Growing colourful capsicum
Wed, 12/01/2022 - 4:27pmThese beauties come in a vibrant array of shapes, colours and flavours, and with careful nurturing can be an essential part of your summer vegie patch, writes Helen McKerral.
Vegetables
Cucumber: a salad essential
Wed, 15/12/2021 - 11:31amSimon Webster loves his cucumbers and has had bumper harvests over the years. Read on for his tips for growing this summer salad essential.
Grow your own luffa
Tue, 02/11/2021 - 3:22pmA multitasking veg you can eat and turn into a sponge? Growing luffas will give you both!
Why is a red tomato red?
Wed, 29/09/2021 - 12:33pmTomatoes come in a variety of colours, explains Penny Woodward, with quirky names to match.
Colourful carrots
Wed, 24/03/2021 - 2:06pmThere are so many different types of carrot you can grow in your garden, many of them vibrantly coloured heirloom varieties.
Growing heirloom tomatoes
Thu, 11/03/2021 - 2:49pmPenny Woodward loves heirloom cherry tomatoes, here she explains how to plant them from seed.
The Green Rhubarb Blues
Thu, 18/06/2020 - 4:22pmHave you got the green rhubarb blues? JUSTIN RUSSELL offers some tips on how you can grow red rhubarb, and why it's one of his all-time favourite plants.
Chill factor
Tue, 05/05/2020 - 4:54pmLots of vegies love the cold and are sweeter for a frost. Justin Russell tells how to take advantage of this while also protecting plants.
Judging garlic
Tue, 18/02/2020 - 4:11pmWant to start your own garlic competition? Penny Woodward tells you how to judge garlic.
Tending tomatoes
Mon, 06/01/2020 - 11:15amOur tomatoes need regular tending right though the summer says Penny Woodward