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save money during winter

When autumn comes to an end what veggies don’t grow?

broad beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, onions and peas

What does this sentence mean?

The sentence is talking about saving money and not spending too much on vegetables during winter, and some tips about eating healthy without spending tons of money.

According to Statistic New Zealand, fruit and vegetable prices rose 4.2 per cent in the month of April. This rise in the price on fresh produce puts pressure on the wallet and families struggling to make ends meet. Our columnist Lydia Harvey has some tips to eating healthy food without busting the budget this winter.

What foods are canned away in winter?

Canned tomatoes, bottled fruits, walnuts, onions and even apples dried and hung.

What does this sentence mean? Explain in your own words

The sentence is trying to give you tips about saving money and helping you out with planting during winter. 

For those who are yet to plant a garden or grow herbs on the windowsill there are some small steps you can do to make big changes financially, environmentally and for your health. These tips will also help save money in the winter as the price of healthy food increases.

What veggies are available in winter?

Carrots, swiss chard, lettuce, sweet peas and brussel sprouts.

What does bulk up your meals mean?

It means like stalking up on meals before winter comes.

What veggies grow in winter when you plant them?

Broad beans, Broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts and paisley. 

What are ways of reducing your food to going to waste?

We could reduce our food from going to waste by using your leftovers, you could always use meat leftovers for soup or turning last night's dinner into lunch.

Guide to Eating Seasonally in New Zealand

Guide to Eating Seasonally in New Zealand

Seasonal fruit and vegetables taste better due to being naturally sun ripened, are fresher and have a higher nutritional value due to less storage and shorter times from harvest to consumption. Knowing what is actually 'in season' is difficult given importing abilities meaning some items with shorter seasons are now available all year round.

How many sentences are in this paragraph? How do the sentences link to each other? Take each sentence and unpack what information is given in the sentence. After you have unpacked each sentence, put your ideas together to form a  new paragraph. How effective was your comprehension of the sentence

I think the two paragraphs don’t link with each other because one paragraph is talking about fresh and natural sun ripened fruit and vegetables, one paragraph is talking about seasons and that items with shorter seasons are now available.

What fruit are good for planting in summer?

Vegetables - Artichokes, Asparagus, Avocado, Beans, Beetroot, Blueberries, Broccoli, Buttercup Squash, Butternut, Cabbage (Green), Capsicum, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Courgettes, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fresh Herbs, Kale, Kumara, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Silverbeet, Snow Peas, Spinach, Spring Onions, Sprouted Beans and Seeds, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress.

Fruits - Apples, Apricots, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Boysenberries, Cherries, Gooseberries, Grapefruit, Honeydew Melon, Kiwifruit (Green), Lemons, Nashi Pears, Nectarines, Oranges (Valencia), Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Rock Melon, Strawberries, Tangelos, Watermelon.

What fruits are imported to New Zealand?

Kiwi fruit.

What is good for growing in Autumn?

Vegetables - Avocado, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Buttercup Squash, Butternut, Cabbage (Green), Capsicum, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chilli Peppers, Courgettes, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fennel, Fresh Herbs, Kale, Kohlrabi, Kumara, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rhubarb, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Sprouted Beans and Seeds, Swedes, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress.

Fruits - Apples, Blueberries, Feijoas, Honeydew Melon, Kiwifruit (Gold), Limes, Mandarins, Nashi Pears, Nectarines, Passionfruit, Peaches, Pears, Persimmons, Plums, Rock Melon, Watermelon.

What is good for growing in Winter?

Vegetable -  Avocado, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage (Green), Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Kumara, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rhubarb, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Sprouted Beans and Seeds, Swedes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Yams.

Fruits - Feijoas, Grapefruit, Kiwifruit (Gold), Kiwifruit (Green), Lemons, Limes, Mandarins, Oranges (Navel), Passionfruit, Persimmons, Tamarillos.

Why do fruit and vegetables have to be planted at specific times?

Fruits and vegetables have specific planting seasons for a reason, they are planted in different seasons so they can grow faster. Take tomatoes for example, they run on warmth so they have to be planted in the late spring and early summer.