Dig a hole at least twice the width of the root ball of the tree, and deep enough to cover…
Plant information sheets as well as articles on specific gardening tasks.
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing Gardening in July
Frosts Frosty mornings make for beautiful pictures, and lovely sunny days! Frosts are good too! A decent chill: disrupts pest…
Killer Composts
When Minette Tonoli’s lifelong dream finally came true, moving into a beautiful homestead in May 2019, she was convinced it…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing June Gardening Tasks
Weather outlook While NIWA’s seasonal outlook (for Coastal Canterbury) says that we can expect near normal or above normal temperature…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing May Sow and Grow
What to sow and grow in May in most areas of North Canterbury The Canterbury region is rather large, with…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing Sow & Grow in april
What to sow and grow in April in most areas of North Canterbury The Canterbury region is rather large, with…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing Quick maturing veggies for winter gardens
Following on from my first post in my "how to" series for new gardeners during this time of global pandemic…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Monthly and Seasonal Growing How to sow seeds
With such an influx of brand-new gardeners, I thought I’d make a few quick how-to tutorials. Starting with sowing seeds.…
CategoriesGrowing Herbs Herb Information Sheets Herb of the Month: March 2020
This month we celebrate Bergamot, but not the bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia) that famously flavours Earl Grey and Lady Grey…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing March in the garden
While March can still be hot, weather traditionally becomes a bit more variable as we enter our first month of…
