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Ask a Question or Leave a Comment If you’re new to raising seeds, this episode is for you 🌱 If you want a visual guide to this episode here it is! I’m running through the very basics of how I raise seeds, including how I make my own seed-raising mix using compost and worm castings. I also share a few optional additions, which seeds I recommend starting with if you’re new, how deep to plant them, and my simple method for keeping seeds damp and protected from pests. My biggest tip? Start with l...

Ask a Question or Leave a Comment Good morning and happy Spring from Aotearoa, my deck at sunrise. This episode is unedited with the natural bird song of the morning. I cover 3 mistakes I'm seeing gardeners make right now. - Not mulching their trees - Pruning now! (No don't) - Planting fruit trees now I'll unpack why these are mistakes and what to do next. Ask a Question – Submit a gardening question for a future episode. About Sam – Learn more about the host of White St...

Ask a Question or Leave a Comment What exactly is a plant guild — and how do you know what belongs in one? In this episode of White Strawberries, I’m answering a listener question about guilds: what they are, whether they all follow the same principles, and whether the plants in a guild need to come from the same place. A guild is simply a group of plants that support one another. Instead of thinking about a fruit tree as an individual plant that needs to be maintained, we can start thinking ...

Ask a Question or Leave a Comment If you’ve ever looked at a beautiful plant and thought, I’d love one of those, you might not need to buy one. You might just need to take a cutting. In this episode of White Strawberries, we’re getting into the wonderfully simple world of plant propagation — how to take cuttings and turn a small piece of an existing plant into a whole new plant. I talk about taking cuttings from deciduous trees like figs, grapes and elderberries, why waiting until the leaves ...

Ask a Question or Leave a Comment There are some funny reels at the moment about not showing the one you love how much you spend on plants! But it doesn't have to be like that. In this episode, I talk with regenerative grower and educator Levi Brinsdon-Hall about the power of seeds, propagation and food forests. We explore why growing from seed is such an important skill for gardeners, how a tiny seed can become the beginning of abundance, and why creating a diverse ecosystem is about s...