Welcome to Pocket of PiPS 🌱
Kia ora PiPS whānau!
Our Pocket of PiPS video series is your go-to guide for fun, practical gardening projects using everyday items from around the house. Whaea Clare and Whaea Laura share timeless tips, tricks, and ideas to help you grow kai, learn about nature, and care for our planet — all while saving money and resources.
These videos were created during Aotearoa’s first Level 4 lockdown in 2020 and are packed with creative ways to reuse, reduce, and recycle while making the most of your māra.
We recommend watching Episode 1: Introduction and Episode 2: Health and Safety before diving in.
Have a question for our kaiako? Don’t hesitate to get in touch - we’d love to hear from you!
Ka kite anō au i a koutou.
Whaea Laura and Whaea Clare introduce themselves and fill you in on what Pocket of PiPS is all about.
In this video, Whaea Clare discusses how to water your seeds and how to make your own watering can using items you have around the house.
Whaea Laura discusses safety procedures in the garden. Please watch this video before you start on any garden projects.
Whaea Clare shows you how to make a mini-greenhouse from bits and pieces you have around the house. It doesn’t have to cost a cent and it will make all the difference to your baby plants.
Whaea Laura and Whaea Clare introduce themselves and fill you in on what Pocket of PiPS is all about.
Whaea Clare show you how to figure out if those old seed packets you have lying around contain seeds that will still grow.
Whaea Laura shows you the steps to take to make a new garden from scratch.
You don’t need a flash compost bin to feed your plants using your kitchen waste. Whaea Clare shows you the easy way to compost.
Episode 8: Sowing and Seedling Transplanting
Whaea Laura shows you how to sow seeds directly into the ground and also how to transplant seedlings from pots into the garden.
A fun activity for a rainy day. Don't let bad weather or a lack of fancy equipment stop you from growing things! Whaea Clare shows you how to make a mini garden out of teabags.
What is a weed? Why don’t we want them in our gardens? How do we remove them? Whaea Clare will show you.
Whaea Laura shows you how to give those seedlings you bought (or grew!) the best start in your garden.
Whaea Laura shows you how to feed your garden using seaweed washed up on the beach.
If you don’t have space for a garden, or are renting and need to keep things portable, you can still grow lots of things! Whaea Clare shows you how to make a garden using old pots, buckets or tubs.
Whaea Clare explains how insects are vital to our gardens, and shows us how we can encourage them in. You might be surprised at some of the jobs they do in the garden!
Why do we need to take care of the soil in our gardens? How can we do it? Whaea Laura, Hunter and Wolfie fill you in.
Whaea Clare discusses some of the less welcome insects in our garden and shows us how nature can take care of itself if we just give it a chance.
Have you ever wondered how trees and plants make the fruit and veggies we love to eat? Learn all about the magic of pollination with Whaea Clare.
How do we transfer the seedlings we’ve bought or grown out of the punnets and into the garden? Whaea Clare shows you how.
What on earth is mulching, and why should we do it?
Whaea Clare was unexpectedly given a lemon tree. In this video she shows us how she and Owen went about preparing and planting it to give it the best chance of flourishing in her garden.