2024-08-28T03:18:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae craftygardennz https://nostr.ae/npub1y54sthse0j83et70ngdtpuqy6kasl4z0eut9tkunxtf7d9ze6njqeaza3k https://mastodon.nz/system/accounts/avatars/108/200/364/978/914/149/original/19fb787d83c4f17d.jpeg https://mastodon.nz/system/accounts/avatars/108/200/364/978/914/149/original/19fb787d83c4f17d.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfdur04cwz53edvrmc50at759vxd50yzj6deyd2w0eycs2yyjp93czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgglysww In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxk6esaj57rxv6ujx2r4j5lctt6rks7fur270vs4er3j0aypyfq6sx376aw'>nevent1q…76aw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My sister and I invested in buying duck and t-rex snowball makers a couple of years ago. Every time it snows we go out into the neighbourhood and put the ducks and trex snowballs everywhere. it&#39;s heaps of fun and they look great.<br/><br/>My other sister said it was stupid at the time, but she&#39;s now jealous of our ones 😂 2026-08-03T03:36:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxk6esaj57rxv6ujx2r4j5lctt6rks7fur270vs4er3j0aypyfq6szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgfquysv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4rcslqf2r8femsaq2lv0j54g59ezw7rpl22qcksu0gxu9evh3vsm8xdkl'>nevent1q…xdkl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dunedin road snow warning for tomorrow: Snow is expected to lower to 200 metres this evening and to sea level early Tuesday morning. Expect 2 to 4 cm (possibly more) above 200 metres, and lesser amounts lower down.<br/><br/>I&#39;m gonna need to find my snowball maker 🤞 2026-08-03T03:26:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4rcslqf2r8femsaq2lv0j54g59ezw7rpl22qcksu0gxu9evh3vszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wglwxq22 Dunedin now has snow and sleet showers in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning. They&#39;ve removed the snow above 200 metres in the forecast, so does that mean snow for everyone? They usually say snow to low levels 🤔 2026-08-02T23:29:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw4tq82aft8t3vm29g3fdr593mj9tfmccmqpxhzrxfzzqzsmmpx6czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgctl4fm Transpower has released a low residual situation notice for tomorrow morning and night. Cold temperatures and no wind means the power supply will be tight. <br/><br/>I’m willing to share some of our battery supply to the grid for a truck load of money 🤔 <br/><br/><a href="https://static.transpower.co.nz/public/interfaces/can/CAN%20Low%20Residual%20Situation%20800000260.pdf?VersionId=lFE2R5suhqSpDFvH_Z0hBID8mf8ZyBrw">https://static.transpower.co.nz/public/interfaces/can/CAN%20Low%20Residual%20Situation%20800000260.pdf?VersionId=lFE2R5suhqSpDFvH_Z0hBID8mf8ZyBrw</a> 2026-07-26T12:16:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr48xv7uwxamh322rahk7cdw6jfdw4xsden2729d46fn9twfxkkfgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgsldxdc In this week&#39;s crafting blog post, I finally finished knitting my new sparkly Seasalt Socks. If you love the colour purple and all things sparkly, this is the blog post for you!<br/><br/>I&#39;ve shared my finished socks, a few thoughts on the project, and plenty of photos. 🧦 <br/><br/>#blog #blogging #crafting #knitting #craftingblog #craftblog <br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=207&amp;title=knitting-a-pair-of-sparkly-seasalt-socks">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=207&amp;title=knitting-a-pair-of-sparkly-seasalt-socks</a> 2026-07-14T02:26:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqpemtg2uehe6rqsjzj37n8m3e60jl6zuw5ng4ptge9t4ujzx4fuszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgevzgj7 Just got a nice message from someone who bought the last of my available to sell sugarbeet seed. She&#39;s been looking for a supplier for 6 years since Kings Seeds finished selling them.<br/><br/>It makes all those hours picking off sugarbeet seeds off the plant by hand worth it 😂 2026-07-07T00:56:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv9lhrfqhcss6ex559zasa28k6c0eqgh2ta9rq84prkk0yynketvszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgrpx484 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfldnezxht637dawg3gp84yxez8djysky4te7v5pzqhaujmd3x33gr0et5m'>nevent1q…et5m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you want to keep an eye on river levels and rainfall, ORC&#39;s environmental data portal is a great website.<br/><br/><a href="https://envdata.orc.govt.nz/AQWebPortal/Data/Map/Parameter/Stage/Interval/Latest">https://envdata.orc.govt.nz/AQWebPortal/Data/Map/Parameter/Stage/Interval/Latest</a> 2026-07-05T23:50:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfldnezxht637dawg3gp84yxez8djysky4te7v5pzqhaujmd3x33gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgwu3v6z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fz8j2karcysnsk6a8la0qx6l4ulplr3xprlkdrpxu0vedz5ends4pd3t6'>nevent1q…d3t6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our house and street are okay, everything is just squishy. 2026-07-05T21:45:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9fz8j2karcysnsk6a8la0qx6l4ulplr3xprlkdrpxu0vedz5endszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgaa8jy7 Yesterday our weather station recorded 113 mm of rain in 24 hours 👀 <br/><br/>Our current total this morning is 74.9 mm of rain since midnight. 2026-07-05T21:45:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ac5rguejfm9s6jhp4xkldqxt8jtelaaq3gnf7ac2k0wfk333qrszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgrwu46n If you want to know how my parents morning is going, the north wester has kicked in, and the next door neighbours roof lifted off and landed in mum and dad&#39;s back yard. 2026-07-03T01:24:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2ssee69ezfg0v4ktj4mzdvf9n92tqk72qj8kf7h43zevyah8r4mczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wguq9nqy Happy Winter Solstice friends ❄️ ☀️ 2026-06-21T01:02:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszzdcvsyjhpxc4sgxwpwxgxz2vgxpw02ygglhshhyzz68j0ykg4nszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgljheyj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8p6f938jh3vy5hmj32zumaxr6vsxhg8k85av6dtvuqhe2msc7p6cxerd9c'>nevent1q…rd9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Uh I gave up looking 🤣 <br/><br/>There were so many types and various ways they work and pluses and minuses, and right now the humidity is in a good zone in our house so I&#39;m leaving it... 2026-05-14T06:13:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdz0uktd482v5qchkgzl2jqqhpmhtrjnwnjhdt29q04ljsy5h54qzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg96v0pn I have a funny feeling those who work at Spotlight will be busy today.