In this episode, we talk about -

• Garden tasks this week - Sowing Root Crops
• Grouping your vegetables into ‘families’ in order to create a 4 Bed, Crop Rotation Plan. This method helps prevent the build-up of pests and diseases in the soil, keeps your soil healthy, and in turn each ‘family’ prepares the soil for the next rotation
• Perennial Vegetable Beds - crops that stay in the same garden bed each year.
• We look at the dreaded Spring Stinging Nettles - they are wonderfully nutritious in many recipes

Book of the week - New Zealand Gardener Annual Garden Diary - An annual ‘must have’.

Glossary - Crop rotation

Todays “garden Tea’ recipe - Calendula and Mint 
Combine and store in an airtight jar - and remember to label the ingredients
1 ½ cups dried mint
½ cup dried calendula petals
½ cup fennel seeds
¼ cup dried ginger root
Honey to sweeten (otional)

Add 1 teaspoon of your blend per person to a tea pot, with boiling water and steep for 5-10 minutes. Strain into a china cup (of course) and enjoy.

   Instagram accounts of the week - @yourgardencoach_nz  @crosshill_garden

Local garden events - 'Grow Wānaka’ Saturday working bee See details - Grow Wānaka on Facebook

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Seasonal listening tip: No matter where you are in the world, you can dip back into earlier episodes to match the season you’re in right now. Just look at the titles (e.g. Spring Ep3) and choose the ones that line up with your own garden season — that way, the advice will always be spot-on and timely for you.