School Garden

Give Persimmons a Chance

Persimmon orchard

Persimmon season has arrived, and JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that people give the misunderstood fruit a second chance.

Rainbow Connection

Rainbow Chard

JUSTIN RUSSELL tells the story of the heirloom vegie poster boy, Rainbow Chard.

Stop the Rot

Peach Brown Rot

JUSTIN RUSSELL gives the low down on the fungal disease brown rot, and suggests some simple control measures.

Arc de Cucumis

Cucumber Trellis

JUSTIN RUSSELL takes a leaf out of Phil Dudman's book and grows his cucumbers on a reinforcing mesh trellis.

Putting Down Roots

Sowing Carrots

The best time to sow winter veg is now, in mid-summer. JUSTIN RUSSELL shares his tips for sowing carrots and parsnips.

Apricot Season

Apricots

Early summer is stonefruit season in many parts of Australia, and JUSTIN RUSSELL eagerly anticipates a bumper crop of apricots.

Home Grown Wheat

Wheat, Pete's Patch Hobart

A mini-plot of wheat at Pete's Patch in Hobart's Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens has JUSTIN RUSSELL inspired to try home grain growing at his place.

Reviving lost horticultural crafts

Old Wesleydale Hedge

Lost horticultural crafts such as hedgelaying are being revived at a historic Tasmanian farm. JUSTIN RUSSELL reports.

A visit to Pete's Patch, Hobart

Pete's Patch Overview

JUSTIN RUSSELL visits Pete's Patch, the food garden made famous by Peter Cundall at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.

Purple Haze

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

After six months of nurturing, JUSTIN RUSSELL finally gets the chance to harvest Purple Sprouting broccoli. Was it worth the wait?