<br/><br/>This has been known for a while now, as it&#39;s been muttered on social media.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/style/end-of-an-era-for-sewing-paper-patterns-in-new-zealand">https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifestyle/style/end-of-an-era-for-sewing-paper-patterns-in-new-zealand</a> 2026-04-23T21:58:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdpwfje8r7amwehu9jsx93gwt7m600gqnwmvfckgjszgnfpk42seqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgqm9e3s Does anyone in NZ have a humidifier for their bedroom, and can you suggest one to me?<br/><br/>Preferably one without a night light, would be good if it could tell you what the humidity is.<br/><br/>My asthma symptoms are getting niggly at night now it&#39;s getting cooler, and my allergist suggested one. 2026-04-20T01:32:31+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3pr8n8w44ypwdja47lycjrg9we8q67p7wanxx8g8xf78dayqc4czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg97x88v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdg5lyn4dqtqdg7ns38henjt2nq7k4a2jrnh2y9p6205mzze6wpq2rvfdy'>nevent1q…vfdy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My hubby used to be a systems administrator at Catalyst when we lived in Wellington 👀 2026-04-15T09:55:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2vcvu4er3vjne53nl4aak3znhhte4ya2e0zmkqkrer4v5lwzm2qzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgav05xu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8awnl7fsftaf6ydu3q8hjrjjm78203fgayf8wsn5sfq63nckjl4qkeg5c2'>nevent1q…g5c2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hubby is writing out a summary for you guys to see... 2026-04-15T08:53:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2z0ch6t6qm2cetnqkpahsp3fhctsyxc6jdlph8dpr0teyspcypgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgj548p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0zduf6t2005nvz4xqy9z2ssmq0e9z877l4tsxydc6xs9jadqqcs0eqs0w'>nevent1q…qs0w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I knew other people would want it! 2026-04-15T08:51:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8awnl7fsftaf6ydu3q8hjrjjm78203fgayf8wsn5sfq63nckjl4qzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgmgvvp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjqytm60a36ey74ztu6w0lzdshn0fed6q0x28zkccxpehgg7gtqclz8neh'>nevent1q…8neh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The programming is nearly at a stage I can do beta testing (I have experience through an old job), which will be fun to do. 2026-04-15T05:59:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdjqytm60a36ey74ztu6w0lzdshn0fed6q0x28zkccxpehgg7gtqczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wglntg60 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6f540gc80g46f8kmv5ca6vs06cdjeua3xy42rhq27c3ht76jpjcgt3hm9'>nevent1q…3hm9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m very excited because I&#39;m notoriously bad at remembering where various crops are over the years in terms of crop rotation (especially for garlic)&gt; 2026-04-15T05:58:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6f540gc80g46f8kmv5ca6vs06cdjeua3xy42rhq27c3ht76jpjczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgtmqmh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0khcrhe87wavunpt9fh25gdru0ex3z6zfu76tqj7ufa6c843uwgd57jvv'>nevent1q…7jvv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then you can click and drag to put where you are putting your bulbs, plants, and seeds into (via rows, grids, etc). Then you put in the planting date. You can at the end mark them as harvested or pulled out or any other option you want.)<br/><br/>The cool thing is that there will be dating features where you can see on a timeline where things go in the beds over time, and you can scroll to see the changes over the years. I think it&#39;ll be great for crop rotation for the home gardener. 2026-04-15T05:56:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx0khcrhe87wavunpt9fh25gdru0ex3z6zfu76tqj7ufa6c843uwgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg29vr35 I have some exciting news to tell you. Hubby is using his awesome programming skills to write garden bed planning software for me (and potentially others).<br/><br/>It&#39;ll be open source, and you put it on your computer. It won&#39;t be in the cloud or have a subscription service.<br/><br/>I&#39;ll be able to draw garden beds, put in their sizes, split them up into smaller beds, add paving stones. 2026-04-15T05:55:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxpak6epwz84kp7pfwtau5wxuutx2pt375vhfvqw6sgyv2kgnzyqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wguklnvk FYI sewing friends, The Fabric Store has 40% off all fabrics today. That includes their wonderful linen fabric.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve just bought some linen/cotton fabric in sage green for a dress project. I&#39;ve been eyeing up the fabric for ages but didn&#39;t want to pay full price 😂 2026-04-14T08:59:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgl56j2mq5t2sztecyg2jt6qr580hfvdk8d9vm7kna6dwnr57h48gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgew5e4h Ooh Dunedin Solar (our solar installer), has just finished installing rooftop solar for Dunedin Airport. 🤩 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18Zweu3KQi/">https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18Zweu3KQi/</a> 2026-04-08T03:04:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2jknjlzwzsxgrugjuzeeaew688ufjxxnkgmq5xv56k3a4y9tf83gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg99dfnm OMG I can&#39;t believe Luxon said &#34;I&#39;m the CEO.&#34; on live TV in an interview with Tova.<br/><br/>She corrected him saying &#34;You&#39;re job is the Prime Minister&#34;.<br/><br/>👀 👀 👀 <br/><br/>#nzpol 2026-03-29T23:37:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgyh6dtav49k0gdy0pt203legcjp8r4e523rgt5jfrua0vr0k5xlqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg33fs95 OMG the silver birch tree across the road and just down the street is getting cut down :partyparrot: <br/><br/>All my neighbours are texting me saying aren&#39;t you so happy right now 🤣 <br/><br/>FYI I have a moderate birch tree allergy which gives me asthma, so this tree being chopped down is a good thing for my health. 2026-03-15T23:53:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw08rh7mxh8xrkld5pcj87fa0d4acrgkd2u89mpq4rywwhl3xq4nszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgjgjmk6 Does anyone know the species and variety of this plant? It’s a perennial and looks like a sunflower crossed with an anemone dahlia and a daisy?<br/><br/>The leaves are rough and there is only slight serration to the leaves. <br/>#BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/116/151/419/421/935/717/original/5dc1d7ad999507fb.