January in the Vegie Patch, Keep Soil Health High + How to Grow Basil

If you can keep your soil in good heart through summer, your autumn garden is going to be a much easier ride by far. Soil that dries out and looses […]

December in the Vegie Patch, How to Water + Hot Tomato Tips

Hello summer! Balmy nights and longer days means gardens go up a gear – plants, seeds, weeds, pests, the good and bad – everything zooms along. Keep up in the […]

November in the Vegie Patch, Fruit Tree To Do List + Wondrous Worm-castings

The most important mission this month is getting long term crops like kumara, yams, pumpkins and peppers, in the ground. Yams need about 6 months to fatten up, kumara and […]

October in the Vegie Patch, Citrus Care + Grass Grub Solutions

Let planting and sowing take center stage this month, as we look to not only our summer tables, but our winter pantries as well. October is one of the busiest […]