July is busy old month in the orchard calendar – we’re planting, pruning and most important of all, assessing new growth to decide whether or not to add compost. Plant Winter is your once-a-year opportunity – seize the day to plant deciduous trees in their preferred moment, to plant shelter, and to overall beautify and […]
How To Mulch Fruit Trees
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2025
Fruit trees, on the whole, do best with a living mulch, which is simply a covering of plants as in the photo above (yes that includes grass and weeds!) A living mulch is not only super fertile, but its loads easier for you too – read more about it here. There’s a time and place […]
June’s Fruit Tree To-Do List
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2025
Planting, mulching and pruning – that’s the order of events this month. Planting is by far the most important! Plant fruit trees Yippee do – deciduous fruit tree/ berry and vine planting time is upon us. I hope in all the excitement of new trees, you have the basics covered – matched up pollinators, matched […]
June In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2025
I’m not the only one who loves winter. Garlic, onions, all the brassica’s, chard, endive, parsley and all manner of leafy greens love winter too. Salads and beetroot survive it, but very slowly, so if you live in cooler places best grow them under cover from now on in. What to sow and plant in […]
The Healthy Soil Project #2: Sort Drainage + Compaction
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2025
For soil to be in good health, water and air and roots must be able to easily flow through. When they cannot because of compaction or poor drainage, soil health never quite lands. Compaction is generally an easy fix, and mostly drainage is too – though not always. For gardens on a high water table, […]
May In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
By | LastUpdated May 2, 2025
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 […]