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-01T02:55:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8hu6pggycxq9dm0jaqw7drpul2khnfww7agggz6t557snsvuhzkgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgvqtyup I had to pull out all my tomatoes and cucumbers out of the glasshouse yesterday, thanks to a nasty fungal infection attacking both of them thanks to our sucky summer weather.<br/><br/>This morning I washed down the glasshouse inside and out and pulled out all the stakes etc to wash and dry them in the sun.<br/><br/>This afternoon I put all the stakes away, emptied all the junk out of the woodshed and put it in the glasshouse for &#34;winter&#34; mode. I also set up the glasshouse for dehydrating plant material. 2026-02-27T04:07:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyz2umghcuk388lhyuz4vxd99698jn364vu67mgc8e5tgnadexxczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgwfq3cc With all this rain today it&#39;s feeling very autumnal, which is very annoying because it feels like we haven&#39;t really had a summer...<br/><br/>Some of my dahlias still haven&#39;t even flowered yet 😩 2026-02-16T21:46:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyenn8fdvptyul4n0g8qs95aq9gqk6nxk2j7lcql04gcqxc2y9emgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg6qq24t If you&#39;re a Dunedin friend, and you&#39;re after some flowers to give a loved one for Valentines Day, please drop by Frankies Flower Farm truck set up on Highgate Road today and tomorrow.<br/><br/>You&#39;ll get to see my dahlias, zinnias, and other bits and pieces in her bouquets :birdheart: 💐 2026-02-12T21:39:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf22ejkd8gdn9k5lwrsvezy5dc5qtuxc7erxmm6hhyjrqtq8745dgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgr08lgd In this week&#39;s gardening blog post I share the soil testing I did in my garden, as part of Floret Flower Farm&#39;s Flower Farming Workshop.<br/><br/>I had a lot of fun digging holes and also doing bucket chemistry in our garage.<br/><br/>#blog #blogging #gardeningblog #gardeningnz #soiltesting #gardening <br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=184&amp;title=soil-testing-in-my-garden">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=184&amp;title=soil-testing-in-my-garden</a> 2026-02-11T22:32:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs27ykmch5wqlmkgxgxx329njx2t93a6zjz2sthjeu0q8xap7ypj3gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgs96wwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3h5cjpyhk746as2rg8ptp4xjk6ekkkgv5lyyp3dpp9zr496rdjsprrr0x'>nevent1q…rr0x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am both very excited and also very scared to cut into this fabric 😬 2026-02-03T23:31:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv0jv4cg5xzl6vatjde0vqqrph5lacprq9nwp40meuav4tepnp5fszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg7laf4p I just made the score of the century 10 meters of vintage velvet for $80 from a local opshop. It’s going to make an amazing medieval cloak for the wedding I’m going to in June.<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/116/009/032/423/981/250/original/f875ed762dbc6fa0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/116/009/036/915/410/388/original/e28af8ecb8af1e55.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-03T23:24:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8zhauagefwq7nhrx2ghjg999m6ugsq0eqgelca3aymdjg6qc6tngzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg45xglr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdh36ddz6wd2w5jwx9gcr57jg00f9v8lc9lu3rnpyuas7ryc8kpc2yf3vw'>nevent1q…f3vw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FYI, one of the books recommended is: How to Grow More Vegetables: Than you ever thought possible on less land you can imagine by John Jeavons.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a great resource for maximising growing vegetables (and fruit and flowers) in a small space using various techniques. 2026-01-21T05:03:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdh36ddz6wd2w5jwx9gcr57jg00f9v8lc9lu3rnpyuas7ryc8kpczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wglv09ha In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9ee34dwu43nav5kyxyuu4vfcnxjhp2ln95gydz8kap5v0065p8c53mz2t'>nevent1q…mz2t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the reason why I&#39;m thinking about seed sowing is because I&#39;m full time studying with the Floret Flower Farm workshop for another 4 weeks.<br/><br/>It&#39;s talking about plants for 8 hours a day. I&#39;m dreaming of planting thousands of sweet peas and opening a sweet pea posy business 🤣 2026-01-21T04:58:27+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz9ee34dwu43nav5kyxyuu4vfcnxjhp2ln95gydz8kap5v0065p8czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgce27xw I&#39;m already starting to think about sowing seeds for autumn and winter 😬 2026-01-21T04:46:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsraqhcejmshhs2hrletf9fxy3hjxr4748phez5fvv0esp34w5hdrczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgmckrg0 There&#39;s a new website in NZ called OK Bouquet, where you can search in your local area and see if anyone local is selling flowers from their gardens. There are quite a few flower farms/florists on there, but there&#39;s also local people who make bunches of flowers from their gardens.<br/><br/>I put a jar of Floret zinnias up on there to see what happens. Who knows if anything will come of it, but it&#39;s an interesting concept. 2026-01-20T23:07:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2nqpqsrvzh2sspvjwsqps0wjwwqrslt9kxytesy52q7dnqskp09gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgs3xjyz I&#39;m currently writing my blog post on the soil testing I did on my garden, and I can&#39;t wait to show you all the fun I had digging up soil samples and testing them using a soil test kit, and also composition tests from my horticulture course.<br/><br/>#gardening 2026-01-12T23:20:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswd08mahlce6gqg29huxcdkcw3gm2a3g7acvsd3la3k5ql3redghgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgcjrn3k The weather set up for today is exactly the same as yesterday.<br/><br/>Sunny morning followed by thunderstorms in the afternoon.<br/><br/>We&#39;ve had so many thunderstorms in the afternoons this December. Usually we might get 2 - 3 in the whole month, but so far this month we&#39;ve had at least 10??? With 2 - 3 each week?<br/><br/>It&#39;s good that it means we&#39;ve had more rain than usual for December, but it&#39;s seriously cutting into my afternoon gardening time... 2025-12-26T21:52:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfaqr8lc3vnglp8y84y7tvyqm9gwr95rf9y3x7d7fsh7ryw9fkw3gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg3cym2v In the last blog post of the year I share with you all the new rose bushes now flowering in my garden.