Your Garden Coach NZ Ali Soper and Jen Anderson

Tea - Kānuka A New Zealand Native


Three gardening periods this week
Barron - 1st-3rd May - avoid planting. “Spoil your soil with goodness”


Sow Root Crops 4th & 5th


In temperate climates sow radish, onions, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, and try ginger too. 


In frosty zones sow radish, swedes Jerusalem artichoke, and turnips.




Cultivate period 6th - 9th Just do a few odd jobs - store away hoses and protect water timers if you intend leaving them in situ over winter, they will explode if frost gets to them, so cover with a box or some sacks.


We update you on your winter compost methods.


Windowsill gardening - guide to growing micro-greens


Main topic - New Zealand growing Zones


Be sure to post your garden photos on Instagram and Facebook and tag both @yourgardencoach.nz & @kingsseedsnz for your chance to win a $20 voucher from Kings Seeds every week.


We draw the @nzbulbs competition this Friday 3rd May EARLY! so get your entry in before 7am Friday.
Happy gardening everyone 
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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 busy week this week… Lots of Autumn tasks coming up.


We welcome back the very talented Leah Evans @mrs.evans.garden Leah gives us a Snapshot of her Autumn garden and she has some inspiring wisdom for us.


Tea - Lemon balm and Sage - a favourite of ours.


NZ Bulbs have partnered with us for the 2nd of 3 Bulb Giveaways - Enter this fabulous competition (open to NZ residents only, Drawn on 3rd May, winner announced in Episode 32) email your entry to coach@yourgardencoach.nz with the answer to the Elephant Garlic question.
Check out @clausdalby for bulb planting inspiration then order your bulbs from @nzbulbs Huge thanks to Paul and Gemma at NZ Bulbs for their generous gift pack


This week in the garden - 
Cultivate - 24th & 25th
Sow Root Crops 26th & 27th
Barren period 28th - 3rd May


Garlic - a little bit of knowledge shared. Get planting on 26th and 27th for a bumper crop 


Jerusalem Artichokes, ready after the first frost. We give you the heads up to reduce the farts… Such an easy vegetable garden perennial. 
see www.healthifyme.com/blog/jerusalem-artichoke


Glossary - Polyculture - A Symphony of Diversity in your garden.


Book Botany for Gardeners By Geoff Hodge Allen and Unwin publishers @allenandunwin


Instagram of the Week and winner of the $20 Kings Seeds voucher @theocallaghanclann what a fabulously colourful vegetable garden!


www.gardenmyths.com - pine needles


Happy gardening 
Support the Show.
You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz
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.

We enjoy a cup of Dried Yarrow and Mint tea today - it’s a winner, Jen loves it.
Dr Compost joins us for a chat about… composting! He’s a mine of information and has a few ideas to help Jen get started with composing.
Take a look at Ben’s Socials @dr_compost & Dr Compost on fb, Ben talks about Bokashi composting in his latest video.
We learn about two lesser-known Vitamins G & G. That’s right, Gratitude and Green, we take stock of just how beneficial being grateful and spending time outside is for our health.
Vegetable of the Week is Micro-greens.
Our new segment is ‘Snapshot’.  This is the spot where we connect with gardeners across the nation to uncover their latest endeavours and gardening adventures. 
This week kicks off with us talking to Dr Compost, Ben Elms.
We announce our winner of the weekly $20 Gift Voucher from Kings Seeds.
Shelley Franks @mumofarainbow 
And the Winner of the Gubba Moon Calendar Clock is….. Kate Grantley-Hogg, Congratulations to our winners, and huge thanks to our sponsors.


Sowing and Planting time - what should we be planting now?


Book of the Week - Your Well-being Garden and RHS publication.




Support the Show.
You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz
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.

Postgraduate Researcher Daniellé du Plooy shares with us her studies into The Future of Food Systems in Aotearoa New Zealand and the role of key stakeholders’ in shaping that future. Daniellé aims to highlight the diversity of values, opportunities, visions and concerns about the future of food in NZ, 
Danilellé has so much valuable knowledge to share, so we sat back and gave her free rein to open our eyes and minds to her relevant and important subject matter.


We take a look at Autumn tasks in your 4 bed crop rotation system.


Braised Beds - the benefits and downsides 


Tea - Goldenrod


What to Sow and Plant in this phase of the moon.


Espaliered fruit trees, what you need to know.


Instagram of the week and winner of the $20 @kingsseedsnz voucher is Sarah from @mynzgarden to take a look at her Instagram account and support her gardening adventures.


Jen gets the giggles about Egyptian Walking Onions


Happy Gardening Ali and Jen
Support the Show.
You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz
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.

What a week for competitions woohoo!
The winner of our Kings Seeds Seasonal Gift Pack is Rebecca Teonea
The NZ Bulbs Pack goes to Linda- Marie Stokke
And the $20 Weekly Gift Voucher from Kings goes to Rachel Chamberlain 
Congratulations to you all, and huge thanks to Kings Seeds and NZ Bulbs


Yarrow Tea today - We dried the flowers when they were in peak bloom and have stored two jars for use over winter.


Jobs for the Week - so much information on this week's podcast - let’s get the garden looking great before winter.


Vegetable of the Week Broad Beans 


Xeriscaping plant of the Week Marlborough Rock Daisy - Pachystegia


Glossary Term - Dioecious


Garden Myths Website www.gardenmyths.com/coffee-grounds-garden-safe


Competition this week Gubba Moon Calendar Clock @gubbagardenstorenz You will need to listen to the podcast to find out the question, then email coach@yourgardencoach.nz to enter. Thank you to the team at Gubba for their kind gift.


Questions from YGC Listeners - Sandie asked about Lemon Verbena


Instagram account of the Week @teainapinkcup Rachel was the winner of our $20 Kings Seed voucher. Take a look at this “Real Gardener of New Zealand” Rachel has some fabulous images from her stunning garden.


Happy Gardening


Support the Show.
You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz
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.

In this week's episode:


Beetroot - grow lots, it's so good for your blood. We focus on this vegetable today.


We talk to Paul Hoek from NZ Bulbs, what a delight, Paul tells us everything we need to know to grow gorgeous Spring bulbs. It’s ordering time for bulbs. Paul has a wonderful gift pack for us to give away in this week's competition.


Jane Wrigglesowrth’s Tummy-Taming Tea was supposed to be our tea of the week but time ran out! That’s life! So we talk about it as we drink my favourite Sage Tea.


NOTE: Yotam grows 365 ONIONS not CARROTS!! - my mind wandered as I was recording!


Books - The Everyday Herbalist by Jane Wrigglesworth her tea recipe is on page 164. If you haven’t got this book yet, What are you waiting for?


The Abundant Gardener by Yotam and Niva Kay. This book is always open on my desk, so much lovely information.


We update you on the task for this week in your garden if you follow the moons phases as a guide.


Kings Seeds Seasonal Prize Pack competition closes on 1st April. 


Enter our weekly Kings Seeds competetion to win a 40 Voucher - all you need to do is post a photo of something in your garden (good or sad) and sage @kingsseedsnz and @yourgardencoack_nz 


Happy Gardening
Support the Show.
You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz
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.