Your Garden Coach NZ

🌸 Spring is Here, and Your Garden is Ready to Thrive! 🌸

In this week’s episode of Your Garden Coach NZ, we’re covering Spring tasks and expert tips to help your garden bloom.
🌱 Listen now on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

🌿 Episode Highlights:

👧 Gardening with Children (Part 5): This week, we’re thrilled to have Anita Croft from Growing Kiwi Gardeners join us! 🌻 Anita shares her incredible Early Childhood Gardening programmes—teaching kids to grow, explore, and fall in love with nature. You don’t want to miss this! 🌱

🌸 Apple & Pear Blossom Time: Along with the blossoms comes the threat of Codling moth! 🐛 Peter Visser from Key Industries joins us with expert advice to protect your trees.

🍵 Tea of the Week: Try the refreshing Spring Awakening Blend to keep you energized while you work in the garden!

🛠️ Tasks of the Week: Time to cultivate your soil in preparation for the next big planting phase—get ready between 5th-15th October! 🌿

🌞 Heat Lovers & Summer Fruiting Plants: Central Otago and the cooler regions, it’s almost time to sow! Those with glasshouses will have already started their heatlovers. We’re here to help you choose the best varieties for a successful season. 🍅🌶️

🥒 Vegetable of the Week: Cucumber—where did it originate, and how can you grow a bumper crop this season? We’ve got all the tips!

📚 Book of the Week: Diddly Squat by Jeremy Clarkson—named after his farm that produces, well, not much. It’s a hilarious must-read! 🚜

✨ Support Us: Love the show? You can support us here: Support Your Garden Coach NZ 🙏

🌸 Happy Spring Gardening! 🌸

— Ali & Jen

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We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

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🌸 Spring is Springing! 🌸

In this week's episode of Your Garden Coach NZ, we’re diving into the joys of sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings. 🌱 Catch us on Buzzsprout, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

🌷 Episode Highlights:

🌷 Special Guest: We chat with Luke Gardener from Longbush Cottage about his stunning Tulip Festival and the most gorgeous glasshouses available in New Zealand! 🏡💐

👧 Gardening with Children (Part 4): Continuing our series on empowering little gardeners, with tips to get them even more involved! 🌻

🥕 Vegetable of the Week: Parsnip! Plus, discover the best companion plants for growing healthy carrots. 🥕

🌳 The Orchard: It’s bursting with life—but beware, coddling moths are on their way! 🐛 Learn how to protect your fruit trees.

📚 Book of the Week: Grow Fruit by Alan Buckingham—a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand guide to growing fruit successfully. 🍏📖

🌼 Happy Gardening! 🌼

#SpringGardening #TulipFestival #Glasshouses #GardeningWithKids #ParsnipPower #OrchardCare #YourGardenCoachNZ #GrowYourOwnFood

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You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

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We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

🌱 Spring Season 2, Episode 3 is Live! 🎧

This week on Your Garden Coach NZ,  some essential tips for a thriving spring garden.
🌸 Catch us on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

🌿 Episode Highlights:

🌾 Mastering Mulch: Learn how to mulch like a pro—your plants will love you, and those weeds won’t stand a chance! 🌱

🌘 Garden Tasks: Descending Moon in the waning phase means it's time to sow root crops like carrots, beets, and radishes. 🌕🥕

🥧 Vegetable of the Week: Rhubarb—a fabulous perennial that adds tang to your desserts. Wait, we call it a fruit, don’t we? But it’s actually a vegetable - confusing! 🍓

👧 Gardening with Children (Part 3): This week, we’re talking about fostering independence by letting the kids take the lead in the garden. 🌻

🌳 The Orchard: Tips for feeding your new fruit trees to help them thrive.

🎉 Congratulations to Johanna from Invercargill: Winner of this week's giveaway—Drawn to the Garden by Caroline Quentin! 🎨🌿

📚 Book of the Week: The Plant Society by Jason Chongue—a must-read for every plant enthusiast! 🌿📖

🌼 Happy Gardening! 🌼

#SpringGardening #MasteringMulch #RootCrops #RhubarbLove #GardeningWithKids #YourGardenCoachNZ #GrowYourOwnFood #theplantsocietyau

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
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We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

🌼 Spring Season 2, Episode 2 is LIVE! 🎧

Catch us on Buzzsprout, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts for this week's gardening goodness! 🌱

🌿 Episode Highlights:

🏡 Planting Your Glasshouse: Got a new glasshouse and not sure where to start? We've got tips to help you! 🍅🥒

👧 Gardening with Children (Part 2): Learn how gardening can build self-image and empower kids. 🌻

🥬 What's Harvesting in NZ? Find out what's in season right now!

🌾 Foraging Focus: It's time to hunt for Nettles, Chickweed, and Cleavers—nutrient-packed wild greens!

🌱 Windowsill & Container Gardening: Fresh ideas to get you started.

