Peas prefer mild, cool weather – not too hot, not too cold. Here in Horowhenua, I can sow them Autumn through Spring. When temperatures rise, peas stop/ reduce flower production. Find your own perfect pea moment by trying all the timings. Regular sowings of peas throughout, brings a steady supply of natures sweetest of treats. […]
What to Plant in Your Vegie Patch in Winter
By | LastUpdated July 1, 2023
A journalist once asked me “Whats the best time of year to plant a garden?, and I said “Anytime!” There is not one food growing season, there are four!” As long as your garden isn’t under snow – you can continue to plant and sow all winter long. Things grow slowly, but still they grow, […]
A DIY Greencrop Seed Mix
By | LastUpdated December 24, 2023
Greencrops (also called greenmanures) are awesome! Diversity, homegrown fertility + living mulch all in one. Take your greencropping next level, and rather than sowing single greencrops, sow a mixture. Each plant attracts different soil organisms, draws different minerals and reaches different depths. The greater the variety of plants = the greater the variety of soil […]
How to Choose Your Fruit Trees Well
By | LastUpdated May 28, 2024
Your goal, in choosing your fruit trees, is to match them to your environment – both the rootstock (bottom) and scion (tops). When well matched, your trees thrive with very little inputs from you – easy orcharding awaits! To do this well, you need to understand: We tend to focus all our attention on the […]
How to Plant + Prune Deciduous Fruit Trees
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2023
Fruit trees perform better by far when grown in native soil – ie soil that’s original to your site. Deciduous fruit trees don’t need compost + fert around their roots – the original soil is perfect especially if you’ve matched your rootstocks to it. What they need is a fungal environment – one created by […]
Boost Your Fruit Trees This Autumn
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2023
Leaves are turning gold and starting to fall, marking the end of a cycle of growth and the beginning of another as the leaf donates its goodness back to earth. All those tiny openings left by detached leaves makes it a prime time to get a biological spray on – nothing beats it for strong, […]
