25/09/2026
🌱 Garden Survival Challenge — Week 3 Update!
This week our Good Lives Wairarapa crew rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into some BIG garden building jobs — and we made heaps of progress!
We built our no‑dig garden beds, finished putting together three raised beds, and added trellises to two of them so our beans and peas can climb high this spring.
We also filled all the beds with a fresh soil mix and gave our compost piles another good turn to keep them cooking nicely.
Also, the broken windows in the greenhouse have been fixed and the seeds we planted a few weeks ago are beginning to sprout... so exciting.
Next Thursday 20th August, we’re back for another Working Bee — to continue turning this budding garden project at Idea Services in Masterton into a thriving food paradise. Watch this space! 🌿🌼🥦
A huge thank you to Mitre 10 New Zealand in Masterton for their thoughtful donation of seed raising mix & eco fibre pots.
To GardenBarn Masterton for their generous donation of garden b***y, including seed raising mix, potting mix, garden gloves, snips, a mix of veggie, herb & flower seeds, wind & shade cloth, and even a mini garden scarecrow.
And to our sponsors IDEA Services & Masterton District Council for funding the project, we couldn't do it without your support 🙏🌿🌻
