Congratulations to Pekapeka-tou-roa (New Zealand Long Tailed Bat) for winning Bird of the Year this year. While I’m not sure Pekapeka-tou-roa is found in many gardens, I guess you’d never know unless you look. According to predatorfreenz.org these bats have been found in urban reserves in Auckland, so they could be in your garden. They’re about the size of your thumb, and the sounds they make are mostly too high pitched for humans to hear, and they usually only come out at night, so if they are in your garden they might not be very noticeable. The predetorfreenz.org websites has some tips on how to spot them, have a read here: https://predatorfreenz.org/toolkits/is-your-predator-control-working/how-to-monitor-native-bats/
Sowing and Growing in November
Planting and sowing, planting and sowing…
I haven’t yet done my November sowing, but my previously sown seedlings are going well. Let me know if you have any special requests!
There are a few seedlings in my online store now, available for contactless-click-and-collect from my place in Titirangi, and I’ll be adding more throughout the month.
I’ve planted courgettes and tomatoes and beans out in the garden this month. Soon I’ll be putting in corn, pumpkins, and yet more beans.
Click-and-collect
I’ve set up the website so you should get an email upon purchase, with a link to book a time for pick-up. If for any reason this isn’t working in a straight forward manner, feel free to just flick me an email or text. I can deliver larger orders, within Titirangi and neighbouring suburbs, but this function hasn’t been added to the store yet. If you are nearby and would like a delivery, just send me an email and we can sort something out.
A few quick pics from the garden:
