(VGG) Very Good Gardening Blog
Zoe’s Wellington based blog which covers one new skill a week, relevant to what the weather is doing this week; what to do in your garden, and what plants are exciting to us at this time of year.
Tidying berries
Don't be put off by the messiness, the wait times, the tiny canes... Berries are great and easy to grow!
Soil Health for Happy Vegetables
A very basic reminder and a re-orienting of your behaviours (maybe!)
Organic lawn care for the cheap and lazy
A love letter from myself to the best web page I have ever read, a 'how to' for the rest of us.
Creating a legacy with fruit trees
Getting the site right the first time is your first hurdle, but anyone can do that part. Patience is your biggest hurdle... and most of us struggle with this part!
Trimming- the nuts and bolts of your final prune of the year
Now we have the theory down, reducing, re shaping and encouraging growth are all covered this week.
The final trim
What will you see when you look out your window, or walk through your garden, all Winter? It is time to do the trimming, results of which will last us until Spring....
Fungus, rots and IPM
Integrated Pest Management- a code for "responsible gardening," a long chain of thoughts I have recently taken action on.
Compost, compost, compost
Agh, is that even possible in my garden? Well.... is it even necessary? (mostly a rant about how a worm farm is much better)
Planting perennial edibles
We all wish we could miraculously pull a bundle of fresh herbs, fruit or vegetables out of the garden. On the upside, some plants are very rewarding, easy and delicious!
