Broccoli is the easiest, quickest and most productive brassica to grow. Easier than cabbage, heaps faster than cauliflower, and waaaaay more productive than both on account of all the side shoots that come after the main head is cut. In order to grow lots of broccoli shoots, you first need to first grow a good […]
5 Tips for Transplanting in Hot Weather
Abundant crops begin with seedlings that grow steadily onwards, with no growth checks. Transplanting is a key part of the operation! Thing is, most of the crops we’re planting in late summer (winter brassicas, carrots, leeks etc), aren’t fans of intense heat. Add to that, the garden soil is likely tired, dried out and not […]
OM is Your Gardens Guardian Angel
Gathering organic matter (OM for short), is your best ever garden habit! With a variety of ready to use matter at hand, you are only 10minutes away from creating a new garden bed, mulching, making a compost pile or revitalising tired soil – no shopping required! Collect OM in a little + often, regular way. […]
How to Summer Prune Stonefruit
Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Almonds and Cherries are all stonefruit and best pruned in summer when they finish fruiting. There’s a few good reasons to prune them now rather than winter.
5 Golden Pruning Rules
Hold light at the fore front as you prune. Light inspires fresh new shoots, ripens fruits, and where light shines – air flows, which is just what the doctor ordered for best health. Let light be your guide, along with a gentle hand and all will be well. Less is More Here’s the thing – […]
What Does Healthy Soil Look, Feel + Smell Like?
The kind of soil our edible garden thrives in is: Not many of us inherit this type of soil (wouldn’t that be awesome!), most of us begin on hard, dry, poor, barren or minerally imbalanced ground. Our job, as gardeners, is to steadily transform it. It takes a bit of time but its not at […]