Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Almonds and Cherries are all stonefruit and best pruned in summer when they finish fruiting. There’s a few good reasons to prune them now rather than winter.
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January In The Vegie Patch + Autumn Crops A Go
January is all about extending our summer crops to create a lovely continuity. Successional planting is the proper name. I call it “little and often”, and it’s the key to […]
When + How to Feed Citrus
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 […]
How to Grow Awesome Tomatoes!
It’s entirely possible to grow abundant tomatoes without artificial tomato food, or tricky fertiliser brews. Here are my very simple, tomato growing strategies – each one is a key thread, […]