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Season 4 Episode 2.  You’ve waited patiently — now it’s time to get going! But before you start sowing and planting, take a little time to understand your own microclimate. Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 4 Episode 1 Know your Microclimate - resist rushing in, tempting as it may be. Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Maura is heading home! SO, I NEED A LITTLE HELP TO KEEP THE PODCAST GOING Recently, we asked you whether you’d like Your Garden Coach NZ to continue. The answer was a very definite YES — and I can’t tell you how much that meant. But I also need to be open with you. Producing the podcast takes a considerable amount of time, research, and work, and I simply can’t keep doing it without more support from our listeners. My lovely WWOOFer, Maura, is heading home in a month - My search for her replacement means I will have to pay for the expertise she has brought to the podcast I want to keep bringing you practical, independent New Zealand gardening advice - advice that understands our seasons, our climate and the way we garden here.  So, if the podcast has helped you grow better vegetables, understand your soil, garden with the seasons, try something new - or simply kept you company while you’ve been out in the garden - would you consider helping us keep it going? Even a small regular contribution from more of our listeners would make an enormous difference. There’s absolutely no pressure if supporting us financially isn’t possible. Listening, sharing the podcast, and telling another gardener about us all helps too. But if you can support us, now is the time we really need you. Link below https://www.buzzsprout.com/2256022/support  Thank you for listening — and for helping us work out what the next chapter of Your Garden Coach NZ might look like. Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 26 Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 25  00:00- Intro  07:20- Tea of the Month  09:09 Winter Tasks  11:20 Books for winter reading  14:24- Plant a tree  16:55- Moon Calendar  21:33- Chickweed  23:32- Gardening in Zone 1 in Early Winter  33:02- Hugelkulture & raised beds  33:42- Biochar Workshop  34:38- Hellebores (winter roses)  37:53- Winter flower sowing  45:24- Dishes with Del Jerusalem Artichokes  56:44- Final garden note  Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 24  Timestamps:  00:00 Introduction  01:30 Tea of the Month: Winter Orange Spiced Tea  03:31 Gardening in Late Autumn  11:23 Veg of the month: Pumpkins  18:32 Alpine Harvest Festival reminder  20:21 Dishes with Del- Pumpkin Recipes  27:54 Foraging in May  30:04 Outro  Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Today’s episode is a little bit special. Maura and I jumped in the car and headed over to Kurow, into the Waitaki Valley, to visit Awakino Station - a third-generation family farm run by Jaz Mathisen and her family. And I have to say… this really is a homestead in the truest sense of the word. From the kitchen garden and orchard, right through to the meat raised on the farm, everything comes together to feed not just the family, but the wider farm team - with everyone gathering around the table each day. We spent time walking through the most beautiful kitchen garden, surrounded by these incredible shoulder-high stone walls, and just soaking in what felt like a very grounded, very real way of living. Jaz speaks so thoughtfully about generational farming - the history, the stability, and what it means to carry that forward - and she also shares some lovely stories about the women who’ve helped shape this place over time. And something else really special - Jaz has written a beautiful book, A Year at Awakino Station, which follows the rhythm of the four seasons and includes recipes from the farm kitchen. It’s now available in bookstores, and it’s one we’d really encourage you to get your hands on. It was one of those days that will stay in our memories Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 23  00:00 Intro  04:29 Tea of the month: Apple, Beetroot, Rosehip & Ginger  05:54: Moon Calendar April 2026  11:13 Mid Autumn Phenology  20:22 Mid Autumn Job List  22:45 Feijoa 29:24 Dishes with Del- Feijoa Recipes  38:08 Growing Microgreens  43:38 Book of the Month- The Abundant Kitchen by Niva & Yotam Kay 44:43 Outro  Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Enjoy this bonus episode with Dr Compost chatting all about Biochar  Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3, Episode 22  00:00 Intro  02:17 Tea of the Month: Blackcurrant leaf and Redcurrant fruit Tea  04:17 March Moon Calendar  07:24 Early Autumn Phenology  09:13 Main Topic: The 4 Bed Crop Rotation in Autumn  17:02 How Gardening Regulates the Nervous System  21:44 Vegetable of the Month: Tomatoes  29:52 Dishes with Del Recipe: Tomatoes  42:26 Tip of the Month: When to Sow Grass Seed  44:46 Interview with Anita from Growing Kiwi Gardeners  1:05:34 Outro  Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 21 00:00 Intro 00:20 Podcast Update 01:57 Tea of the Week Raspberry, Peppermint, and Lemon 03:27 Moon Phase - Sowing and Planting until 4th March 08:07 Tasks of the Week 12:27 Phenology 15:25 Tip of the Week - Perennial Vegetables 19:41 Herb of the Week - Feverfew 25:58 Main Topic - Why we leave roots in the soil  36:50 Dishes With Del - Zucchini/Courgette recipe 46:00 Book of the Week - The Secrets of Great Botanists by Matthew Biggs 46:41 Glossary - Cultivar - Cultivated Variety 47:27 Outro Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 20  00:00 Intro  02:24 Tea of the week: Peppermint and Ginger  03:59 Moon Phase: 14th and 15th root crops, then cutivate until 19th  06:04 Tasks of the Week  09:02 Tip of the Week  09:59 Veg of the Week: Kale  15:16 Dishes with Del: Kale recipes  19:40 Main Topic: Planting a Tea Garden  30:21 Book of the Week: Wild Tea by Nick Moyle and Richard Hood  30:35 Glossary Word: Infusion  30:50 Outro  Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 19  00:00- Intro  01:08 - Tea of the Week Lemon Bee Balm 03:58 - Moon Phase Root Crops 7th & 8th then Barron Phase to 13th Feb 05:00 - Task for the Week 06:46 - Phenology 07:49 - Tip of the Week - Lettuce 09:44 - Veg of the Week Sweet corn 19:00 - Dishes With Del - Sweet Corn recipes 24:36 - Main Topic - Preparing Your Winter Tunnel House 43:49 - Garden Journalling Workshop 44:58 - Outro Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3 Episode 19 00:00- Intro 00:36- Tea of the Week: Sage 02:51- Moon Phase: Sowing and Planting until 2nd February then cultivate 03:45- Planting guide for February 10:07- Dr Compost teaser 11:18- The Summer Harvest: picking, pruning and preventing waste 18:58- Veg of the week: Cucumber 21:52- Dishes with Del: Cucumber recipes 28:53- Book of the week: The Abundant Gardener by Niva & Yotam Kay30:32- Outro Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

Season 3, Episode 17 00:00 – Intro 01:10 – Herbal Tea of the Week: Apple & Lemon Balm 02:54 – Moon Phase: Sowing and Planting 03:15 – Garden Tasks 03:58 – Powdery Mildew 09:29 – Phenology 10:23 – Microclimate 10:50 – Main Topic: Leafy Greens 20:39 – Vegetable of the Week: Beetroot 22:20 – Dishes with Del: Beetroot Recipe 25:48 – Book of the Week: Your Own Garden Diary 27:20 – Glossary Word: Veriditas 28:54 – Outro Support the show You can contact us at [email protected] and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz