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 […]
May In The Vegie Patch, The Healthy Soil Project #2 + Prep Asparagus for Spring
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April Vegie and Fruit Tree To Do’s + The Healthy Soil Project
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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 […]
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. […]
