlic, and therefore also helps prevent rust.
Or at least that's the theory. To say this is an experiment is an understatement 😂

2023-07-11 08:01:44

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@npub1dn5…rcpt this is apple scrap vinegar I made from apples I grew. I'm not quite sure why they are different colours. I'm thinking I'm going to infuse them with comfrey to use as a foliar spray on this season's garlic.
https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/110/694/383/661/909/388/original/6cbbf5d7b662cbba.jpg

2023-07-11 06:41:34

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@npub1xvh…pqw6 phew! I've been here and honestly was just grateful I only needed a new pot!

2023-07-11 06:38:20

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@npub1xvh…pqw6 everyone and everything else OK though? A new pot is getting off quite light...

2023-07-11 03:59:28

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@npub1zg9…nh26 it seems like most of us who have stuck here do. Which is a fairly interesting observation about us.

2023-07-11 03:57:05

Laughing at coming to Mastodon to post the FluTracking sign up link but judging by the number of links, it appears anyone who uses Mastodon already FluTracks 😂

2023-07-11 00:08:02

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Ah ha! I could get them down to $1.72ea if I buy 2.4m of 6.3mm steel rod from Mitre 10 and turn that into 8 x 30cm sections. Now we are talking. The trees I took notes for this morning need exactly 16 pegs, so might pop in this arvo.

2023-07-11 00:00:48

Got some pruning and training done in the orchard this morning. Why must tent pegs be either expensive or crap? How much is a few meters of 7 or 8mm steel bar? Is that a better option than $5 a tent peg? I can cut it and I have a mean mother of a vice for bending.

2023-07-10 20:51:14

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@npub1t5k…nd3q It's all we really have. I'll watch it. Hopefully there's a way to report dodgy behaviour directly. I'll use that. Probably a slightly-weird amount.

2023-07-10 19:48:59

Ooh, a Grocery Commissioner has been appointed.
A “focus” of the job will be “levelling the playing field and ensuring increased competition in the grocery industry, and for the benefit of Kiwi consumers.”
https://nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-looks-to-mojo-for-new-supermarket-tsar/73LKZD2G3NBTDEDO6RZHNHFCKQ/

2023-07-10 02:06:39

Warehouse checkout lady: "oh! Do you know everything you bought today except the milk is on a deal?"
Me: "I do! And the milk is still cheaper than the supermarket"
I didn't even know there was going to be a deal on the bread til I arrived. Instead of saving $0.80, I saved $1.60 on that!

2023-07-09 23:02:11

Found a cheap, slight-broken chipper locally on TradeMe. R reckons he could fix it with minimal effort ('cos that's his thing - if the owner were to get it fixed, they would probably take it to R's employer) so I've put on a bid.
Fingers are crossed I'll be finishing out the week by welcoming a bargain of a chipper in need of some love. THAT would be a super helpful piece of kit.

2023-07-09 22:13:53

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Emergency Up & Gos! Post-Gabrielle me was a genius! They're even inside their best-before date!
As long as I replace them this week.
I just noticed during Gabrielle that I don't eat during stress, and that means I don't react well to stress. So I need something I can shove in my stomach with as little friction as possible. Hence, emergency Up & Gos. They've just been gaining dust in the back of the cupboard. Now in the fridge.

2023-07-09 22:03:03

Slightly mistimed grocery shops for reasons outside of my control and now we are entirely out of bread and milk. So we are both entering the hangry stage, and we are digging in the pantry for breakfast alternatives.
R has had 3 muesli bars which he didn't like before, but are apparently acceptable when you're hungry. I had some instant porridge.
And I just remembered there's 3 Up and Gos for emergencies somewhere...

2023-07-09 07:41:55

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@npub1k86…6h68 Fingers are crossed. I'm sure I'll have something to say about it when it shows up haha.

2023-07-09 07:40:33

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@npub156g…6067 yeah I'm really happy!

2023-07-09 06:19:46

Aw, a friend and blog reader offered to buy me a 'sexy' tool sharpener. So now one of these bad boys is on its way to me. https://www.metrogreen.co.nz/Products/Landscape/Tool-Maintenance-Sharpeners-Fuel-Cans/SWISS-iSTOR-Standard-Sharpener/

2023-07-09 02:31:54

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Aaand all the garlic-related work is done for today. It's not all the garlic work there is, but it's all I can do today. Time for a nap.
✅ Plant the Takahue
✅ Weed the second bed
✅ Lunch
✅ Apply the apple cider vinegar spray to the first and second beds
✅ Find 45 Ajo Roja cloves to plant, and plant them on available edges
✅ Prep and plant the Ajo Roja

2023-07-09 01:29:59

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@npub19xu…e8yd good to know. We reach the end of our contract with Wireless Nation in a couple of months but it might just be worth coasting month-to-month for a while and keeping our options open.

2023-07-09 01:25:52

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I feel like I can see the end of today's jobs, but now I have to find a fourth bed for planting the rest of the Ajo Roja and the shallots next week.
Looking like I'll be growing over 400 garlic by the time it's all in the ground.
✅ Plant the Takahue
✅ Weed the second bed
✅ Lunch
- Apply the apple cider vinegar spray to the first and second beds
✅ Find 45 Ajo Roja cloves to plant, and plant them on available edges
- Prep and plant the Ajo Roja

2023-07-09 01:09:47

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@npub19xu…e8yd thank you. Those are good reasons to stick with what we have. Service has been improving so maybe I'll be able to avoid it.