📅 Garden Planner: Sow and plant until the 15th, then it's time to cultivate. With our recent Spring rainfall, weeding just got easier!

🐞 Companion Planting Tips: Attract beneficial insects and control pests naturally.

🎉 Congrats to Brooke O’Connor: Winner of this week's Kings Seeds voucher!

🥗 Vegetable of the Week: Spring Leafy Greens!

📚 Book of the Week: The Compost Coach by Kate Flood.

🪱 Worm Wee: Myth or Truth? We uncover the answer!

💚 Tune in now and grow with us!  🌼

#GardeningPodcast #SpringGardening #OrganicGardening #YourGardenCoachNZ #ForagingFun #GrowYourOwnFood

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

🌿 Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1! 🌿

Jen and I originally set out to create a year’s worth of gardening podcasts, packed with tips and tricks for beginner gardeners and the skills we’ve picked up along the way. But thanks to your incredible support, we’re thrilled to keep going! 🎉

This season, expect fresh advice, inspiring guest talks, and maybe even a few local workshops! 🧑‍🌾

In today’s episode: ✨ We revisit our reasons for gardening by the moon. ✨ Begin a 5-part series on Gardening with Children — a topic close to my heart as a former Early Childhood Educator. Today’s focus: "Sowing the Seeds of Well-Being." ✨ Spotlight on @thegrizzlyforager — we love their posts! ✨ Veg of the Week: Peas! Tips on sowing and caring for them. ✨ Book feature: Futureproof Your Garden by Angus Stewart and Emma Stewart. ✨ Giveaway Alert! Caroline Quentin’s Drawn To The Garden is up for grabs! Enter by emailing us at [email protected] — winner announced on September 17th!

🌱 And a huge congratulations to Sam from @Clairesmaraintamakimakaurau, winner of the Kings Seeds Voucher! Sam’s beautiful story touched our hearts — tending her late mother Claire’s garden, a place filled with love and memories. 💚

Happy gardening, Ali & Jen 🌼

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

Wow, we've completed our 1st year of Podcasting. 
Spring Episodes, Series 2 start next week and we are refreshing our content for you to enjoy.

This week Asparagus is in the limelight.

Root Crop Sowing on 28th & 29th August.

Happy gardening,

Ali and Jen

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

It's good to be home, but wow what a wonderful trip. So good to be back in the studio with Jen.

Tomatoes are the talk of gardeners right now - when to get them started?? And other useful information.

Yarrow and Mint Tea, dried and stored last season.

Moon Calendar - Waxing Moon - Root Crop sowing NOW

Book 'Broccoli and Other Love Stories',  Paulette Whitney 

Ali reviews her visit to Chateau de Courterolles in Burgundy. What a wonderful park/garden.

$20 Voucher from Kings Seeds winner this week is Nadia, her Instagram account is @thebarefootkiwigardener. Based in Northland Nadia and her family enjoy freshly caught snapper, with homegrown vegetables. Had to beat that combination.

Happy gardening.
Ali and Jen

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

Stinging nettle tea - it's so good for you.
Cultivate 17th to 20th August.
Sow Root Crops 21-22 then again28th & 29th

We talk about cabbages this week.

Book reference "Secrets of Longevity" Dr Maoshing Ni

Ali reports from L'Escargot Errant - The Wandering Snail

Winner of this week's $20 Voucher Bronwyn @bees.picton.garden

Huge thanks to our financial supporters. Your donations are helping us to bring this podcast to you each and every week.

Happy gardening
Ali and Jen

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

It's sowing and planting time until 16th August, though whilst some Kiwi gardeners are in full Spring sowing mode, those of us in the colder zones are taking things a little slower.

This week we find out more about the Cabbage, there are so many different varieties out there.

Ali reports from a gorgeous garden in Burgundy, France, aptly named L'Escargot Errant - The Wandering Snail. Burgundy is famous for its snails.

If you haven't planned your Spring and Summer garden - what are you waiting for - order your Kings Seed Catalog and get planning.

Support the Show.

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

Thank you for joining us again for your weekly dose of gardening chat.

This week - Container gardening, a great way to start your early gardening - close to the house so you can keep an eye on things, and get back into the swing of checking on your veggies each day. 

We will take a closer look at the Spring Onion, an underrated and under appreciated tasty addition to your meals.

Ali reports from another French garden Chateau de Lantilly

Web details - https://www.bourgogne-tourisme.com/sit/parc-et-jardin-potager-du-chateau-de-lantilly-

 A beautiful and inspiring garden. Photos on our instagram and FB pages.

Tea - Lemon verbena

It’s Sowing and planting time.

Companion planting suggestions for healthy soil and plants.

Book - Abundant Garden by Niva and Yotam Kay Also look for their book Abundant Kitchen for seriously good recipes.

@saminthegarden won our Kings Seeds Voucher this week Congratulations Sam (from Southland)

Happy gardening

Ali and Jen 

Support the show

You can contact us at [email protected]

Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips

Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.
Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz

We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively.

Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.