Plants & Vegetables

Caring for chooks in winter

June 2020

Winter chills and short days will have an effect on your chooks, writes Jessamy Miller.

Chill factor

May 2020

Lots of vegies love the cold and are sweeter for a frost. Justin Russell tells how to take advantage of this while also protecting plants.

Warrigal greens are an edible succulent.

Growing warrigal greens

April 2020

Warrigal greens are one of the easiest and most rewarding native food plants to grow, writes Karen Sutherland.

Build a garden not a bunker

March 2020

Justin Russell looks for food that will provide resilience, nourishment and productivity in a changing world.

Horseradish power

March 2020

Autumn is the time when the wonderfully pungent horseradish is in its element -- you can plant and harvest now and once harvested it's time to start cooking!

Growing wild alpine strawberries

March 2020

Wild alpine strawberries are very tasty, writes Penny Woodward, and you can grow them in your backyard!

Zucchini: one of the great vegie garden staples!

November 2019

Zucchini have many benefits, writes Penny Woodward, including some idiosyncratic relatives that are also worth growing.

Growing tomatoes in pots and baskets

September 2019

Learn how growing smaller tomato cultivars in containers means you can make the most of the space (and sunshine) on offer.

How to grow beetroot

August 2019

Justin Russell explains how to grow flavoursome, colourful beets that your family and friends will swoon over.

Drought-tolerant herbs to grow

November 2018

Dryness intensifies the scent and flavour of these herbs, explains Penny Woodward.

Justin Russell explains how to grow flavoursome, colourful beets that your family and friends will swoon over.

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