Muddy Boots

Q&A time again! Who will be this month’s lucky winner of the fabulous prize donated by The Plant Runner?

• Keith waters 4mm per day based on his particular conditions. Watering amounts will vary dependi…

Today we hear Keith’s top tips on growing potatoes! Keith assures us that potatoes are the easiest of all vegetables to grow!

• Potatoes can be grown at any time but they are frost tender so should be p…

This week we meet Jo Henley from Henley's Rustics and hear about her garden journey, how she came to meet Keith and the story of her family business creating rustic garden beds.

A self described ‘novi…

Succulents - a huge number of varieties, succulents are easy to grow and add colour and interest to any garden. 

Succulents prefer an open, well drained soil and grow well in pots. Succulents are low …

Q&A time again! Who will be this month’s lucky winner of the fabulous prize donated by The Plant Runner?

• What to line our planter boxes with? Any HDPE (High-density polyethylene) is safe for Pinapple …

What are the challenges of gardening on a large, rural property? Today we meet Cass Hooke, garden consultant, to tell us more about her experience about building a new garden from scratch.

From her fa…

A garden without birds, bees and butterflies, just isn’t a garden’, says Elisabeth. Today we talk about the importance of attracting pollinators!

Australia is home to over 1500 bees and pollinating in…

Tomatoes - Australia’s most grown vegetable (or fruit, actually)! Today we learn Keith’s Top 10 tomatoes.

Easy to grow as long as they are given plenty of feed and plenty of sun. 

Lots of top tips toda…

Q&A time again! Who will be this month’s lucky winner of the fabulous prize donated by The Plant Runner?

• Leggy seedlings? Likely your newly germinated seeds are looking for as much light as possible
• Ke…

This episode, Elisabeth and Keith provide invaluable insights into all things lavender. From understanding the importance of well-drained soil and ample sunlight to identifying the best locations for…

The benefits of a plant based diet are well known. Today we meet Samantha Gowing from Food, Health, Wealth, renowned chef and nutritionist who is passionate about the health benefits of plants.

A fasc…

Needing privacy from neighbours, a wind break or visual separation to divide your garden into rooms or hide a shed? Hear Keith’s Top 10 screening plants for the suburban garden.

1. Laurus Nobilis ‘Baby B…

Start of Spring is a great time to get going with planning for your Spring/Summer Veggie garden.

• Check what climate zone you are in. Keith recommends The Seed Collection’s Map
• Cool Climate Area (most o…

Q&A time again! Who will be this month’s lucky winner of the fabulous prize donated by The Plant Runner?

• Organic Weed Killers - follow the directions precisely! Keith recommends Slasher, Bioweed or Sl…

Citrus is one of the most talked about topics on Muddy Boots. Don’t already have a citrus or thinking of adding a new on to your garden? Today we learn Keith’s Top 10 varieties as well as some tips o…

Following on from last week’s Moon Calendar episode, today we hear more about propagating from seed.

Keith suggests finding out your ‘cool zone’ and ‘heat zone’ to assist with understanding when to pl…

As regular listeners would know, Keith raves about an easy to use Moon calendar.  Today we meet Sheree Scott whose parents developed this handy, easy to use Moon calendar wheel.

This traditional agrar…

Q&A time again! Who will be this month’s lucky winner of the fabulous prize donated by The Plant Runner?

• Camellias can be moved during Winter months by pruning back by around ⅓, carefully digging out …

Ornamental grasses are an excellent way to add height, movement, colour and contrast to your year round landscape. This week we hear about some of Keith’s favourite varieties and how to incorporate t…

Mid July and half way through Winter. Plenty of jobs to prepare for the Spring season ahead!

• Get your soil into great shape - add compost (Keith recommends Clyde's Compost), Munash Rock Dust, MycoGold…