The vegie garden : 4

The Vegetable Garden : Winter/Spring 2008

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October 11th 2008
What a year this has been !! Rain, rain and then more rain. The vegetable garden became just like a badly maintained lawn. It looked an impossible task but with the aid of the trusty rotary hoe and lots of hard work (and some inventive language) things gradually returned to some normality. The rotary hoe has a mind of its own - preferring to go in straight lines or stay still and dig deep holes fr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more