<br/><br/>#blog #blogging #garden #gardening #nzgarden #nzgardening #aotearoa #rose<br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=178&amp;title=new-roses-flowering-in-the-garden">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=178&amp;title=new-roses-flowering-in-the-garden</a> 2025-12-17T22:39:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2tg9md7xjwuqc7c72l5ryutauj9getnegv9zsvd2xmyttmqql70gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgzklphl Well the new ESTA application proposal sure is a doozy 👀 2025-12-12T02:54:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrp4hrm0nnnuymf8jet5qm6mucpkavtlqd6cn356yfqnhfge42w6qzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgzgmqcz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysql82tgc8dk8ws4q0z0q7gzh7savknh4fckwmj7ly2smfv5r5sswflzpp'>nevent1q…lzpp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s a comic written by unearthedcomics.com<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/691/719/666/295/141/original/303deee93a10711b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-09T22:26:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ngvnpu3kcl4cc3xuzl0460m0xjxg4f0x3jer7w9hju3qk8p5grgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgrw66d9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysql82tgc8dk8ws4q0z0q7gzh7savknh4fckwmj7ly2smfv5r5sswflzpp'>nevent1q…lzpp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>um let me see if I can find it... 2025-12-09T22:24:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8hhh3jt336rjrl6ldghtgqj4xd2jv3z4ph840vs58yhwmyscgmeczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgtw06p7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28txa6d0ghy9fqsan79j7q3ey7sdns02srr8cmq7d3wn8277599cr4yset'>nevent1q…yset</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There may be more than you think hiding under leaves 🤞 2025-12-09T22:23:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrynafz2lwuddk02pf3ydjdkgmj6agz734ysl2e90hc62ps6zdf4szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg5l64nj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3dn7qau8xzyl8kpu2u7ccue7uv9aj23tlkarljvflnhyk9s25xsrtfarq'>nevent1q…farq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m leaving the aphid problem to the ladybirds to handle. They can eat up to 50 aphids a day each, and I&#39;ve seen over a 100 of them in my garden. 2025-12-09T21:24:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg3dn7qau8xzyl8kpu2u7ccue7uv9aj23tlkarljvflnhyk9s25xszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgs7qdsw I have a big aphid problem in the garden at the moment, but also I have a big population of ladybirds. They&#39;re everywhere, and eating the aphids like they&#39;re candy.<br/><br/>All I can think about is that comic about the ladybirds 🤣 <br/><br/>#gardening 2025-12-09T21:22:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsf4varve27jrf2zxae56q3z7ndjdyv989ngevcyatyhlmkzeclqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgvf96nd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9wmdcv2m0jqxqguyffdd2c48nwl8hlfgt4d9w058gxhezzqfe6sfeaqak'>nevent1q…aqak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 11: Mystic Sparkler from NZ breeder Keith Hammett<br/><br/>One of my all time favorite dahlias as she is just fluorescent and a bee magnet. I’ve had this plant for 10 years. She is hugely prolific over the summer. <br/><br/>#dahlia #dahlias #DahliasNZ #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/686/347/850/494/662/original/566bb94221aa2ef9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T23:41:15+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd9wmdcv2m0jqxqguyffdd2c48nwl8hlfgt4d9w058gxhezzqfe6szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg6a5pu0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7gqytg9v02dyv6d6g7t648trve54h58xdjq433j3fxdkus24phcm54y33'>nevent1q…4y33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 10: Aporo Road Strawberry dahlia. This dahlia has been bred in New Zealand and the color is completely stunning it’s like a warm strawberry pink color mixed with cream. It makes the perfect cut flower dahlia for weddings I think. <br/><br/>This dahlia is very similar to the Strawberry and Cream dahlia (which I also have) but I think AR strawberry is prettier.<br/><br/>#dahlia #dahlias #dahliasnz #bloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/681/763/393/968/880/original/8aa322ac42d8c7b8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T04:15:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7gqytg9v02dyv6d6g7t648trve54h58xdjq433j3fxdkus24phczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg4t5eku In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfufjf2d84uageex3a0afznv6zygmjzm24g2h564hxthuns3030srwc49f'>nevent1q…c49f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlias 7, 8, and 9: more seedling dahlias. <br/><br/>Dahlia 7: another lemon single dahlia SR no 5<br/>Dahlia 8 : a single magenta dahlia from Keith Hammett NZ gardener seed giveaway no 4<br/>Dahlia 9: a red and yellow possibly an anemone dahlia from floret bees choice seeds no 5<br/><br/>#dahlia #dahlias #DahliasNZ #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/681/727/183/049/486/original/1494a962e8bf4da1.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/681/727/218/864/599/original/c0601a351672838a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/681/727/223/883/846/original/43ddc5e0e72ea2a0.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T04:06:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxfufjf2d84uageex3a0afznv6zygmjzm24g2h564hxthuns3030szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg9l4n3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8p4quy5mclj4t6d9trex03z7g44mx8gqv8qc2uyj4jxemx87ceguulsyr'>nevent1q…lsyr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 6: Floret Bee’s Choice number 9. Another single dahlia but the color shading is pretty. <br/><br/>#dahlia #dahliasnz #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/680/874/541/397/552/original/a2904a8d8b9e1f5a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T00:28:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8p4quy5mclj4t6d9trex03z7g44mx8gqv8qc2uyj4jxemx87cegzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgxarp5r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqu7hfqpp38kx9a4l5gcfdmh07ptd6majseyv80hj88cald5n606c4lcztm'>nevent1q…cztm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 5: Floret Bee’s Choice number 4. A plain single lemon dahlia. Good for bees but not for breeding. <br/><br/>#DahliasNZ #dahlia #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/680/834/691/722/109/original/26df5c543c48187e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-08T00:18:23+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhf7dvge55543zygtdc0he2dqlzp80k3x65hvm2t4pvtyny64smqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgplsm29 Sorry if I haven&#39;t been around much, and haven&#39;t replied to anyone.