Awesome crops of awesome raspberries begins with a good setup, and so today I’m focusing you in on getting the basics sorted first: choosing a good location + a good variety. With this well sorted, their care is easy i.e. less pests and disease + better crops. From there we move into bird protection, creating […]
Pruning 101: Thinning Cuts + Heading Cuts
By | LastUpdated June 3, 2024
Understanding the difference between thinning cuts and heading cuts will transform your pruning life. What a difference to the productivity and health of your fruit trees when you give up heading and get thinning! Heading A heading cut, also referred to as ‘heading back’, is a cut that shortens. A trees version of a haircut. […]
How To Prune Feijoas
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2024
Excerpt from my little pruning book ” Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide“ If you prune your feijoa annually – you’ll find there’s not much to do. A lovely, feet on the ground job. I like to prune my feijoa’s right after harvest. Don’t remove more than a third of the canopy. Stack up your […]
June in the Vegie Patch and Transformational Pruning Tips!
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2024
This month I’m taking you back to pruning basics, diving into the two cuts that underpin every prune – Pruning 101: Thinning Cuts + Heading Cuts. I’m excited! And so are your trees! 😊 Understanding the differences between these two cuts and how to best use them, will transform the health and productivity of all […]
May in the Vegie Patch, Prep Asparagus for Spring + Manure 101
By | LastUpdated May 3, 2024
It’s easy when its cold out, to ignore your vegie patch. I mean, plants don’t need watering at this time of year do they? The answer, my friends, is unique to your garden, and is found with your hands and eye. Keep checking in, even when its cold! Not with a glance at the greenery, […]
Manure 101
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2024
Manure is part of natures deft design – we eat the food that grew on the ground that’s fertilised by the manure which began as the food – such an elegant cycle! And manure can, when used well, bring much goodness, but – and it’s a big but, it can equally not. The type of […]
