Strawberries hanging from a pot.
What to plant

Taste the organic strawberry difference

A tasty strawberry harvest can be yours with the tips featured in our story explaining the best preparation for your crop and our expert growing advice.

Celtuce looks like cos lettuce growing on a long stem.
What to plant

Grow: celtuce

Celtuce looks like cos lettuce on a long stem – add it to your garden for a tasty addition to your menu.

You can construct a teepee to support peas with bamboo or sticks.
What to plant

Grow more peas, please

Peas need a fair amount of sunlight for a good harvest, and following these ideas for growing up can give them what they need.

Pumpkin seeds saved and dried can be eaten as a snack.
What to plant

Saving seeds: pumpkins

Pumpkin seeds are not just a tasty snack, if you store them properly you will have a supply of seeds to plant for up to four years.

Australian heirloom jarrahdale piled together after harvest.
What to plant

Grow: pumpkins

Homegrown pumpkins are an urban commodity – you can swap them with the neighbours for fresh eggs or a handful of lemons, and with a bit of TLC, they’ll store for months.

Atherton raspberry fruit hanging from a branch.
What to plant

Bushfoods: Atherton raspberry, native ginger and old man saltbush

Here are three flavoursome traditional bushfoods you can grow yourself.

A selection of broad bean in their shell and ready to eat.
What to plant

Broad bean bounty

Broad beans, also known as fava beans, are one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world. They are a valuable multipurpose plant for any backyard vegie patch.

Four red kuri pumpkins.
What to plant

Pumpkin power: Store your harvest and save seeds

Make the most of your pumpkin harvest with these storage and seed saving tips.

A bunch of English spinach held in hands of woman wearing green.
What to plant

Growing essentials for your cool season garden

The ABC Organic Gardener team of experts have some planting ideas for you to try this autumn.

Persimmon trees in Autumn.
What to plant

Grow: persimmon trees

A persimmon tree will add colour as well as fruit to your autumn garden.

Basil leaves and flowers.
What to plant

The best of basil

There's more than one basil for your kitchen garden. Why not branch out and try a few different kinds?

Chinese celery in a basket.
What to plant

Easy Asian greens to grow and eat

Asian greens are readily available at local supermarkets these days, but did you know they’re equally at home in a vegie patch?