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    Worm Tea for your Herbs & Garden
    Toni Kenyon
    • May 30
    • 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...
    How to feed your herbs in pots
    Toni Kenyon
    • May 20
    • 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...
    How to prune & harvest your herbs
    Toni Kenyon
    • May 7
    • 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...
    What's the difference between an Annual, Biennial or Perennial herb?
    Toni Kenyon
    • Apr 25
    • 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...
    Best tips for watering your herb planter
    Toni Kenyon
    • Apr 11
    • 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...
    6 Week Weed Wisdom Challenge
    Toni Kenyon
    • Mar 25
    • 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...
    How to make Lemon Balm Syrup
    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...
    Basil - Medicinal Uses
    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...
    Growing, Drying & Processing Nasturtium from my Home Herb Garden
    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...
    Late Winter 2021 Garden & Hoophouse Tour
    Toni Kenyon
    • Sep 5, 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....
    Home Cures for the 'Common Cold'
    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...
    Garden Herbs for Health: Rosemary
    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...
    Making Your Own Seasoning Combinations from Herbs
    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...
    Herbal Tea - My Midday Meditation
    Toni Kenyon
    • Jul 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Herbal Tea - My Midday Meditation

    Someone asked me recently what I put in my herbal tea and I thought it was an interesting question, because I don't really think about...
    Herbs for Winter Wellness
    Toni Kenyon
    • May 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Herbs for Winter Wellness

    It's the time of the year when I turn my mind to what I need to be 'brewing' to keep me well over the coming cooler months. There are so...
    Herb Garden Maintenance for Autumn
    Toni Kenyon
    • May 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Herb Garden Maintenance for Autumn

    There's no doubt that an affordable, easy and great way to enhance the flavour of your foods is to have your own herb garden at your...
    Herbs You Can Happily Plant Together
    Toni Kenyon
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Herbs You Can Happily Plant Together

    Like most of us, Herbs like to hang out in groups. You'll have better results in your Herb garden if you group your herb plants based on...
    5 Mistakes Beginners make when Growing Herbs
    Toni Kenyon
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 Mistakes Beginners make when Growing Herbs

    Growing from seed As much as I love growing herbs from seed, sometimes they don't love me. Starting any kind of plant in the garden from...
    8 Herbs to Grow in your Kitchen*
    Toni Kenyon
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    8 Herbs to Grow in your Kitchen*

    You all know that I believe the best place to grow herbs is out in the garden but if that's not an option for you, we've also covered off...
    8 Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors
    Toni Kenyon
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    8 Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors

    You all know that my preference for growing herbs is outside in my kitchen garden. But if you haven't got the space, or the climate is...
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