<br/><br/>Hubby came down with some sort of sickness on Thursday, and I&#39;m currently playing nurse Crafty Gardener to hubby who is masked up and living in our spare bedroom until he is well. At least his covid and flu tests are negative.<br/><br/>I have an important GP doctors appointment on Thursday that I&#39;ve been waiting 3 weeks to see him, so I can&#39;t get sick from hubby&#39;s lurgy. 2025-12-06T07:22:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqu7hfqpp38kx9a4l5gcfdmh07ptd6majseyv80hj88cald5n606czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgdqjx4y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdlxycaq8446ymx60tze7ndxtlw593z9lqgmsyjg2wfpthna29vgw0jpra'>nevent1q…jpra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 4: Zahra, a white anemone dahlia I purchased this year from Mount Mera Botanical. <br/><br/>She wasn’t quite fully flowering but I wanted a photo of her before the north westerly wind got to her. <br/><br/>If you look carefully you can spot Patches the cat having a nap in the background.<br/><br/>#dahliasnz #bloomscrolling<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/664/768/594/715/211/original/403c74b0b14dc980.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-05T04:14:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9mcd90xhrc239td7vjpn2gumef903xzcp593v8e35fa60xvsn3zczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgxlfrtk Holy cow, things aren&#39;t going well at the Eurovision special meeting to deal with the Israel situation.<br/><br/>The following countries have pulled out of 2026 Eurovision:<br/>* Spain<br/>* The Netherlands<br/>* Slovenia<br/>* Ireland<br/> * Belgium<br/><br/>And also possibly Iceland, they&#39;re waiting to have a meeting at home next week to confirm.<br/><br/>This is huge news, Spain and the Netherlands are in the top 6 countries financially paying for Eurovision.<br/><br/>I wouldn&#39;t be suprised if more countries followed. <br/><br/>#eurovision 2025-12-04T19:44:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfdlxycaq8446ymx60tze7ndxtlw593z9lqgmsyjg2wfpthna29vgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgcsngak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyx6dmh6z8ttnrdevm4gzj52j76yazjdsduteczr3lxegepmsw63gd0rzkh'>nevent1q…rzkh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 3 for 2025: Julie-Ann, my own favorite seedling dahlia from last year. <br/><br/>I love the pink and tangerine stripes in the petals. It flowers prolifically all summer and is a favorite with bees and butterflies. Dahlia purists don’t like single dahlias but I love them. <br/><br/>Yes I named it after myself 🤣<br/><br/>#BloomScrolling #dahlia #DahliasNZ<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/653/424/167/898/722/original/8e3cbcb59ed1d6af.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-03T04:10:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyx6dmh6z8ttnrdevm4gzj52j76yazjdsduteczr3lxegepmsw63gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgz0eja9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlmd2u9afs0utk7w2dshqugjgdx2a7htjz8w5rvfu2vcpywtc4kgd7tymx'>nevent1q…tymx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dahlia 2: Polka, a stunning and unusual anemone dahlia with cranberry and cream petals and a golden center. I have so many breeding plans for this dahlia. <br/><br/>#dahlia #dahliasnz #BloomScrolling #nzgardening<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/636/862/802/566/830/original/86a20c6fb657d21a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-30T05:56:17+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszlmd2u9afs0utk7w2dshqugjgdx2a7htjz8w5rvfu2vcpywtc4kgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgwmy534 Dahlia 1: Tanita, a decorative dahlia I got from Mount Mera Botanical is the first dahlia flowering this late spring. <br/><br/>#DahliasNZ #BloomScrolling #nzgarden #nzgardening<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/624/928/854/108/451/original/0789630ff7290afc.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-28T03:21:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9a4fguy740q7njjrrsrzc9pk70klemce209mq6lf4gunv083fffszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgwn8rt6 It looks like I&#39;m going to be in NZ Gardener&#39;s December issue with the article about growing your own sugar. They just asked for my address to send me a free copy of the magazine. 2025-11-17T22:50:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstya4xz57swlsg0mqgycpdqz6qd2xzx76v4rn9gacjgzhr049vwxqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgy0lgf3 It&#39;s so light in the evenings now that nautical twilight doesn&#39;t end until 10.02 pm for us.<br/><br/>It&#39;s just way to late to make the trip out to take aurora photos, since we have to go to work in the morning.<br/><br/>Full night doesn&#39;t start until 10.53 pm for us now. 2025-11-12T07:37:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsze8yvnrjsj5w0eazs7cswxa88dyxceh6era94flkplm7v70xvvaszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgvhfl8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgpgjft6n282fd5emgg8suuhr35dzv4yesvuy39c22ekzsxnnucwq2y9crw'>nevent1q…9crw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mmm tasty 🤣 2025-11-12T04:12:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszvs9jamfaylm4gyrn8xfh8sagapq6yq2qcn8sp8qf263rgztcd9szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgka9l7f Two of my frost predictors are predicting a frost for Tuesday morning, I&#39;m very happy to believe them and pause planting out my vege garden this weekend.<br/><br/>I can spend this weekend weeding en masse, and repotting the last of my seedlings. 2025-10-24T23:25:09+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp68p4cq9uw8kuy87kumrgn4mpxdn6j704kyvmplrs696ck3fxwrczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wggwd9cs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7fj3kcvlffpquc2u33a50ar6nkecrap5suq3r39wn5yysk6qzts3dpk78'>nevent1q…pk78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dunedin Ice Stadium has lost part of its roof. 2025-10-23T03:14:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7fj3kcvlffpquc2u33a50ar6nkecrap5suq3r39wn5yysk6qztszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wghggdja Trees down around Dunedin blocking roads. 