I put some orders in at Koanga today. Because of how the site works I had to put in 3 different orders. I had to order my Tioga Strawberries as one order because they ship in April. I had to order my potatoes as a 2nd order because they ship in June. I had to then order my misc seeds as a 3rd order because they aren't considered "backorders" (so hopefully will ship soon). I asked a friend of ours if she wanted to order some stuff too so my order is for us and her.

Here's what we got (prices in NZ$):

Tioga Strawberries $10.00 -- $16.00 ttl, ordered 27/3/11; to be shipped April
http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/backorders/strawberry-early-tioga

Potatoes= – ordered 27/3/11 Delivery appx 6/2011
Urenika $10: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/backorders/potato-urenika
Paraketia $10 (share with Trudie): http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/backorders/potatoes-paraketia
Kowiniwini $10 (great keeper): http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/backorders/potato-kowiniwini
For Trudie: Arran Banner Potatoes $10.00: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/backorders/potato-arran-banner
Subtotal: $40.00
Standard shipping: $8.50
Order total: $48.50


For me:
Miner’s lettuce $3.80: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/miners-lettuce
Mustard Cover Crop $3.50 (share with Trudie): http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/carbon-compost-crops/mustard
Amber Carrot $3.50: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/amber-carrot
Ruby Chard $3.80: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/ruby-chard

For Trudie:
Green Apple Cucumber $3.50 http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/green-apple-cucumber
Black Roma Tomato $3.80 http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/black-roma-tomato
Subtotal: $22.20
Standard shipping: $4.00
Donation: $0.00
Total: $26.20

Future orders:
?Order late-winter for spring:
Amish Melons $3.80: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/amish-melon
Oats: $3.80 (maybe as future cover crop--helps with calcium): http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/carbon-compost-crops/oats-hulless
Pakistani Purple Carrot: http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/pakistani-carrot (must be spring planted)

Kumara—must be ordered by Oct; not sure which one to get yet & will ask Trudie and a coworker if he wants to order some too.

I've got enough tomato seeds for next year and think I'm fine on the mini carrots. I'll use some of my Phaecelia for cover crops this winter (thanks to bluemeridian for copying some pages on cover crops for me)!

I did a tiny bit of maintenance in the garden today. Not much, didn't have much time & am pretty sore from the fall I took yesterday. I cut down all but 1 of the tomato plants. I still need to put compost in the pots & plant some Phaecelia and mustard (when the mustard gets here). I also harvested about 8 or 10 feijoas. We bought some at the store yesterday, before I realised some were ready to be picked, and about the same amount cost $6NZ. Ours are bigger though. :) I don't usually eat the feijoas. I like them when they are soft, really ripe. C likes them hard and a bit tart. Since they are one of the few fruits she really goes for I let her nom as many as she wants and I share some with our neighbors. I'll eat a few too though.

I need to get out and get the lawn in the back mowed. I need to seriously consider a different stake system for the tomatoes & dahlias next year and fix the irrigation. I'll also need to think about netting the berries. And a big thing to do this season through to next year is boost the fertiliser and organic matter in all my pots. I've got 4 bags of compost I picked up on sale a few weeks ago so this will go towards that, as well as into the hole out front I need to dig to put C's hibiscus in.