Toni Kenyon
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...
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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
- 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 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
- 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...
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...
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...
Toni Kenyon
- Jun 7, 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...
Toni Kenyon
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
DIY Containers for your Herbs
Growing herbs is a great way to begin your gardening journey. Herbs are easy to grow and you don't even need a garden! As long as they...
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