Kumara and Ginger Loaf
June is the perfect month for this kind of baking. Dense, moist and gingery – its just the thing to make a grey day bright. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Steam or roast 2 large kumara (a great use...
View ArticleJoy in June
Happiness is Heartsease, Rosehips, Hibernating Ladybugs, Yellow and Blue, Limes on the way, Moments of delight! What are your garden favourites, dear Readers? What are your moments of joy in June?...
View ArticleJune in the Vegie Patch
It’s finally chilly! Took a while, but we got there – and hurrah I say. Hurrah for a natural end to pests, to the slowing down of weed growth and a break from the intensity of the autumn vegie patch....
View ArticleGrow Great Garlic. An Ebook By Me, For You.
Grow Great Garlic Ebook $6.00 In response to all the questions I always get about growing garlic, I’ve penned this Ebook. A handy resource with all the answers! All my garlic growing secrets are here –...
View ArticleJuly in the Vegie Patch
Winter is shed cleaning season. There’ll be no time in spring (or summer or autumn for that matter), so spend a Sunday in July doing useful things like taking twine off stakes; sorting cloches and...
View ArticleLoving Wrinkles
The joy of having a stash of homegrown apples is experiencing their changing flavour as they age. It’s a revelation in our smooth, shiny world to bite into a wrinkly, no longer firm to the touch apple....
View ArticleFrom a Notch Springs a Branch
This time last year I wrote you about notching, an old fashioned technique that turns a bud into a branch, on a fruit tree. You do this when there’s a gap in the trees framework and you wish a branch...
View ArticleThe Brassica Plan Comes Together
Romanesco broccoli is very handsome and tasty as. We love it big time. Those big spiralling heads take a long time to develop (we’re currently eating our January sown ones), so it makes good sense to...
View ArticleA Beginners Guide to Pruning Fruit Trees by Kath Irvine
This book is for newbie pruners. A simple, little book who’s goal is to cover the basics in plain English and provide a clear sense of direction without the usual lofty, complicated pruning book...
View ArticleThe Broadbeans Have Spots!
Chocolate spot is a broadbean thing that typically happens at this time of year. Like rust is a celery thing, or black spot an apple thing – all crops have a thing they do when life’s not completely to...
View ArticleGood Things Take Time
Such a mild winter, dear gardeners. My soil is 14º! Holy! She was 8 this time last year. I’m sowing beetroot outside in August for the first time ever. In part the warm soil, in part better drainage...
View ArticleQuinoa Beetroot Patties
I got this message last week: “Hi Kath, I have looked high and low for the quinoa beetroot patties you sent out in a newsletter once. Are they on your website please? hashtag missing them!!” Thanks...
View ArticleAugust in the Vegie Patch
Seed sowing time rolls round again Ain’t it great when seeds and seedlings are back! A bit of housekeeping will set you in good stead – clean your seedtrays, make or buy seed raising mix, cut up labels...
View ArticleMaking Soil From Clay (Miracles Do Happen)
The end of winter/ beginning of spring is a telling time in the garden because soil is at it’s most saturated. If your soil is doing ok then tick that box, you’ve made it! If not, continue to use this...
View ArticleOh Brave New World – My Copper Free Orchard
The early plums are bursting out! The bees are in! Mid season plums are on the move! If copper is your thing then get it on as the buds move. Which means right at the beginning while they’re still a...
View ArticleGetting By With a Little Help From My Friends
Today, I want to celebrate the two clever ladies who hold my hand as I dive into the mysterious world of the internet. Who make what I say and write look beautiful. Who manage to be smart at what they...
View ArticlePump Up Your Fruit Production
Today I’m sharing a September task that’ll really up your fruit production. Oh so simple – tie all those branches with vertical tendencies, down. Tying branches down opens your trees for light and air,...
View ArticleBron’s Seedy Oat Bread
Bron, from Ruth’s Microgreens, is the clever clogs behind this delicious bread. Move over the one pot bake – this easy recipe gets mixed in the loaf tin you bake it in. We be lovin’ it! Thanks Bron. 2...
View ArticleSeptember In The Vegie Patch
Goodness Alert! September greens are in! Parsley, kale, rocket, spinach, chard, nettle, mache, miners lettuce, cress, broccoli sprouts…. Forget the pills and cleanses, load up on fresh picked greens!...
View ArticleMy Guide to Growing Kumara is Here!
September is time to get your kumara shoots started and prepare your beds. Arriving just in the nick of time to help you along – the kumara Ebook is here! A Guide to Growing Great Kumara Keep the...
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