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 […]
Honey Butter Baked Apples
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2025
When the Mayflower apples are ripe, this is the first thing I make. I love this recipe, they’re the best baked apples you’ll ever eat. And they’re great the next day – stirred through porridge, made into a crumble or eaten cold even (that’s me for ya). My fav is to use an old fashioned […]
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, […]
How to Finish Asparagus + Prep it for Spring
By | 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 […]
