Your Garden Coach NZ

Season 1 Episode 9-  Today we talk to Jane Mahoney, Jane, along with her daughter Sophie Bannan has written a beautiful book 'Secret Gardens of Aotearoa. Ali has a personal attachment to this book as her garden, Crosshill, features along with eleven other New Zealand gardens. Stunning photography, and plenty of tips from humble home gardeners. We know you'll love it as much as we do. We...

Season 1 Episode 5- Square Metre Gardening  Today we talk about -  Borage Tea What are Cucurbits? Square Meter Gardening We have the privilege of talking to Yotam and Niva Kay from Pākaraka Permaculture Book - One Magic Square - Lolo Houbein Our very first Giveaway book - The Abundant Gardener published by Allen and Unwin Listen to the podcast for competition details (open to NZ listeners only - s...

Season 1 Episode 7- Square Foot Gardening   In this episode, we discuss Square Foot Gardening  We share recipes for Weed Tea Fertiliser and Compost Tea fertiliser. Todays tea is made from spring Hawthorn leaves and blossom It’s Root Crop sowing time on 9th & 10th November 2023 Jen tells us just how many seeds the sunflower can produce on each head. Book - Square Foot Gardening - Mel Bartholome...

Season 1 Episode 6- Hugelkultur  In this episode, we place the spotlight on Leeks  What on earth is Hugelkultur?  And it’s Tomato Time…  We take a look at  Garden tasks this week Gardening by the Moon Calendar   Glossary Term – Square Foot Gardening   How to buy your tickets for the ‘Secret Gardens of Aotearoa’ book launch at Crosshill Garden  https://humanitix.com/nz/search?skipPrefillLocation=tr...

Season 1 Episode 5- Spinach & Guild Planting  In this episode we talk about -  Garden tasks this week - planting time Spinach - growing notes Food Forests and the Layering System Codling Moth treatment for fruit trees Companion Planting Garden Tea recipe - Lemon balm, rosemary, ginger and lemon.  Book of the Week The Joy of Gardening Lynda Hallinan Glossary - Hugelkulture - Mound or Hill Cultu...

Season 1 Episode 4- Companion Planting In this episode, we talk about-  Companion planting Sow and plant phase of the moon  What does Perennial mean? Where and how do I sow seeds? And we talk once again to Jess and Anna - Two Sisters, One Garden about their Deep Scratch Composting technique and how they employ the hens to do all the hard work. Book of the Week Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale...

Season 1 Episode 3- Root Crops  In this episode, we talk to Jess and Anna, Two sisters, One garden in Hawea Flat We’ll take a look at: Garden tasks this week Gardening by the Moon Calendar Tips for growing great carrots Chop and Drop Book of the week - Hands in the Dirt: Grow your own Kai - Leah Evans. Publisher Allen & Unwin Instagram account of the week @mrs.evan.garden Glossary -  Dibber -...

In this episode, we talk about - Garden tasks this week - Sowing Root Crops Grouping your vegetables into ‘families’ in order to create a 4 Bed, Crop Rotation Plan. This method helps prevent the build-up of pests and diseases in the soil, keeps your soil healthy, and in turn each ‘family’ prepares the soil for the next rotation Perennial Vegetable Beds - crops that stay in the same garden bed each...

Season 1 Episode 1  Welcome to the very first episode of Your Garden Coach.  In this ‘Introduction’ episode we will give an overview of what we aim to achieve in our series.  A garden podcast dedicated to beginner and intermediate gardeners who are keen to learn how to grow healthy, nutritious vegetables for their family. We will discover what the term ‘Kitchen Garden’ means.  How we begin to unde...