In this week's gardening blog post I share my flower farming adventures in my backyard this summer.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=187&title=flower-farming-this-summer

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In this week's gardening blog post I've been pressing flowers and leaves this summer for making specimen frames later this year.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=40&title=pressing-flowers-and-leaves-this-summer

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In this week's gardening blog post I made apricot nectar from apricots growing outside our home.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=185&title=making-apricot-nectar

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In this week's gardening blog post I share the soil testing I did in my garden, as part of Floret Flower Farm's Flower Farming Workshop.

I had a lot of fun digging holes and also doing bucket chemistry in our garage.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=184&title=soil-testing-in-my-garden

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In this week's gardening blog post I trialed a few new to me garlic varieties to see if they could be spared from the dreaded garlic rust by harvest time.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=183&title=shallot-and-garlic-harvest-for-2025

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In this week's gardening blog post, I share how I harvested, cooked, and then ate a dahlia tuber (yes, they are edible). And yes, it was a culinary adventure.

https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=180&title=harvesting-cooking-and-then-eating-a-dahlia-tuber

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In this week's gardening blog post I talk about starting Floret Flower Farm's Flower Farming Workshop. I'm deep into week 1, and trying to keep up before week 2 starts on Saturday, this workshop has been absolutely amazing so far.

https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=179&title=floret-flower-farming-online-workshop-2026

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In today's gardening blog post we take a look at the ranunculus and peony varieties growing this spring.

https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=171&title=ranunculus-and-peonies-flowering

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A bonus blog post this week because I'm in the December 2025 issue of the New Zealand Gardener magazine talking about my adventures in growing sugar beet for making my own sugar.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=175&title=im-in-the-december-2025-issue-of-the-new-zealand-gardener-magazine

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In this week's gardening blog post I share some of the tulips that flowered in the garden this spring.

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https://www.craftygardener.co.nz/?post_id=169&title=tulips-on-display

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