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Easy Peasy Crop Rotation

By Kath Irvine | LastUpdated August 1, 2018

One of my favourite winter jobs is planning my crop rotation (garden nerd alert!) Working out how much of each crop we need, and when and where it all gets planted to ensure a daily harvest year round while looking after my soil. Excitement for crop planning took a while to dawn. For many years […]

Filed Under: Monthly gardening advice, Soil health, Vegetables Tagged With: balanced soil, crop rotation, crop rotation for beginners, how to organise your crops, looking after your soil, rprime, soil health

3 Ways To Banging Soil

By Kath Irvine | LastUpdated September 2, 2017

What are the three top contributors to amazing soil… after chasing my tail for a bit and going round in a circle (when you reach the beginning again, you know you’ve won), I found my number 1, and it’s Air. Air Air is where it’s at. Air is necessary for soil life and big, resilient […]

Filed Under: Monthly gardening advice, Soil health Tagged With: aerating soil, healthy soil, mulch, soil health

The Abundant Vegie Patch

By Kath Irvine Leave a Comment | LastUpdated August 17, 2015

This workshop is jam packed with all the info you need to grow an abundant vegie patch. Come along, and find out how to reap good harvests!

Tagged With: compost, crop rotation, design, seedling raising, soil health, the abundant vegie patch workshop

Meet Kath Irvine, Edible Backyard, New Zealand

I'm Kath Irvine. I've been growing all the vegetables to feed my family of 6 for 20 good years. Spray free, natural, low input food gardens are my thing. I believe in smart design - it saves time + money + the planet and makes a garden hum. I recycle + reuse + forage and use as little plastic as poss. I believe in a daily serve of fresh picked organic greens for a happy mind + strong body and it's my dream that every New Zealander have this. So I aim to provide the best organic gardening advice through my articles, writing books, workshops and garden consults.