The Healthy Soil Project #1: Know your soil

Knowing your soil is the first step on your soil health journey. When you know where it’s at, you can treat it just right. No more guess fertilising at the hardware store, no more pests and diseases from overfeeding, no more disappointing crops from underfeeding – steadiness all the way home. You are perfectly equipped […]

Revitalise The Greenhouse!

The greenhouse soil has worked hard all summer – revitalise it before planting the next round of crops to keep health steady. That’s our goal – no dips and dives, just brilliant steady health. Seize the day, my friends!, and get it done before soil cools off. These preps will enable you to crop through […]

Dear Kath, my tomatoes have blight…

Dear Kath, the tomatoes in my greenhouse are suffering from blight. What can you advise to treat them? Is it a deficiency in the soil or a pest? thanks A deficiency, in this case, of soil microbes, and the solution is simple as. Read through my very simple, tomato growing strategies. Check through to see […]

Listen in Kath and Kim Hill RNZ Audio: On Apple picking and Autumn

Kath Irvine: apple picking and autumn in the garden From Saturday Morning, 11:35 am on 19 March 2022  Organic gardener Kath Irvine returns to share some autumn gardening tips and to answer your questions. This is a time in the garden for both harvesting and preparing for winter. Kath shares some advice on apple picking and storing, and planting […]