Simply Gardening with Kath Irvine

Are Bugs Pests? The answer is NO! Know your bugs in the garden - they could be eating the pests that have the munchies in your garden. So don't go spraying things around all aggressive like, because you could be killing off the bug warriors that are going to protect your precious plants. Listen in here for a fascinating conversation about creepy crawlies or flying thingamajigs - and why they are going to be your new besties. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Compost - the SOIL FOOD WEB - its so important, interesting and not as complicated as you think. Kath makes easy peasy compost and she talks to Catherine about how super and simple this can be. Gardening made accessible with wonderful gardening teacher and author Kath Irvine. With her 20 years plus experience, Kath sits down in a live to air interview with Catherine and discusses all things gardening. Visit https://ediblebackyard.co.nz

Plants are more like us than we know. Think microbiome - plants love diversity too. Find out how and why in this episode with Kath Irvine. You can geek out quite a bit in this episode if you so wish - aim for 6 different families with your plantings.

It's all about soil. Connect with it, get familiar with it and work out what does your garden need. What is soil, can we fix it, what is in it and what makes a good soil you ask? We dig in to this first episode with gardening super star Kath Irvine (our words, not hers - she is far too humble). Catherine asks those pesky questions and Kath answers them beautifully.