Testing your soil moisture before you water, is right up there with making your own compost + a daily garden walk = one of my top 3 best garden habits. I cant tell you the number of customers that have come to me downhearted at the state of their gardens and the only thing they […]
Easy Peasy Crop Rotation
By | LastUpdated March 29, 2024
Crop rotation is falling out of fashion – and I’m glad for it, it used to be a stuffy, over complicated thing. However, don’t lets throw the baby out with the bathwater! I love the moving about and mixing of crops, and so does your soil – it brings huge bonuses. Rotation is simply moving […]
Mulched Paths – Oh Yes!
By | LastUpdated November 28, 2023
The first permaculture book I read was “The Permaculture Home Garden” by Linda Woodrow. Back in mumblemumble 1997. I read it from cover to cover one cold weekend in bed with my first baby, those were the days. I gobbled it up. Linda made so much sense. One thing I acted on immediately was mulched […]
Eke Out The Water: Embrace The Shade
By | LastUpdated December 24, 2023
If plants are wilting under the hot sun, your best save is to provide a bit of shade. Shade is also a good idea, in hot climates, for newly planted seedlings – especially those that prefer the cooler side of life like saladings or brassicas, which you may be planting out now for autumn eating. […]
