Citrus need 2 feeds: one mid spring – when soils have warmed, and one mid summer. The last, mid summer/ January feed is really important for young trees, to inspire strong growth while its warm, boosting them to be a little bigger and bolder before they take on winter. Natural feed The very best stuff […]
How To Plant Kumara Shoots
You’ve nurtured your mother kumara all spring long and now that the shoots are 20cm or so its time, for them to leave mum, and go make their own babies. Planting time is upon us! Prepare the bed The key to a boomer crop of kumara, is warmth. The soil must be atleast 18 and […]
What to Plant in Your Vegie Patch in Winter
A journalist once asked me “Whats the best time of year to plant a garden?, and I said “Anytime!” There is not one food growing season, there are four!” As long as your garden isn’t under snow – you can continue to plant and sow all winter long. Things grow slowly, but still they grow, […]
How to Plant + Prune Deciduous Fruit Trees
Fruit trees perform better by far when grown in native soil – ie soil that’s original to your site. Deciduous fruit trees don’t need compost + fert around their roots – the original soil is perfect especially if you’ve matched your rootstocks to it. What they need is a fungal environment – one created by […]