As the vegie garden missions slow down, get stuck in and make compost. There’s heaps of finished crops/ flowers/ perennials/ homemade hay about, providing a bounty of ingredient – right there in your garden! If you want to make and use your own compost this is the way, a new heap every month or second […]
May Fruit Tree To Do List
By 8 Comments | LastUpdated May 3, 2025
May is the month to get prep’d for new fruit trees + shelter trees . A little bit of tree research goes such a long way! As does my favourite stake + marinate, an easy, hands on way of working out what fruit tree goes where before ordering your trees in. Before you plan for […]
How to Finish Asparagus + Prep it for Spring
By 14 Comments | LastUpdated May 1, 2025
Asparagus ferns will likely be tall and green and ferny, and getting in the way of everything – corral them behind a string-line so as they can finish in peace. Letting the stalks wither and go full cycle is a nourishing and important step in the process towards an abundant spring crop. Natures design is […]
May In The Vegie Patch, The Healthy Soil Project #2 + Prep Asparagus for Spring
By Leave a Comment | LastUpdated May 1, 2025
In this months Healthy Soil project #2, I’m showing you my simple ways to sort drainage and compaction. These gotta be sorted first because if they aren’t, brilliant soil health never quite lands. Soil needs to be in flow – air, gas, water, roots and biology need to freely move through. Not all of you […]
April Vegie and Fruit Tree To Do’s + The Healthy Soil Project
By 1 Comment | LastUpdated April 1, 2025
As well as your regular vegie garden + fruit tree to do lists, this month I’m launching part #1 of “The healthy soil project,” a six part series that teaches the 6 basic skills a home gardener needs, to grow healthy soil. Soil doesn’t need products! It just needs your attention – your eyes, hands […]
April In The Vegie Patch
By 34 Comments | LastUpdated April 1, 2025
Out with the old and in with the new – now! Today! Or you’ll run out of grow time. Make space Whip around and chop down finished crops (hello compost or mulch!) to make space for the new. What to sow and plant in April Direct Sow Tray Sow Direct or Tray Sow Transplant Harvest […]
