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1759 days ago

Do you know the best melons to grow?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

In this week's issue of Get Growing we tell you the best watermelon and rockmelon varieties to grow. We also have top tips on harvesting spuds, rose care, trimming grapevines and weeding and we tell you to liberate the unplanted now!

Check out our extract from Green by Jason Chongue on complementary plant combinations in urban spaces and enter to win a copy of the NZ Gardener 2020 Garden Diary and some gorgeous Kent & Stowe garden tools and a trug from Tui.

Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:

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More messages from your neighbours
13 hours ago

$50 garden centre vouchers!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Our winners this week have won $50 to spend at a local garden centre.
Congratulations to:

Cassie Arauzo from Cockle Bay

Elizabeth Williams from Hillcrest

Luke Shamy from Hornby

Mitchell Hopping from Wallacetown

Get in touch with our helpdesk team here if you're on this list! If you're not a winner, check back next week just in case.

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2 days ago

Poll: Is it okay to grocery shop in your PJs?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

I'm sure you've seen it while doing your weekly shop... In fact, it may have even been you.

What do you think about people heading to the supermarket in their pyjamas?

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Is it okay to grocery shop in your PJs?
  • 14.6% It's fine!
    14.6% Complete
  • 75% It's questionable
    75% Complete
  • 10.3% Other - I'll share below
    10.3% Complete
1755 votes
14 days ago

This one was sent in by your fellow neighbour, can you figure it out?

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What is first white then red and the plumper it gets the more the old lady likes it?

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