Simply Gardening with Kath Irvine

Winter crops already, yes, indeed. It is time to get these slow mo growing greens into the garden. Kath Irvine gives us hints on what to plant and how to plant them, even if you still want to plant them in rows. And if you have bare ground - do not despair, you can plant crops alongside and around your winter veggies and also have a go at creating a picking path while you are at it. All great stuff to get us ready for when the soil slows down because of cooler soil temperature. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Apples, OK nothing to do with Christmas Carols but at least we got your attention... so - apples - when are the jolly things ready, how do you pick them and how do you protect them from birds? Some super handy hints from Kath Irvine on all things home grown apples. And there is no singing. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Bucket worm farms and the brilliance of vermicastings. How to really simply and effectively bring in hundreds of hungry food eating rascals to give you amazing vermicastings to use with your planting and to automatically feed the garden. Note - have an old food processor you don't really want anymore? Keep it and whiz up a menu for your new wormy friends and you will be repaid in the garden with extraordinary results.

Passionvine Hoppers, aka fluffy bums, are the topic of this conversation with the fabulous Kath Irvine. These little pests get their cute name from the fluffy little backsides of the infants, that bloom into little brown flying bugs. Do not fret, Kath is here to tell us why they have showed up for a bit of a party in your garden and why not to panic, the best way to treat them (pause first please) and what it is telling you about your garden. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Seedling transplanting can be treacherous during hot and windy conditions. But fear not. The experienced weather wise gardener Kath Irvine has some great tips to get your precious little seedlings into the ground and flourishing before you can say "oh this wind!". Ok maybe not that quick but good ideas just the same. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Mulching - what to use, where to get it from, can you make it yourself? Another great listener question answered today and it is all about Mulch. Where to best get your mulch from, what sort of mulch to use under trees versus what you use in the veggie garden and how live mulch is primo people! Super handy info again from Gardener Kath Irvine. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Letting the garden go? What?? Like wild? Yes, that is something to consider. You don't need to join some hippy tribe or start smoking something fruity, just perhaps not be so rigid with the garden. Just let it be, let it grow, be a bit more chilled people is all we are suggesting here in this episode. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

To spray or not to spray? That is the question. To quote Hamlet here "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (ie have a bug on your fruit), or to take arms against a sea of troubles (spray the blighters), and by opposing end them? (and in turn end our beautiful environment”. There is no Shakespeare in this episode but that quote kind of fits. Do we really need to spray, is it doing what we think it is, what are we "ending" and is it actually upsetting the apple cart?

Planting tomatoes, getting rid of driveway weeds and how to get rid of blackberry without the dangerous pesticides - these are some of the questions that have been sent in by listeners. Kath Irvine sits down in the live studio to talk about gardening, simply, and gives her advice on how best to plant those tomatoes to get the best out of them, how do you get rid of driveway weeds and how on earth do you tackle blackberry? Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Are Bugs Pests? The answer is NO! Know your bugs in the garden - they could be eating the pests that have the munchies in your garden. So don't go spraying things around all aggressive like, because you could be killing off the bug warriors that are going to protect your precious plants. Listen in here for a fascinating conversation about creepy crawlies or flying thingamajigs - and why they are going to be your new besties. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Compost - the SOIL FOOD WEB - its so important, interesting and not as complicated as you think. Kath makes easy peasy compost and she talks to Catherine about how super and simple this can be. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Plants are more like us than we know. Think microbiome - plants love diversity too. Find out how and why in this episode with Kath Irvine. You can geek out quite a bit in this episode if you so wish - aim for 6 different families with your plantings.

It's all about soil. Connect with it, get familiar with it and work out what does your garden need. What is soil, can we fix it, what is in it and what makes a good soil you ask? We dig in to this first episode with gardening super star Kath Irvine (our words, not hers - she is far too humble). Catherine asks those pesky questions and Kath answers them beautifully.