2025-10-23T03:02:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykn2zfma6329t5q5xglthqnakm5mjctgpenum97lzdl90zt7kqvqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgk7z09a Um, so the Dunedin regional forecast is showing snow to 300 m on Monday 👀 <br/><br/>That&#39;s going to mean frosts afterward 😬 <br/><br/>So glad I decided to push back planting stuff out in the garden to the first week of November... 2025-10-23T01:18:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstesk7zqnd9d7878py9uafhhszc4ml28nnqgtlrw9dx7gq8grccrgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgec47lh A very rare dahlia tuber in NZ is on Trade Me, the current bid is at $150. That&#39;s how cut throat dahlia growing is, my guess is that commercial dahlia growers are fighting over it, a home gardener wouldn&#39;t pay that much for it. 2025-10-09T02:10:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2v5u9xwxkdhm3hnrngrmjrq7hl7uq27ta3fe857w2ppqhevzmxyczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg5z78g5 In this weeks gardening blog post I took some time to photograph the varieties of daffodils currently flowering in my garden at the moment.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=164&amp;title=daffodil-days">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=164&amp;title=daffodil-days</a><br/><br/>#blog #blogging #garden #gardeningblog #gardeningnz 2025-10-08T23:24:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ev8k7jqkaz45xzrehmhhe6urtz24zrs8fqvu4yk3gncxeqd33lszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg0v8q44 The Unwind Fibre Retreat Program in Dunedin March 2026 is now out!<br/><br/>If you&#39;ve ever wanted to learn how to spin, the workshop &#34;Learn to Spindle Spin with Frances Stachl&#34; is the way to do it. This workshop is what taught me to spin back when I lived in Wellington. My favorite drop spindle is one of the rimu ones she made for the workshop. 2025-10-03T04:07:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xracdnmpfnquuucwvcv9z4k68wkwm2lt39gqhd80flkkw0jju7czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgqvkert South Island friends, the weather is about to get very very windy. Please go and check Metservice&#39;s weather warnings and get prepared for tonight. 2025-09-20T01:42:55+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs822anq4gqarsdlavlvsmxwh0erwntxpw7hsqlj5dzxuej7wnwy8gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg8e3vly If you’re after a reference book for dahlia growing and propagating and breeding, this book by Santa Cruz Dahlias is really great.<br/><br/> #dahlia #books #bookstodon #gardening<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/188/208/151/847/411/original/0bd58853ffaa3087.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-12T01:19:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsthcff6a5hsn6ltjg6cf9wja7dx05ee0as9q3a05mu5846gk0f9pgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg5nhm3r This week&#39;s gardening blog post is all about the two year process it took to grow my own sugar beet plants so that I could collect seeds for my own garden in the years to come. Sugar beet seeds are no longer available to buy for home gardeners in NZ.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=162&amp;title=harvesting-my-own-sugar-beet-seeds">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=162&amp;title=harvesting-my-own-sugar-beet-seeds</a><br/><br/>#blog #blogging #garden #gardening #gardeningnz #gardenblog #seedsaving #aotearoa 2025-09-11T00:24:16+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv4af8jm395r96gh9ne09uz6llqa9wf20w5d64sc77eys87wv5rzgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg5tdgu5 I just resprayed liquid frost cloth on my citrus plants. The spray needs a couple of hours of sunlight to fully work as a frost cloth for the next 6 weeks.<br/><br/>We are also due for wind this afternoon, so I wanted to do it while it was still calm.<br/><br/>This acts as a backup for nights when it may be very windy when we go to bed and can&#39;t put frost cloth on, as it would blow away. But then it calms down just before dawn and we may get a light frost 🤞 2025-09-03T02:20:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdsfu6gpnkufk4dv5f24d5w6q4qxnp3apq0r490w7cvwtdn9xhs6szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgyqwjg4 Our local garden centre has wasabi plants in stock, so you know what I&#39;ll be doing today 🤩 <br/><br/>I have very fond memories about wasabi plants, when I was doing my PhD in plant biochemistry with Crop &amp; Food research, I got a chance to visit a field of it in Southland with my PhD supervisor. The farmer dug some of it up for us, and we got to eat some of it straight off the plant. It was a wonderful taste that often think about when I eat sushi.<br/><br/>Absolutely nothing can compare to fresh wasabi, it&#39;s nothing like the rubbish green coloured horseradish sushi places sell as &#39;wasabi&#39;. 2025-08-22T00:54:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspaddepehkml35tk2a8vk2y9tcynxrh3qankpqcuznxs0lnzys5sgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgfjhm7j Gardening is getting done today, but not by me 🤩 <br/><br/>Our hedge trimmer is feeling better, and is here to trim all our hedges. Just in time too, as the local bird life are preparing for nest making and making babies. Our hedges are premium nesting spots for sparrows, blackbirds, starlings, and Tauhou. 2025-08-17T23:49:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgn2znrq7wdt9edgfgzdkp4v8hzzn7uvt64zmmfewnl44zx5xegnqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg9rvunf Yes I joined the world wide pansy obsession.<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/115/001/862/789/671/399/original/aab52cbbabd15b84.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-10T03:26:54+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgjlggdt5nzpgrdu2hklttygr49x3vr8kw6sge50u8fnexvsq9vxszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg4su8gf I spent the afternoon sowing hardy seeds, and also tomatoes and capsicum seeds which live in our dining room for about 6 - 8 weeks.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve made a small dent, but so much more to do before Wednesday. 2025-08-09T06:28:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyhj3eyj98f9lfqw6h7j8nxffvzncg6yfg0cgjc6nyl033jksqlyszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgj8y5zn First miniature iris and big daffodil of spring. #BloomScrolling #spring<br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/114/984/048/044/926/544/original/4a49b314144e025a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://o.mastodon.nz/media_attachments/files/114/984/048/003/520/378/original/8f362dc2d9b958dd.