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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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