A single leader tomato is a very fine thing. Easy to stake. Easy to pick. Easy to spot pests. Easy to spray. But most important of all in my high rainfall not reliably hot climate – plenty of airflow and sun for best health + ripening. Tomato Laterals + How to Remove Them The shoot […]
November In The Vegie Patch
By 14 Comments | LastUpdated November 6, 2020
Await the perfect planting moment Where the soil and air temperature meets the temperature needs of your crop = your sweet spot of abundance. Hold out for these 2 things to collide my friends, and boom! you’ve got your grow on. The soil in my outside vegie patch has only just landed on 15 degrees. […]
How to Grow Shell-out Beans
By 2 Comments | LastUpdated November 1, 2020
Shell-out beans are the beans you grow for seed to use in soups and stews. They are such a star crop! Input to output ratio swings firmly in the output camp. Productive in a little space, demand little from the soil, are a good value vegetable protein and require no preserving at all – just […]
How To Thin Fruit (And Why You Need To)
By 23 Comments | LastUpdated November 1, 2020
Removing excess fruit from an over-burdened tree rewards you with a more robust tree and better fruit (this year and next). From mid-spring on keep an eye on your fruit trees and thin heavily loaded trees as fruits reach marble size. Because Steady is Good Thinning is removing extras to improve the remainder. And it […]
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