Hāpai's Harvest

A fun little project for my daughter Kiera and I. We made lemon balm lip balm. Kiera picked and dried the lemon balm and infused it in olive oil for a couple of weeks. I helped with the double boiler to melt the bees wax. It's been named lemon balm lux.

First asparagus pick of spring. Excited about these spears because I grew them from seed 3 years ago.

Some stock remains for our Dahlia Seed collection sale. Check it out here. https://haapai.nz/shop/

Matariki and some information about why it is significant to gardening.
https://haapai.nz/matariki-and-gardening/

Yams are finally ready, they get to join the pumpkin, kūmara and spuds from the garden. Pretty happy with that.

I've grown plenty of lettuce before, but I had no idea it was so versatile. Grilling romaine was no surprise but I didn't know about celtuce and Asian stir-fry. This post describes the lettuce varieties and includes some growing advice and ideas for meals. https://haapai.nz/growing-lettuce-guide/

Kūmara is in stock. Frost and rats caused trouble for the tipu, but winter supplies are secured.

I was slow responding to the negative temperatures this week and was lucky not to lose anything. I wanted to post about the effects of frost and methods for protection. Please share any advice you have!

https://haapai.nz/frost-proof-your-garden/

Prototype heated table with grow lights is finished. It uses heat cables on a sand base. Heat is regulated with a thermostat and runs on a timer. Stoked!!!

Have spent a lot of time writing course material for beginner gardeners. This video introduces integrated pest management IPM. Hope it helps 🌻🌞

IPM Integrated Pest Management An overview of the IPM system that aims to reduce the potential harm of pesticides and other harmful practices affecting the earth's ecology.

Car boot sale today. Nice to meet the locals. Thank goodness for community halls on very wet days.