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-06T23:57:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfk0vlh36mqvx5v22s6gw5ura3cvc7g8wafuhn35k9xcc5g03tqzszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg7ugvzu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6txjmw0my5ge7l5axl93ggq0xq2z224ma46nveft5ejepxwsm2gcjd9qc'>nevent1q…d9qc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Getting the first two garden beds in place are an urgent job to do before my last cataract surgery mid-August. <br/><br/>I need to get the strawberry plants back in the ground, and also transplant my natural dye plants into their new permanent bed.<br/><br/>Because as soon as I&#39;m allowed to get back into the garden at the beginning of September, it&#39;s seed sowing season. 2025-07-20T07:04:10+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg6txjmw0my5ge7l5axl93ggq0xq2z224ma46nveft5ejepxwsm2gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wge2sumf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrfqfm854gc9h5ffwdt0j7mfzdzn4f5uvhyy58cmuh86jww40l7fqxe7l48'>nevent1q…7l48</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I came inside very filthy and tired, and jumped straight into the shower.<br/><br/>Now just very tired. Have another slab of concrete to move next weekend, and then I can start installing macrocarpa sleepers for the garden beds.<br/><br/>First I need to work out the maths to see how many I can fit in, along with paths in between. And also pay for them and get them delivered this week 🤔 2025-07-20T07:00:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrfqfm854gc9h5ffwdt0j7mfzdzn4f5uvhyy58cmuh86jww40l7fqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgyc606y I spent the afternoon in the old aviary space. <br/><br/>All the weeds are out, dug out rotten boards underneath the ground. Dug trenches along the back fence line and dragged edging wood we managed to recover from the aviary up against the back fence. Filled in an empty section of rail way sleeper edging. Weeded a square of pebbles where the worm farm is. <br/><br/>Moved a heavy section of concrete slab a couple of meters using physics, a spade, and my legs 💪 2025-07-20T06:56:35+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst77c590hdedugmkcwp52g82xdfgj96zpllxgrcxyup29c72x33rgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgyfkks4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7gls90qzw8s05kxkhn28p7hk7vla85yyumtczw0xr8y8z0z40rs0cukmw'>nevent1q…ukmw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it really is they are short staffed of nurses and doctors today. And I’m surrounded by people sick with Covid and the flu 😬😞 2025-07-04T03:28:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfx8q7hqu9pedfp9r7nhsn234ckqqslp396m957hwdp9njpf3j0hczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgytyzfs I’m sitting in ED with my Dunedin bestie. She was brought in by ambulance at 6.30 am. She’s had her vitals taken but still hasn’t seen a doctor. <br/><br/>She can’t leave because she is too ill. But is stuck in a no man’s land with 5 other people in the hallway triage area. <br/><br/>I’m so angry at the government right now for cutting services. 2025-07-04T03:22:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxhwseljh53t7dwnac9qp8q29c9wql9nsmkr4fcfvfpugkqrw5qczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgzyu0y3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgkp87gavfvqncjak77rms9h7frtd79h2ut00c6l5yn8nnghcfjg902swn'>nevent1q…2swn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I finished weeding two small vege garden beds, and gave it a good rake to kill any seeds sprouting.<br/><br/>This weekend hubby is going to add in compost to both of them, and then dig them over for the winter. The potatoes will go into them in spring.<br/><br/>Except I now have 5 different varieties of potatoes to sow, but there&#39;s only space for 4 in that bed. I managed to find a place selling Victoria seed potatoes, and preordered a 6 pack. They&#39;re our favorite potato variety for making chips and roast potatoes. 2025-06-26T01:56:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszgkp87gavfvqncjak77rms9h7frtd79h2ut00c6l5yn8nnghcfjgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wggjm0gg Right it&#39;s time to go outside and do some gardening.<br/><br/>I&#39;m easing back slowly into gardening by doing small jobs over the day between work stuff. Otherwise I&#39;ll go crazy and do to much gardening in one go, and end up spending too much time upside down which is bad for eye pressure. 2025-06-26T01:14:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqfu7lhna0gyysfurskd7nspgw5k2m3cc0mz6ryvgkyu6vz73w6jczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgjdutp7 So Estonia was only 2 points short of becoming second in Eurovision this morning. #eurovision <br/><br/>Also Italy gave Estonia votes from both the jury and the public, which is unusual as the Estonia song was about the Italians as a joke entry.<br/><br/>The in depth looking of numbers now begins.<br/><br/><a href="https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025/grand-final">https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025/grand-final</a> 2025-05-18T04:05:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg4al4y7ycryzv874rctfapx9y97h65e3zxdamkr7pqrytc5rxpyszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgjw38md In exciting news my sugar beet plant seeds have started to be ready for harvest. You can’t buy them for home gardening anymore since King Seeds stopped selling them a couple of years ago. <br/><br/>It’s taken two years of growing my plants to get to this point so I’m super excited, and I have some people who have contacted me for some for their own gardens. #aotearoa #NZTwits 2025-02-16T21:21:34+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgr67q2xmwkarmz6r26cnsfjeva7v88jtwe0m9c27kcd2ncw6f2cgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg5r2asx I need to hype myself up to do a messy, dirty, and boring job...