Books Featured My New Book! Homegrown Fruit: A Practical Guide by Kath Irvine and Jason Ross Homegrown Fruit: A Practical Guide takes you step-by-step to an abundant, naturally healthy home orchard, and along the way teaches you all the skills you need to be an epic fruit gardener. With a healthy setup, and well-suited varieties - fruit trees
Month by Month June in the vegie patch + greenhouse I love winter! And I'm not the only one - garlic, onions, all the brassica's, chard, endive, parsley and all manner of leafy greens love it too.
Start a garden Learn Your Winter Sun Winter wisdom is essential for those of you in the start-up phase. But equally, every gardener benefits because trees grow and much changes – your landscape is ever evolving. It pays to keep your finger on the pulse.
Vegies + Herbs May In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse Harvest kumara, warm-up worm farms, prep asparagus for winter, plan new plantings, and lets not forget the heart of the operation – tis the perfect season for compost making.
Pests + diseases How to deal with slugs and snails For the longest time slugs and snails perplexed me. Having tried all the tricks and found them wanting, I relied on Quash (iron + bran) the most natural, cost-effective bait I could find, and night hunts. Head torch on and bucket of limey water into which the molluscs go to
Month by Month April in the veggie patch Out with the old unproductive plants, and in with the new – now! today! to make the most of the last of the warm days. Start with a whip around, chopping-and-dropping, or chopping-and-compost making, to create space.
Mulch + Living Mulch Living mulch FAQ's I'm so excited for all the living mulch questions. I've been getting so many I figured an FAQ page is called for.
Month by Month March In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse As the mornings and nights start to cool off, the soil temperature soon follows. As soil cools, microbes, worms and plant growth slows. Grab the planting window! Focus on planting autumn and winter crops while a little warmth lingers to keep the flow of good food coming into your kitchen.
Month by Month February in the Vegie Patch and Greenhouse Its time to turn your attention to planting Autumn and Winter crops. Before planting, check in first with your soil. Use your best soil for heavy feeders like brassicas or leeks.
Vegies + Herbs January in the Vegie Patch and Greenhouse Keep planting! In a little and often way to keep the food rolling in.
Pests + diseases Natural Ways With Pests #1: Why Do Pests Come Along? There are 3 main reasons why pests come along. Let me greatly simplify the work of Dr Phillip S Callahan, John Kempf and Elaine Ingham: Stress. Pests are attracted to plants for a variety of reasons, all of which can be traced back to a stress of some sorts e.
Month by Month December in the Vegie Patch If there's one thing on your mind as you head into summer - let it be soil care. When the soil is well the crops are well. Here are your 3 soil health essentials: * Keep your soil covered in plants at all times. * Plant new crops amongst greencrops, or
