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Our first summer proved to be a mixed bag, unexpected potatoes and generous amounts of tomatoes popped up everywhere from compost. With weather on our side we made the most of green cropping to prepare the soil and kept smaller productive gardens for our kai. The Terrace Gardens ABC We really challenged ourselves to give
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This post looks at some of the ways we can test and categorise our soil from a pH perspective – just a drop in the ocean of factors that contribute to soil health… Determining what kind of soil you have could help you determine what plants you grow or what approach you should take in
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If we look after the health of the earth (soil), the earth will look after us. One of the key references that really connected us to understanding the importance of the soil was the book Regenesis –by George Monbiot, it is truly mind blowing! ‘Soil behaves like Dust in a Philip Pullman novel: it organises
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Observations & Modifications While some of us may be spoilt for choice in terms of the area we have available, others may be seemingly restricted by factors that will determine the site for your garden. Either way it is important to make some observations to help you optimise the initial design or improve your garden.
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My formative years were spent living in Hokianga, a small harbour in Te Tai Tokerau | Northland region of New Zealand. We lived with our extended family and grew most of our own food. Poppa grew most of our vegetables on his patch, it was like our supermarket. I spent a lot of time with
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