Top Tips - George St Orchard - Rory Harding

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What is the opening introduction and purpose of the “Top Tips” episode?

Leisa de Klerk 0:00

This podcast was produced by Or FM Dunedin with support from New Zealand on the air. Top tips for avoiding the tip. Let's reduce, reuse and recycle together. Our guests and listeners share their top tips for minimising waste.

Unknown 0:19

Cula and welcome to the top tips. We have Rory Harding with us today, who is from George Street Orchard. Rory, what is your top tip for our listeners today?

Rory Harding 0:31

Plant something that you love. Um Yeah, and then I think you'll maybe be more inclined to take care of it and yeah, put it in in a position where it's gonna succeed. Um and make it part of a part of a system. Fantastic. Fantastic. Yeah.

Unknown 0:50

Yeah. I um I always love talking about the like the fungal network and how it the mycelium and everything is all connected and I think that's a really important point when you're making when you're showing love as well, you know. You know, it doesn't matter whether it's, you know, your relationships or whether it's your particular fruit plant that you want to do, if you want to if you want anybody to succeed, it's there's all this interconnectedness that goes into To it, isn't it?

Rory Harding 1:15

Yeah. Yeah.

Unknown 1:15

Yeah, I think that's a really beautiful point.

How does Rory Harding introduce his top tip for listeners?

Unknown 1:17

Um, what would you plant if you if you had something that you you yeah, maybe had like just like a little pot? And and you knew that's all you had to do, what would you plant?

Rory Harding 1:29

Probably salad.

Unknown 1:30

Salad? Yeah.

Rory Harding 1:31

Lettuce will grow in anything. Yeah. Letters are growing cracks in the pavement. And yeah, high turnover, high value. Yeah.

Why does Rory suggest planting something you love and how does it help success?

Rory Harding 1:39

Yeah. Quick. Yeah.

Rob Riddell Tigeir 1:41

I I love I love the idea that you you plant something you you you you love. Because th it's there are easier things some easier things to grow than others, but actually i it Becoming involved in it and investing in it and wanting it to grow is is is is really part of it, isn't it? Um you're more likely to do the right thing by if you if you enjoy it rather than yeah than feel like it's a chore.

Rory Harding 2:08

Mm. And I should say, you know, d do the research about what works here. Um little plug for Jason's book that just came out, Homegrown Fruit. Oh Local expert. So what's his surname? Jason Ross. Jason Ross.

Rob Riddell Tigeir 2:21

And so it's Book and Homegrown Fruit and he's based in Dunedin.

Rory Harding 2:24

Yeah, he uh co wrote it with Kath Irvin, who's already made a made a couple of books. So she's like the North Island specialist in the world. Amazing.

What is the significance of the fungal network and mycelium in sustainable gardening?

Rory Harding 2:34

Amazing.

Rob Riddell Tigeir 2:35

Maybe 'cause that local knowledge seems to seems to play a fair part in in you know, you get these books and well I've moved here from Scotland and it isn't the same. Um you know, there are there are differences in in how things work. So maybe

Rory Harding 2:49

Yeah, and find out which things um are disease resistant. Like there's no reason to put up with a um apple that's really susceptible to black spot. Yeah. For example. There's no there's so many varieties that um are really resistant.

Rob Riddell Tigeir 3:03

Yeah. Um Yeah. Makes sense. Level of knowledge, isn't it?

Unknown 3:16

We might have an orchard in our backyard before we know it. Thanks so much, Rory. It was great to have you with us. And um so mu so thank you so much for your um knowledge as well and your expertise and we hope to see more of you in the future.

Leisa de Klerk 3:30

Cheers. Thanks for listening to Rethinking Waste. We hope we helped you rethink waste in Ortiporti Dunedin and gave you some ideas for reducing, reusing and recycling. You can listen again, find other episodes, or subscribe to Rethinking Waste at oar.org.nz on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on Otago Access Radio every second, Thursday. Tuesday at 6 pm on 105.4 FM and 1575 AM. Thanks to the DCC for supporting this podcast. This podcast was produced by R FM Dunedin with support from New Zealand on the air.

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