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    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...
    Plant your own Mini-Herb Garden
    Toni Kenyon
    • Mar 5
    • 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...
    Grape Leaves Packed with Vitamins C, E, A, K & B6
    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...
    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...
    A Wet Day in our Urban Food Garden
    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...
    What to do with a Bee Swarm
    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...
    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...
    Garden Seed Storage Solutions
    Toni Kenyon
    • Jul 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Garden Seed Storage Solutions

    A glossy, colourful seed catalogue found its way to my mail box the other day. This is a dangerous time of the year for me. Soon my inbox...
    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...
    Micro Greens 101
    Toni Kenyon
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Micro Greens 101

    I promised you a blog about micro greens. Immediate disclaimer—I don’t grow micro greens in containers—but I do grow lots of cut and come...
    Seed Sprouting
    Toni Kenyon
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    Seed Sprouting

    I spend a lot of time standing on my ‘seed box’ telling you why you should be growing greens—even if you have little or no space to...
    Why We Chose Our Hoop House
    Toni Kenyon
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 7 min

    Why We Chose Our Hoop House

    Glass House vs Hoop House We deliberated for such a long time, but in the end we decided to go with a Hoop House for our Auckland urban...
    Vegetable Gardening in a Small Space
    Toni Kenyon
    • Jun 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Vegetable Gardening in a Small Space

    A friend said to me recently, "I read all your posts and I love the photographs of your garden, but I could never do what you're doing...
    Composting Solutions for Small Gardens
    Toni Kenyon
    • May 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Composting Solutions for Small Gardens

    How can I compost in a small garden? Contrary to what a lot of you may believe from looking at the photographs of my garden, I don't...
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