This January, as pests and disease visit your garden, do your best to stay relaxed. It helps me, in these moments, to remember that everything is temporary – your garden is constantly evolving. As trees and plants grow, roots stretch out and biology builds. Flowing on from this, weeds and pests change, as will your […]
January in the Vegie Patch, Prep for Autumn, Chook Care + Rose Petal Cake
By | LastUpdated January 1, 2023
Kath and Kim Hill Audio — RNZ Nov 2022
By | LastUpdated April 1, 2023
Kath Irvine: time for planting ahead of summer From Saturday Morning, 10:35 am on 5 November 2022. With summer just around the corner you might want to start thinking about planting new crops in your vegetable garden. Organic gardener Kath Irvine says now’s the best to plant things like squash, citrus and beans. She chats […]
Spring Giveaway: Win A Copy of My Edible Backyard Book!
By | LastUpdated October 21, 2022
Thanks so much to all who entered – it was uplifting reading through all your emails. To hear of the many of you now growing all your own greens! Wohoo! To read again and again ‘dont panic’ ‘be patient’ ‘little and often makes such a difference’ and we’ve ‘stopped using artificial fertiliser’ – its as […]
August Vegies, Prune Citrus, Copper Sprays + Herbal Leys
By | LastUpdated August 1, 2022
It’s such an exciting time to be an edible gardener in New Zealand! More and more of us are regenerating our lands and backyards – both farmers, market gardeners + home gardeners (that’s you and me!) alike. Its so thrilling to be at this junction and watch the old ways of tilling and artificial amendments […]
