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Boost your fruit trees this autumn

By Kath Irvine | LastUpdated May 1, 2019

Leaves are turning gold and starting to fall, marking the end of a cycle of growth and the beginning of another as the leaf donates its goodness back to earth. All those tiny openings left by detached leaves makes it a prime time to get a biological (or copper if that’s what’s needed), spray on. […]

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Boost The Biology In Your Orchard

By Kath Irvine | LastUpdated June 1, 2017

These three missions take your fruit tree management to the next level. Prevention via a robust system really works! A Super Spray Make a super-brew to spray over your trees when about half the leaves have fallen. Mix EM, Neem and Fish together and spray generously – bark, limbs, ground beneath, the lot. You’re building […]

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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.