<br/><br/>Today is the day I finally get around to removing all the seed heads from my flax/linen plants 😬 2025-02-12T23:02:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy2enetr5g2v5p9ls2uzcy4mm3pd8qtak5lhekmmk9l8ggtc45zzqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgymxeg4 In this week&#39;s gardening blog post, I bought lots of pretty ranunculus seeds after I saw a post on Instagram 😆 <br/><br/>#garden #gardening #blog #blogging #gardenblog <br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=125&amp;title=ranunculus-seeds-from-buds-and-bloom-and-a-new-gardening-tool">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=125&amp;title=ranunculus-seeds-from-buds-and-bloom-and-a-new-gardening-tool</a> 2025-02-12T22:59:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg2j7lz7cncj8dtutwzxyde8m5nl5fkrehp00t886gjs0jl3t6hlszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgsxv5js Hmm, maybe Chelsea sugar should pay for lead testing for most of NZ&#39;s population 🤔 <br/><br/>How did they even think that transporting raw sugar in a ship that had previously transported metal sulphides, was a good idea 😬 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541233/chelsea-sugar-fined-over-2021-lead-contamination">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/541233/chelsea-sugar-fined-over-2021-lead-contamination</a> 2025-02-07T05:09:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv0yts9zmda6ppx8f37d6nuwte92q8fyxqqu499f3yl3vch4qcj3szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgxy6vgy Our local garden centre still has seed potatoes. I&#39;m kind of tempted to get a bag and grow them in the glasshouse over winter 🤔 2025-02-04T02:33:40+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8scd65rwpthfxg25dzm0ycu34kgk2tywnsa8xf5txpdrjakq4pjszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg2z4ex3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwsvnfl68djphrz88w4l0pw0k5e9dz55qlqmp5c8qksvnwnu7gdgreagfz'>nevent1q…agfz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A loss of hospital beds in the new hospital. Not good, but they could&#39;ve been worse by trying to retrofit the old hospital.<br/><br/>The only good thing to come out of the announcement was watching the hospital protestors peacefully surrounding the ministers car and heckling him as he left.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360565685/dunedin-hospital-announcement">https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360565685/dunedin-hospital-announcement</a> 2025-01-31T01:25:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspwsvnfl68djphrz88w4l0pw0k5e9dz55qlqmp5c8qksvnwnu7gdgzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgyvy4ax I&#39;m really dreading the Dunedin Hospital announcement at 11.40 am. I can think of no announcement that will be good for Dunedin at this stage.<br/><br/>I&#39;m pretty sure the only outcome will be a reduction of medical services for the Otago and Southland regions. 2025-01-30T22:55:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqdj8x7u47aajylw7elcmuuxglcknzy39mygltnrs3tzjmfmjle8szyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgs68c60 Am very tired. Spent all of today at my sister&#39;s helping her get her vege garden and glasshouse in order.<br/><br/>After the floods the weeds grew up to waist height in their garden during the time they were out of the house for repairs.<br/><br/>I&#39;m also very filthy and covered in dirt, so I&#39;m off to have a shower. 2025-01-17T04:18:44+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2s3mcxs87rzhwkys6cfhlgra802sar9yzczf6783htlc37ppa97gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgwrawkk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyrlc662u2t9c0l50gqh7dwzuk5tr7gdd272qu9wq9ul6pn4cjpncdwgxe6'>nevent1q…gxe6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😭 2025-01-14T00:02:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2nef64wqxqnzm9flj3lst2z4llhntsemp3f6udcyqlsf0jg0pdlqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg8w2nmt Coldest morning of the year so far, we got down to 4.6˚C at 6.30 am.<br/><br/>Happy summer I guess 🤔 2025-01-13T19:46:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvagrdqvd82t08qut0qyrh6d5jey2vqdxrumczaw2kfkw4a8sevtczyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wge2e9lr Just finished reading the first two books of the year.<br/><br/>Book #1 is &#34;Pirone&#39;s Tree Maintenance: Seventh Edition&#34;.<br/><br/>I found this copy at a second hand book store in Oamaru (it&#39;s right next to TOTE). I paid $60 for it, but it&#39;s worth the price as the book is out of print. This is the ultimate tree maintenance book for the tree enthusiast, and I recommend tracking a copy down if you get the chance. <br/><br/>It&#39;s going on my reference shelf, and comes in at a huge 545 pages.<br/><br/>#books #bookstodon 2025-01-12T20:12:11+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyfmcyyrq9dsec3e95dd3h4v9ep37zltmtqkjg5u5y2zdsptg8kzqzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg6saala My first blog post of 2025 is now up. I recently distilled rose water and essential oil from my Damask roses I harvested from my garden in November.<br/><br/>#blog #blogging #garden #gardening #gardeningblog #harvest #rose <br/><br/><a href="https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=112&amp;title=processing-damask-rose-flowers-for-rose-water-and-essential-oil">https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=112&amp;title=processing-damask-rose-flowers-for-rose-water-and-essential-oil</a> 2025-01-08T21:29:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf9pca0hexqnuf0emvdv5gsauhz2p2pajx39r02r8hw0fhezn9zmszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgr5z98s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlqt4l2u4277wyk4def34av5hw2tvs3wg87ktcc9xs08u9k8354gpqwdpy'>nevent1q…wdpy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ego maniac is gonna ego maniac 👀 2025-01-08T05:00:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp9lpmmf883tfhr9wejhkghuyds0h4duh7mypd907c3sfej5zhymszyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wglc0y5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfyre9809t7khjavjn0ta36kvrexv7xfjj47z25exu3dgvcpzc79g9ernzu'>nevent1q…rnzu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good, I hope it really pisses Diddy off 🤣 2025-01-08T04:00:51+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdew9646h5h2yhmftae7qvm474eqr0xxr8ugl2acsfrrdsq4f4u4czyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgzjkh8j My Inkt order is here, my new Light Rose Lamy Safari pen is super pretty 🤩 <br/><br/>Also the Visconti The Starry Night fountain pen ink is a beautiful dark purple/grey, and is a nice almost black, but not black. <br/><br/>#fountainpen 2025-01-08T03:04:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8x3xtz2qzlqwt6y8respccndt70tdny592p6nvd9ledpzev5234qzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wgnj5vwu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz4zgg8x8wu0tsaftauka85rkxsv7dt3q0mazyjz32lwhy6vxrqdg97d2ku'>nevent1q…d2ku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😭 2025-01-03T03:46:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp70u7vaxlzg7u92zm4mk796caexudflhxcx906036qqdh5hy0s6gzyqjjkpw7r97g7890e7dp4v8sqn2mkr75fl83v4wmjved8e55t82wg3mutd9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdezslp0zn650zxr0c399zvk8znu4ra7979d36gt6s92csv4knleg5fj58z'>nevent1q…j58z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, you know how I&#39;ve been taking prednisone for years to help with many sinus infections...well apparently high doses of prednisone makes you a high risk of getting cataracts.<br/><br/>Guess what they found at my Specsavers appointment yesterday... 2025-01-02T23:00:50+01:00