2023-07-09 00:44:58

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@npub19xu…e8yd Anything standing out as a major theme? It's an obvious solution for a problem that I am still resisting...

2023-07-09 00:35:52

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Gonna need to do some yoga after that.
I normally wouldn't spray on such a windy day, but I literally use apple cider vinegar as a hair conditioner by pouring it on my head, so that's next.
✅ Plant the Takahue
✅ Weed the second bed
- Apply the apple cider vinegar spray to the first and second beds
- Find 45 Ajo Roja cloves to plant, and plant them on available edges (I actually counted out my available spaces)

2023-07-08 23:45:54

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Getting there. Not looking forward to the next job on the list if I'm honest but if I leave it longer, it's only gonna get more difficult.
✅ Plant the Takahue
- Weed the second bed
- Apply the apple cider vinegar spray to the first and second bed
- Find 35 Ajo Roja cloves to plant, and plant them on available edges

2023-07-08 22:50:24

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@npub1gaw…mg7y thanks! I'll pick some up next time I'm near the brew store.

2023-07-08 21:59:39

BLOG: This week I'm giving my gardening tools a new lease on life with $8 worth of white vinegar.
https://kats-garden.nz/blog/cleaning-up-rusty-tools

2023-07-08 21:55:58

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Cloves bleached and bed strung up. Got a few garlic-related jobs today:
- Plant the Takahue
- Weed the second bed
- Apply the apple cider vinegar spray to the first and second bed

2023-07-08 20:57:29

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I have 125 Takahue cloves to go in which will probably fill the bed, and maybe a bit more. It's windy out there but at least the sun is shining. Need some breakfast first before I get stuck into planting.

2023-07-08 18:59:13

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@npub1hqh…94ta @npub1jfe…ua0q
1) the person on Twitter usually has no idea their account is being scraped and republished. That's pretty iffy and this thread is an illustration of how people react to that.
2) the person here sometimes doesn't know the account is a bot and thinks it's a legit account - which borders on creepy depending on how far that goes.
Great for 'official' accounts or if you know what it is, but creepy when it's an individual and you don't.

2023-07-08 08:35:38

Gosh I wish past me had made some hummus.

2023-07-08 03:14:48

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@npub1jfe…ua0q It's less fake and more an unauthorised mirror of your Twitter account. We all have a problem with the accounts on that server because mostly, it's creepy. All accounts on bird.makeup are Twitter clones - most of the time the original author has no idea.

2023-07-08 00:13:48

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Alright. We did it. I roped R into helping me and we re-set the worm farm and took a decent load of worm castings over onto Garlic Bed 3. I know if anything went wrong through the season, I would blame this moment if I was lazy about it now.
Will string it up and plant out the Takahue tomorrow. Then I'll see if I have enough room to slip in the Ajo Roja or if I need to prep a fourth garlic bed and plant that next week.

2023-07-07 22:53:31

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Bed is weeded, and I've thrown on some gypsum and blood and bone. Now to figure out if I can be bothered harvesting and resetting the worm farm for another layer of organic matter before I string her up... 🤔

2023-07-07 21:16:21

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Got the tiniest break in the rain so I managed to get the next garlic bed weeded. But now the rain is back, so ☕☕

2023-07-07 19:13:47

#AtaMārie ☕ woke up to more rain, so that's cool. Hoping to plant more garlic this weekend but tomorrow's outlook is pretty good at this stage so I guess that'll be my chance.

2023-07-07 07:43:43

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Come to think about it, I have an entire playlist that could probably fit tonight's #FridayNightJukebox theme.
Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy #OutOfControl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq9gPaIzbe8

2023-07-07 07:16:42

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@npub1lzf…6k4g a number of coprosmas are groundcovers, but a range of other good ones here. If your budget is minimal, most groundcover natives can be propagated pretty quickly through division or layering. https://www.gogardening.co.nz/plants-for-/12-0-1734/soil-huggers

2023-07-07 07:12:58

Finally, a #FridayNightJukebox for this banger. Something in this baseline always makes me let go.
Alaska Thunderfuck - All That She Wants #OutOfControl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6anN14KZgw

2023-07-07 06:13:04

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@npub1lzf…6k4g ti kouka if you don't need to mow near it (ruins mower blades). Coprosmas will have bright berries and invite birds - range of colours, heights, and textures available. Kānuka brings in the bees. Koromiko is always a winner and there is a range of colours, heights etc. Harakeke is great for tūi. Native grasses provide good habitats.
Auckland council have good resources around plants that like wet/attract birds etc 🙂

2023-07-06 23:55:13

Bit of an itchy mood this morning. Can't settle into one thing. Very annoying.

2023-07-05 22:13:17

At work. Still attacking the very large hedge. Today I'm cleaning up the weeds underneath it and found a golf putter?! Immediately put that thing in my car so I can have a little putting green at home. Just need to find a golf ball now!

2023-07-05 09:22:33

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@npub1zg9…nh26 wow. That's amazing.