Fruit Trees + Berries How To Grow Strawberries, Naturally There are a gazillion different strawberry fertilisers on the shelves at garden centres - and you don't need a single one of them! The secret to bountiful strawberry crops doesn't come in a bag - it comes from a healthy root system.
🌻August in the Vegie Patch, Fruit Tree's + Chooks + Strawberries🌻 Calling all chook mums and dads - egg season is coming up! Make sure your set-up is awesome, and your chooks are in good form. And even though its cold out, don't let the winter blues keep you from your garden! Rug up friends, and get out there.
🌻July in the Vegie Patch + Worm farm FAQs + Pruning fruit trees🌻 I well remember those early pruning years - when trees looked like a jumble of branches and leaves, and I felt like I may as well shut my eyes and cut anywhere for all the sense it made. The thing that brings clarity and ease is to stop worrying about where
Vegies + Herbs July in the Vegie Patch + Greenhouse Even when its cold and frosty there's plenty of food to be had from the garden. Here's a quick round up of what we're harvesting to inspire you to a four seasons vegie patch.
Compost + Wormfarms Worm farm FAQ's Successful worm farming is a numbers game. More worms = faster consumption of food scraps + warmer worm farm, which together = healthy farm. The road to more worms is to keep your farm in good health, so that worms breed prolifically.
Compost + Wormfarms Your essential worm farm check-in The secret to a healthy, thriving worm-farm is this quick check-in. Honestly - it's so easy, I would never have thought to write it up but time and again I am walking people through it because its the one thing missing - the thing standing in the way of success.
🌻June in the Veggie Patch, Fruit Tree Companions + Winter Wisdom🌻 Mid-winter comes but once a year, and with it comes a golden opportunity to deepen your understanding of where the low winter sun shines on your garden. This is must-have info! Especially for those of you setting up new edible gardens, but equally important for all food gardeners
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
🌻May in the Vegie Patch, Prep for Strawberries, Asparagus + Trees🌻 May is our month to get ready for planting trees – planting season is my favourite! I'm always pumped to add more fruits and nuts, improve shelter and support our soils to be great - plant power is the way! I've made you up a handy checklist to
🌻April in the Veggie Patch, Fruit tree to-do's + Nitrogen + Living Mulch FAQs 🌻 Dear Kath, I'm worried about looming food shortages and want to get a veggie garden growing quickly..... " I've had loads of these messages of late, so lets dive in. Getting a veggie garden up and running quickly = choose a good spot for your patch + find
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.
