Dig a hole at least twice the width of the root ball of the tree, and deep enough to cover…
Thoughts on what to do in your garden for each month and season of the year.
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.…
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…
CategoriesMonthly and Seasonal Growing January in the Garden
The midsummer garden… If all went well with your planning and planting in spring, this is the month in which…
