Young trees need to be at the fore front throughout summer. This month, take stock of yours. If the soil beneath is dry, water them back to barely moist, then scatter some nicely pre decomposed woody mulch about them. The Apple Harvest Begins! Figuring out when apples are ripe is a knack that comes with […]
February in the Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
By 40 Comments | LastUpdated February 1, 2025
The thing is to match what you plant and sow in your vegie patch this month, to the season that you are having. If its roasting hot and dry you’d be smart to delay the planting of your carrots and winter brassicas for instance.
February Fruit Tree To Do List
By 19 Comments | LastUpdated February 1, 2025
Fruit trees are peaking! I hope the grass and herbal ley are thigh high and you’re revelling in surround sound fruit – late plums, pears, apples and oh so peachy. A sight for sore eyes! As stone fruit are harvested, summer prune them. They’re best pruned now, rather than winter because silver-leaf spores aren’t on […]
January In The Vegie Patch + Autumn Crops A Go
By | LastUpdated January 1, 2025
January is all about extending our summer crops so as to create a lovely continuity. Successional planting is the proper name. I call it “little and often”, and it’s the key to never going hungry because it keeps your garden in steady production. And though most of us are only just starting to eat tomatoes, […]
