The Messed Up Gardener
Hello and Welcome to The Messed Up Gardener. This podcast covers all areas of gardening from a beginner, intermediate to advanced level. It covers gardening on any budget, any space, any place. There are no rules when it comes to me, and my gardens and I do it messy. There is nothing more fun than getting your hands dirty and creating that space that gives you joy and abundance. This podcast will give tips, tricks, hacks and methodology’s to make any space work from the tiny indoor garden to the rolling meadows with even a dash of bees and hydroponics thrown in. I have been a horticulturist for as long as I can remember and in the industry since I was 15 so that’s nearly 30 years of hands on gardening experience. I am really looking forward to being on this journey & doing it messy with you.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 156
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Ep 61 Reflecting back over the last 4 Seasons and the lessons learned.
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No matter how experienced you are in the garden you are bound to mess up and because I know I make mistakes I will never claim to be a mast…
Ep 60 Dry, Hot Garden? – Here are some Easy ways to conserve water while still maximizing your garden health.
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New Zealand lately has been experiencing some ridiculously hot days and as such of course the gardens are suffering. Water in New Zealand e…
Ep 59 Growing Garden Plants Ideal for Arts & Crafts.
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Todays episode is a bit of a general overview in growing garden plants that are ideal for arts and crafts. This is especially handy if you …
Ep 58 A simple approach to growing climbers in the garden.
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Todays episode is a bit of a general overview in growing climbers in the garden. Most gardeners approach growing climbers with caution as i…
Avoiding Gardening Burnout, Overwhelm & Stress
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This year has been a bit of a hot mess and that includes my garden. In this episode I cover tips that can help a gardener avoid garden bur…
EP 56 Growing Citrus without Drama
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In most gardens you will find a citrus tree and if you are not necessarily green thumbed then that can potentially be slightly problematic…
Ep 55 Simple Vegetables for all year-round harvests.
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While planning my next few planting crop rotations I was looking at what vegetables I grew all year round that feeds my daughter and I. I …
Ep 54 Tips for Cultivating Acid-Loving Plants
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The episode is a very generalised conversation about some of the different methodologies that are used to grow acid loving plants includin…
Ep 53 Let’s Talk all things Sexual & Asexual Plant Propagation.
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There are so many different ways that nature reproducers and how as humans we have adapted to replicate those forms of reproduction. So mu…
Chat 10 Quick & Messy 10 min or less Garden Chat: Prickles in the Lawn and how to treat them.
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My name is Esther Aitken and I am your host for todays 10 min or less quick & messy garden chat. I keep getting questions from my amazing listeners that …
EP 52 Must Do’s to Grow a Bumper Crop of Potatoes - Ready for Christmas.
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This episode is a bit of a special one it is my 52nd episode so celebrating the messed up Gardner podcasts first year anniversary. And wha…
Chat 10 Quick & Messy 10 min or less Garden Chat: Cover crops what are they & are they just for over wintering?
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My name is Esther Aitken and I am your host for todays 10 min or less quick & messy garden chat. I keep getting questions from my amazing listeners that …
EP 51 -Developing low maintenance systems to enable gardening with an injury while still remaining staunchly self-sufficient.
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With a nasty but injury I am having to reevaluate how I manage my garden and all I can say it hasn’t been fun. In this episode I have gone…
Quick & Messy 10 min or less Garden Chat: Mealybug what they are & how to eradicate them.
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My name is Esther Aitken and I am your host for todays 10 min or less quick & messy garden chat. I keep getting questions from my amazing listeners that …
Ep 50 Growing Your Best Cucumbers and Courgettes and how to preserve & store the excess.
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Todays episode covers 2 vegetables well technically they are fruits that are fairly expensive to buy even when in season mostly because th…
Quick & Messy 10 min or less Garden Chat: Roses and Colour Reversion
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My name is Esther Aitken and I am your host for todays 10 min or less quick & messy garden chat. I keep getting questions from my amazing listeners that …
EP 49 Growing Your Best Capsicums & Tomatoes and how to Preserve & Store the excess
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Todays episode covers 2 vegetables that are fairly expensive to buy even when in season. In this episode I cover the best way to grow them…
Quick & Messy 10 min or less Garden Chat: Why plants, Why this career path? A Up close & Personal Answer.
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My name is Esther Aitken and I am your host for todays 10 min or less quick & messy garden chat. I keep getting questions from my amazing listeners that …
Ep48 - From Gusts to Growth: How to Protect Your Plants from Windy Weather
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If you have a garden then you have come across this Beastie before and that is the spring winds or wind in general regardless of the seaso…
Quick & Messy 10 min or less Garden Chat: How do you know if your garden environment is healthy?
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My name is Esther Aitken and I am your host for todays 10 min or less quick & messy garden chat. I keep getting questions from my amazing listeners that …