summer · 13 weeks
Summer 2025–26
Thirteen weeks of harvest, shade, water, and family projects — from first stone fruit to seed saved for next year.
Summer in Aotearoa is not one climate. Canterbury dry heat, Auckland humidity, Otago evening cool, and Northland storms all ask different things of the same calendar. This edition follows thirteen weeks from early December through late February: harvest rhythms, mulch and water, shade for people and plants, simple kitchen recipes, and family builds — bird baths, bug hotels, habits that survive holidays.
Read for practical detail you can adapt to your region. Where councils restrict outdoor water use, where tanks run low, where wind strips moisture from coastal gardens — the principles stay the same even when the numbers change.
- First Summer Harvest Rhythm
- Water Lines in High Summer
- Mulch Maths for January Heat
- Family Bird Bath Build
- Continuous Pick Summer Salad
- Compost While It’s Warm
- Orchard Understorey in Summer Heat
- Five-Minute Summer Habits
- Bug Hotel Family Build
- Simple Summer Kitchen Recipes
- Holiday Watering Plan
- Summer Wind and Fire Sectors
- Saving Seed from Summer Crops