With the vegie garden on the go slow, winter brings a golden opportunity to take care of garden improvements. If you’re at the start of your garden journey it’ll be the big impact, important stuff like drainage, shelter, clearing out trees + structures that block light or flow, tree + plant research – working up […]
Pumpkin, Almond + Date Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2023
Pumpkin puree is super handy to have in the freezer and a quick, easy way to use up the old slice of squash in the crisper, or any stored pumpkin that are developing soft spots. Use them before they go off! Cut them in half, throw them in the oven and roast them until soft. […]
Boost Your Fruit Trees This Autumn
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2023
Leaves are turning gold and starting to fall, marking the end of a cycle of growth and the beginning of another as the leaf donates its goodness back to earth. All those tiny openings left by detached leaves makes it a prime time to get a biological spray on – nothing beats it for strong, […]
My Favourite Perennial Companions
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2023
Perennials are the backbone of our garden because they stay put, unlike annuals who pop in and out – even in a no dig garden, every day is moving day – pull a carrot, lever out a leek… In the quiet, undisturbed space beneath perennials, soil life set up home and spread ever outward – […]
May in the Vegie Patch, Choose the Right Rootstock + Prep Asparagus for Spring
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2023
May is an awesome month to get ready for planting fruit trees this winter. As you work out what you want to buy and which tree is going where, keep your radar on the rootstocks. What a game changer when both the scion + rootstock are well matched to your situation – they zoom their […]
Delicious Dried Apples
By | LastUpdated April 1, 2023
Dried apples are one of the most useful (and easy) of winter preserves. Its the way to go for apples that are damaged in anyway and wont store well – bird pecks/ bruises/ black spot/ no stalks. Use them up while they’re still good. Our home dried apples are a family favourite. The ones you […]
