Caterpillar alert!

Cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower and Asian greens are popular cool season crops that can all fall victims to hungry caterpillars. Try these organic solutions to protect your plants.

Lawns: are they goodies or baddies?

Gardeners, environmentalists and scientists alike have been debating one of life’s most pressing questions for years: are lawns good or bad?

Grow kangkong for leafy greens all year round

Looking for a green leafy vegetable that will give you a healthy harvest any time of year? Kangkong is a good choice, especially for busy city gardeners with limited space.

Soils ain’t soils

If you’re setting up a new garden and thinking of trucking in a load of ‘organic soil blend’ from your local landscape yard, beware… some blends being sold are complete rubbish. Phil Dudman explains.

Time for planting onions

From leeks and shallots to red salad onions, the members of the onion family are an incredibly versatile lot and they’re wonderful crops to grow at home, too.