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I'm Kath Irvine. I've been growing all the vegetables to feed my family of 6 for 20 good years. Subscribe for your monthly shot of edible backyard inspiration! My seasonal tips, monthly calendar, and all the know how you need to keep your garden productive + healthy.
Edible Backyard Blog
2w ago
Edible Backyard
April In The Vegie Patch
Out with the old and in with the new – now! Today! Or you’ll run out of grow time. Make space Whip around and chop down finished crops (hello compost […]
April In The Vegie Patch
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Edible Backyard Blog
2w ago
Edible Backyard
April Fruit Tree To Do List
This month is all about harvesting nuts, preparing deciduous fruit trees for winter, caring for citrus and planning new fruit/shelter/ nut trees. Citrus Care Young developing fruits alert you to […]
April Fruit Tree To Do List
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Edible Backyard Blog
2w ago
Edible Backyard
April In The Greenhouse
The greenhouse soil has worked hard in the summer heat, and needs a bit of love before planting the next lot of crops out. Create space As long as tomatoes, […]
April In The Greenhouse
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Edible Backyard Blog
2w ago
Edible Backyard
Step by Step to a Perfectly Fed Vegie Patch
Overfeeding is easily done. Surrounded as we are, by seductive marketing and miracle soil food. Home gardeners fertilise wildly, mostly because there’s no business bottom line, but also, please forgive […]
Step by Step to a Perfectly Fed Vegie Patch
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Edible Backyard Blog
2w ago
Edible Backyard
What is humus
Humus is the end result of fully decomposed organic matter (which I like to call OM to save typing.) Humus is Humus is the perfect environment for biology to thrive […]
What is humus
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Edible Backyard Blog
1M ago
Edible Backyard
March In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
Clear starry nights, cool, dewy mornings and that special golden hue in the evening sky are all signs that Autumn is moving in. The cooler mornings and nights slowly begin […]
March In The Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
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Edible Backyard Blog
1M ago
Edible Backyard
An Easy, Nourishing Winter Food Garden
Today is especially for those of you who dream of eating a fresh picked bowl of goodness, like this one – every day, but dont have much time to garden. […]
An Easy, Nourishing Winter Food Garden
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Edible Backyard Blog
1M ago
Edible Backyard
How to Grow Broccoli
Broccoli is the easiest, quickest and most productive brassica to grow. Easier than cabbage, heaps faster than cauliflower, and waaaaay more productive than both on account of all the side […]
How to Grow Broccoli
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Edible Backyard Blog
2M ago
Edible Backyard
5 Tips for Transplanting in Hot Weather
Abundant crops begin with seedlings that grow steadily onwards, with no growth checks. Transplanting is a key part of the operation! Thing is, most of the crops we’re planting in […]
5 Tips for Transplanting in Hot Weather
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Edible Backyard Blog
2M ago
Edible Backyard
February in the Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
The thing is to match what you plant and sow in your vegie patch this month, to the season that you are having. If its roasting hot and dry you'd be smart to delay the planting of your carrots and winter brassicas for instance.
February in the Vegie Patch + Greenhouse
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