The journey to a boomer crop of kumara begins with shoots or tipu. Start them growing now, in early spring. Shoots are grown on a kumara, and this kumara is so special its called the mother. Choose your mother with care. Select a firm, organically grown kumara with no rots. She doesn’t need to be […]
Homemade Seed Raising Mix
By | LastUpdated August 28, 2024
Knowing how to make your own seed raising mix is super handy when you run out and don’t want to drive to buy more, or your fav organic mix is no longer in stock or you are sick of buying stuff in plastic bags! That being said, I am not on a mission to do […]
Biological Fungicides
By | LastUpdated July 29, 2024
Cankers, oozing sap, fruit scab, fruit rot, leaf spots or leaf curl, and are all signs that pathogenic fungi/ bacteria are out competing beneficial fungi/ bacteria, on your fruit trees. It’s a numbers game. Simple as that. Whoever owns the space, rules the day. Your job is to turn the equation on its head, so […]
How (+ When) to Prune Citrus
By | LastUpdated July 29, 2024
Citrus are my favourite trees to prune. Especially thick, thorny, over grown ones – they restore so quickly and beautifully when you use mainly thinning cuts. What a difference when you give up heading cuts and get thinning! Because citrus fruit on new seasons wood, this style of pruning keeps trees compact, sturdy and insanely […]
Notching: A Cool Pruning Trick
By | LastUpdated July 30, 2024
Notching is a simple, old school trick that stimulates a branch to grow. Use it while training young (2 – 4 year old), deciduous fruit trees to fill any empty spaces that would ideally, be fruitfully filled with a branch. I have had great success with this, winning more than loosing. The loosing comes from […]
A Simple Drainage Test
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2025
Winter is a telling time in your soil health journey – from now through early spring you get to see your drainage in action. Those of you at the basemap phase of gathering info and learning your land – perk your ears on up! How wet are your soils? Drainage is absolutely key for edible gardens! When […]
