The most important mission this month, is planting and sowing. Drop everything else and focus on getting stuff planted! Especially long term crops like kumara, yams, pumpkins and peppers – […]
November Fruit Tree To Do List
By 16 Comments | LastUpdated November 1, 2023
November is when the summer fruits really get a roll on – grapes, currants and berries are forming revealing the harvest to come. Keep an eye on these new fruits […]
Easy-as Alternatives to Weed Spray
By 18 Comments | LastUpdated November 6, 2023
Weeds are, on the whole, not that tricky. Sure there’s a select few that are dynamite, but that’s to be expected given that we live in one of the weediest […]
How to Grow Green Beans + Shell-out Beans
By 6 Comments | LastUpdated November 1, 2023
Beans have a bad rap. I mean who lists beans as their fav crop?! People who grow their own, thats who! Fresh picked is the only way to go, and […]
How To Plant Kumara Shoots
By Leave a Comment | LastUpdated November 4, 2023
You’ve nurtured your mother kumara all spring long and now that the shoots are 20cm or so its time, for them to leave mum, and go make their own babies. […]
Natural Remedies for Worms in Chickens
By 7 Comments | LastUpdated November 6, 2023
Sweetie (chook on the left) has a dirty behind – a possible sign of worms. If I get in quick, I can save the day with herbs! Chickens go downhill […]
