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 31, 20221 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
Apr 11, 20223 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
Dec 28, 20212 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 27, 20211 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
Oct 25, 20211 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
Sep 26, 20211 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
Aug 15, 20213 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, 20215 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
Jul 25, 20214 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...
Toni Kenyon
Jul 11, 20217 min
Why you should have backyard chickens
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? In my situation, it was definitely the chicken. On the anniversary of ‘the gals’ (as they have...
Toni Kenyon
Jun 27, 20214 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, 20214 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 13, 20217 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...
Toni Kenyon
Jun 7, 20215 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
May 29, 20213 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...
Toni Kenyon
May 3, 20212 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...
Toni Kenyon
May 1, 20211 min
April Tour of the Hoop House
Welcome to my hoop house! Come and take a walk with me through my backyard hoop house. I'll show you what I'm growing and talk about what...
Toni Kenyon
Apr 27, 20214 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...
Toni Kenyon
Apr 20, 20213 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...
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