Backyard

The under-utilised choko is a great winter crop!

Give chokos a go

May 27, 2011

Chokos are at their productive peak, but there must be more to cooking them than smothering them in white sauce. PHIL DUDMAN puts the challenge to his foodie buddy Julie Ray.

How to grow the three sisters: conclusion

May 24, 2011

Watermelon lets the side down as the trial doesn’t go entirely to plan, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Become a Backyard Conservationist

May 18, 2011

With the world facing a sixth mass extinction crisis, Justin Russell highlights the need for gardeners to play a role in conserving domestic plant species.

Why I love Wombok

May 13, 2011

Give me a Chinese Cabbage before a European Cabbage any day, reports PHIL DUDMAN

The Wonders of Chook Poo

May 4, 2011

Haven't started enjoying the benefits of the humble backyard chicken? Justin Russell celebrates the wonder that is chook manure.

Simon Websters shows us how to maintain a permaculture swale

Swale maintenance

May 3, 2011

SIMON WEBSTER gives the fruit trees in his permaculture food forest some much-needed tender loving care.

How to Transplant Fruit Trees

April 29, 2011

Got a fruit tree in the wrong spot? PHIL DUDMAN shares his tips for successful transplanting.

ABC radio grows their own organic vegies

April 20, 2011

ABC Staff walk the Grow-Your-Own talk by building their own organic vegie patch at the Lismore studios, reports PHIL DUDMAN

How to plant peas

April 20, 2011

The conditions are perfect for planting peas. PHIL DUDMAN shares his secrets for a bumper organic harvest.

Boost fertility with green manure

April 12, 2011

Green manures are the cheapest and easiest way to build fertility in the food producing garden, writes Justin Russell.

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