Big main bed

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Wellington, NZ · raised bed Spring

All of shiny's gardens

Growing now

20 plantings

Harvested

10 times this year

Type

raised bed garden type

the huge bed that needs plank bridges to walk into

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Growing now

poppy

by shiny

marigold

May 2027

by shiny

9 weeks until harvest

garlic chives

by shiny

8 weeks until harvest

pea

31%

Jan 2027

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wasabi

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5 weeks until harvest

carrot

25%

Feb 2027

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8 weeks until harvest

zucchini

29%

Feb 2027

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2 weeks until harvest

lettuce

34%

Jan 2027

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1 weeks until harvest

lettuce

50%

Jan 2027

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4 weeks until harvest

moneymaker tomato

55%

Dec 2026

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8 weeks until harvest

agria potato

43%

Jan 2027

by shiny

7 weeks until harvest

potato

64%

Dec 2026

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viola

79%

Dec 2026

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12 weeks until harvest

oat

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7 weeks until harvest

onion

88%

Dec 2026

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sage

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aloe vera

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comfrey

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mint

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230 weeks until harvest

apple

by shiny

Layout

view layout

40 plants placed on the bed

Where each plant in this garden is growing, on a map of the bed.

Photos

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Jobs to do in this garden

Public

Today

Sat 14 Nov

harvest the oat Planting oat in Big main bed Sat

Check the leaves for blight Planting agria potato Sat

Next weekend

Sat 21 – Sun 22 Nov

Hand pollinate the female flowers Planting zucchini Sun 22 Nov

Check leaves for powdery mildew Planting zucchini Sun 22 Nov

Feed with liquid fertiliser Planting zucchini Sun 22 Nov

Later

Show 12 jobs coming up

Thin the seedlings Planting carrot Sat 28 Nov

Stop watering as the tops fall over Planting onion Wed 23 Dec

Lift the bulbs Planting onion Wed 30 Dec

Dry the bulbs in an airy place Planting onion Wed 6 Jan

Pick fruit while small Planting zucchini Tue 12 Jan

Dig the first new potatoes Planting agria potato Sat 16 Jan

Lift the main crop Planting agria potato Sat 27 Feb

Start pulling young carrots Planting carrot Sat 27 Feb

Dry the potatoes and store them in the dark Planting agria potato Sat 6 Mar

Pull out finished plants Planting zucchini Mon 12 Apr

Lift the rest of the crop Planting carrot Sat 24 Apr

Pull out plants that have gone to seed Planting perpetual spinach Sun 30 May

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

Frost danger has passed for this year

The latest a frost has come in past years is 1 Oct, 44 days ago.

The frost season

Today, 14 Nov

Frost danger

23 Jun – 29 Aug

23 Jun →

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JulJ

AugA

SepS

OctO

NovN

DecD

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FebF

MarM

AprA

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JunJ

JulJ

Usual frost danger
Possible: as early or late as it has come

Usual last frost

29 Aug

has come as late as 1 Oct

Next frost danger starts

23 Jun

as early as 4 Jun, 221 days from now

Frost-free season

295 days

in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)