🌱🎙️ New Podcast Episode Out Now! 🎙️🌱

Tasks for the week—what to sow and plant for the cooler season, the best vegetable varieties to grow, and why chives deserve a spot in your garden! 🌿✨

Plus, it's the perfect time to harvest & preserve your produce. 🍑🥒 Whether you're pickling, jamming, freezing, or cooking up ready-to-go meals, make the most of nature’s bounty while the sun shines! ☀️

📖 Tip: Keep a gardening diary! Your future self will thank you. 💚

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#GardeningPodcast #SowingAndPlanting #PreservingHarvest #YourGardenCoachNZ

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🌿✨ New Podcast Episode! ✨🌿

This week, Ali takes a trip to her "Sopermarket" (aka her garden!) to harvest the abundance of food growing right now. 🍅🥕🥬 If you’re wondering what tasks to tackle this week, we’ve got you covered!

🍂 Get Autumn-Ready! What can you do now to set your garden up for success as the seasons shift?

✂️ Pruning Time! We chat about why now is a great time to tidy up your fruit trees—and which ones need attention.

🍐 Pear Perfection! How do you know when your pears are perfectly ripe and ready to pick? We’ve got the tips you need!

🎧 Tune in now and get inspired to make the most of your garden this week! 🌱💚

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🌱🎧 NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🎧🌱

Get your garden ready for Root Crop Sowing with the latest episode of Your Garden Coach NZ podcast!

In today’s episode, we’re diving into: 🥕 Root crops for this season – including top tips for sowing Carrots & Beetroot 🌱 🥔 Potato growing – perfecting those spud-growing skills! 🥔 🌸 A shout-out to the amazing Philippa at Waihora Garden, a member of the 'Secret Gardens' family, just north of Wellington – a hidden gem for flower lovers! 🌸

Plus, check out our brand-new Website, new content being uploaded regularly, packed with tips to help you sharpen those gardening skills!

Don’t miss out – hit play now and get your hands in the dirt! 🎧🌿

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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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🌱🌶 New Podcast Alert! 🎙️

It’s HOT out there, but we’re already thinking ahead to winter! 🥶 This week on the pod, we’re talking all about Sowing & Planting Winter Vegetables – yes, it’s time to get your garden ready for those hearty winter meals. 🥕🍠

We’ve got a list of the BEST varieties to plant now and some handy tips for your winter brassicas 🌿. Plus, we're diving into a review of this season's Heat Lovers 🌞 – how are they doing and what’s the best way to care for them?

Quick Tip: Want to keep those pesky aphids in check? Attract the Ladybirds! 🐞 They love feasting on aphids, and did you know they can lay up to 1000 eggs in their lifetime? 🥚

Tune in now for all the gardening goodness and get your winter veggies going! 🎧

#Gardening #WinterVeggies  #Podcast #GardeningTips #SowingAndPlanting  🌿🌽

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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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This week is all about getting ahead with your next round of crops! Preparing for the next round of succession sowing and planting. Yes, it’s time to start thinking about those Winter crops—eek! 🥶

But, it’s not all smooth sailing... Ali ran into a little trouble this week with her buried Bokashi. Who do you think dug it up? 🕵️‍♀️ Composting season is tricky when there’s barely any grass around to balance out that nitrogen, but we’ve got tips to make it work! 💚

And after all that hard work, what better way to unwind than with a warm cup of Lemon Verbena Tea? 🍵🌿 Perfect for sunny garden days. In the image above you will see Lemon Balm on the left and Lemon Verbena on the right - both are delicious teas. 

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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.

🌻 We're back! 🎙️ After a refreshing summer break spent soaking up the sun, tending to our gardens, and making memories by the lake, it’s time to jump back into podcasting! 🌊🌸

We’re trialing a new format that’s shorter, but don’t worry—we’re still bringing you weekly episodes! 🙌 We know you love hearing from us, and a monthly podcast just wasn't an option. 😅

We'd love to hear your thoughts—let us know what you think! 💬

Happy 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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🌿 Episode Highlights:

🍵 Tea of the Week: Chamomile—A soothing brew 🌿

🎉 Kings Seeds Winner: Congrats to @michellemcdee—this week’s lucky recipient of our Kings Seeds giveaway! 🌻

🌕 Gardening by the Moon: Keep your garden on track by aligning your tasks with the moon phases! Cultivate your soil in preparation for sowing and planting from 3rd December. Time now to feed your plants with your homemade teas.

Warning: Evapotranspiration can take an incredible amount of moisture from your plants and soil, be sure to monitor moisture levels.

🌱Herb of the Week: Chamomile🌿

Main Topic: Old Herbals - a little history lesson.

Compost: What can we add to the Spring Compost?

Book of the Week: Horti Curious by Ann Treneman - Jen and I may have wandered off course a little this week - this is a book full of interesting tidbits and we got carried away. Ideal for the inquisitive gardener.

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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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A little late this time as we had a few technical difficulties.
Not to worry - we sorted it. Sit back, relax, and enjoy.

🌿 Episode Highlights:

🍵 Tea of the Week: Hawthorn flowers and leaf tips—Used in Chinese medicine for centuries to reduce blood pressure 🌿

🎉 Kings Seeds Winner: Congrats to Sue Jones-Nicholson—this week’s lucky recipient of our Kings Seeds giveaway! 🌻

🌕 Gardening by the Moon: Keep your garden on track by aligning your tasks with the moon phases! We’re in a Barren Period until the 25th, then the Root Crop Sowing Phase on the 26th & 27th.

🌱 Main Topic: We welcome a very special guest from just up the road in the beautiful Queensbury Hills, Lisa from Frogsong Farm, a very busy market garden 🌿

Book of the Week: The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook

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🌸 Happy Gardening! 🌸

— Jen & Ali

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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.

🌸 Urban Beekeeping Buzz with Cormac Farrell! 🌸

This week on Your Garden Coach NZ, we’re thrilled to have Cormac Farrell, author of Urban Beekeeping, join us! 🐝 Catch the episode now on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

🌿 Episode Highlights:

🍯 Main Topic: Cormac shares his incredible journey from hobby beekeeper to the Australian Government’s Head Beekeeper! Discover how his love for bees led him to this prestigious role and get insights from his book Urban Beekeeping, perfect for anyone curious about keeping bees in urban spaces.

🏆 Listener Giveaway: Congratulations to Terri Waerea, this week’s $20 Kings Seeds voucher winner! 🎉 Don’t forget to enter each week for your chance to win!

🌕 Gardening by the Moon: Enhance your garden’s health with lunar wisdom! We’re in the Cultivate period starting the 15th—perfect for building soil fertility. Listen in for more tips! 🌱 Plus, root crop succession sowing on the 19th and 20th; it’s the ideal time to direct-sow those root crops!

🥬 Vegetable of the Week: Artichoke—this elegant perennial veggie deserves a place in your garden. Plant now to enjoy its unique flavors in seasons to come!

📖 Book of the Week: An Almost Impossible Thing by Fiona Davison—a fascinating read. Discover the challenges women in horticulture faced in the late 19th Century!

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🌸 Happy Gardening! 🌸

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🌟 Bonus Episode Alert! 🌟

We've just released an inspiring bonus podcast interview featuring Jesse from Freshlink! 🎙️ Jesse shares some truly thought-provoking ideas about the way we shop and how it impacts our health. 🌱🛒 His engaging perspective is a must-hear for anyone interested in conscious choices and wellness. 🙌

Catch this special episode on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify – we're so grateful to Jesse for sharing his time and insights with us! 💚

Freshlink is a Wholefoods Grocer in Wanaka.

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