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 Vegie and Fruit Tree To Do’s + The Healthy Soil Project
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Listen in Kath and Kim Hill RNZ Audio: On Apple picking and Autumn
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Kath Irvine: apple picking and autumn in the garden From Saturday Morning, 11:35 am on 19 March 2022 Organic gardener Kath Irvine returns to share some autumn gardening tips and to answer your questions. This is a time in the garden for both harvesting and preparing for winter. Kath shares some advice on apple picking and storing, and planting […]
February in the Vegie Patch, Simple Soil Revivers + Summer Pruning
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In a perfect world, our soils don’t end up hungry and tired at the end of summer, but often they are. Hey, it happens – life happens! So this month I have simple solutions to get you back into production. Regularly checking in with your soils is the difference, make this your new, best habit. […]
January in the Vegie Patch, Keep Soil Health High + How to Grow Basil
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If you can keep your soil in good heart through summer, your autumn garden is going to be a much easier ride by far. Soil that dries out and looses its mojo is a big mission to repair – do your best to avoid it. Steady moisture and steady soil health is the foundation from […]
