S6E5 Tess and Alyce discuss what's keeping them busy in the garden plus what they're eating from their gardens. A lot of people are warmer month gardeners (nothing wrong with that!) but this episode will hopefully give everyone a taste and some inspiration for gardening in the cooler months.  A few of the topics covered and where to find more info: 

- Sophie Thomson (Sophie's Patch) TEDxAdelaide talk 'Saving the world with gardening' youtube.com/watch?v=M7gB1OxksUM

- Jerusalem artichokes (Season 3, Episode 4) 

- Pruning berries (Season 5, Episode 5) 

- Crop rotation (Season 6, Episode 3) 

NB - we reference an episode on hot composting, this will be out next week, stay tuned! 

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S6E4 Tess and Alyce discuss cold frames, frames to use in the cold weather, not frames that are cold! They chat about what the benefits are to using cold frames, ideas for how to create a cold frame and also tips for plant care while they're under the frame.  

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S6E3 Tess and Alyce tackle a tricky topic, crop rotation! The reasons why you should be rotating your crops, how to do it plus Alyce's cheat guide for simplifying this kinda complex topic! 

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Part 2 of our conversation with @compostable.kate - Tess, Alyce and Kate get into the nitty gritty of a bunch of different composting systems.  Kate gives us her recommendations for beginners making their composting system choice. We discuss Kate's composting fails and Kate gives us her easy advice for overcoming these. Plus tips for worm farms, tips for tumblers and an introduction to hot composting - what it is, how to do it and the benefits (spoiler alert - it's super speedy composting). 

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In Part 1 of our conversation with @compostable.kate - Tess, Alyce and Kate discuss how Kate first became interested in composting, how composting fits within the fight against climate change and how empowering and exciting that is! Kate tells us all about her experience with Share Waste when living in Sydney, tips for getting involved with composting if you are a city-dweller, all of Kate’s advice for getting started and finally, bokashi, what’s that you ask? Find out in this episode!

S5E12 Tess and Alyce discuss Autumn ‘last chances’, what is it not too late to get into the ground to have food to eat through Winter. It isn’t too late!! Plus a quick tip to get an empty bed ready for Spring, a fabulous suggestion on flowering bulbs and a friendly reminder to go get those Autumn leaves before someone else does.

Alyce mentioned a bunch of crops that it isn’t too late to plant: 

Mustards - Season 5, Episode 7  

Peas - Season 5, Episode 9  

Radishes - Season 2, Episode 2  

Parsley - Season 3, Episode 10

Silverbeet - Season 4, Episode 6 

Rocket - Season 1, Episode 5