Toni Kenyon
Chickens in my small suburban garden
I've always loved birds and it was inevitable that I would one day end up with chickens in my backyard. I wrote a lovely piece here about...
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Toni Kenyon
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
My Bucket Compost Method
I've written before about composting in small spaces, but my bucket compost method is one that I come back to often. I love it because...
Toni Kenyon
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Worm Tea for your Herbs & Garden
Is it worm tea or leachate? Frankly, I don't care and the debate can rage around me. I've been putting the liquid that comes out of my...
Toni Kenyon
- May 21, 2022
- 2 min
How to feed your herbs in pots
Keeping anything alive in a pot has its issues. Fortunately, herbs are a hardy bunch and usually thrive in a pot. They're often described...
Toni Kenyon
- May 7, 2022
- 3 min
How to prune & harvest your herbs
Today we're looking at the best ways to prune and harvest your herbs to keep them in tip-top-shape and keep them producing. We'll also...
Toni Kenyon
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
What's the difference between an Annual, Biennial or Perennial herb?
It's my belief that a lot of people think that they're killing their herbs when, in actual fact, they don't understand the life cycle of...
Toni Kenyon
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Best tips for watering your herb planter
How much water do my herbs need? It's a question that I get asked and one that can be answered in so many ways. Oftentimes we don't talk...
Toni Kenyon
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 min
6 Week Weed Wisdom Challenge
Have you joined our 6 week challenge yet? Herbs have been referred to as 'weeds' from the dawn of time. Why weeds? Well, because weeds...
Toni Kenyon
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
Plant your own Mini-Herb Garden
There's nothing like having an abundance of fresh herbs that you've grown yourself to add to your cooking. Unfortunately, many people...
Toni Kenyon
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
Grape Leaves Packed with Vitamins C, E, A, K & B6
It's the time of year when the grapes go bonkers growing. In this video I talk to you about why I have to prune them. We use our grape...
Toni Kenyon
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
The Urban Forest Garden - November 2021
This video was filmed in November in my 518 sqm suburban forest garden! The herbs were sprouting again from their winter sleep and...
Toni Kenyon
- Nov 27, 2021
- 3 min
How to make Lemon Balm Syrup
Join me as I wander the garden admiring its spring growth. We'll check in on the bees and the ever-present chickens always make...
Toni Kenyon
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
A Wet Day in our Urban Food Garden
I guess I should be grateful for the rain, at least it means that the bees won't swarm! It's Labour Weekend here in New Zealand. It...
Toni Kenyon
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
What to do with a Bee Swarm
Why do bees swarm? It's spring so the bee numbers are growing really fast. When the bees run out of room in their hive (or when the...
Toni Kenyon
- Oct 10, 2021
- 2 min
Basil - Medicinal Uses
Most people know Basil for its culinary uses, or at most for putting pots of Basil on the kitchen window sill to repel flies. Where is...
Toni Kenyon
- Sep 26, 2021
- 1 min
Growing, Drying & Processing Nasturtium from my Home Herb Garden
Welcome to my 518 sqm urban garden! I grow herbs, fruit and vegetables in a suburban backyard in New Zealand. The chickens and the bees...
Toni Kenyon
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Late Winter 2021 Garden & Hoophouse Tour
It's very early spring as I post this on the blog. I like to take video of the garden to document it as much for myself as anyone else....
Toni Kenyon
- Aug 22, 2021
- 3 min
Home Cures for the 'Common Cold'
The cold doesn't seem quite so 'common' any more--especially when we're living in a lockdown/pandemic world. The 'common cold' used to...
Toni Kenyon
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Garden Herbs for Health: Rosemary
While most people associate Rosemary with a good Sunday night roast dinner, I like to think about how this aromatic plant to help me with...
Toni Kenyon
- Aug 1, 2021
- 5 min
Making Your Own Seasoning Combinations from Herbs
There's nothing I love more than throwing a handful of fresh herbs into my cooking. It's almost an evening meditation for me, pottering...
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