
Grow alpine strawberries

PENNY WOODWARD suggests you try growing these tiny morsels of delight.

Late ripening passionfruit

Passionfruit is one of our most popular backyard fruit crops and perhaps the most vexing, writes JENNIFER STACKHOUSE.

Orange lanterns of autumn

Few plants can bridge the ornamental-edible divide like the persimmon. JUSTIN RUSSELL explains how to grow them.

Bondin’ with my calamondin

It might be fruiting two months ahead of schedule, but JUSTIN RUSSELL extolls the virtues of his backyard calamondin tree.

How to grow the versatile turnip

It's time we turned the spotlight back onto the humble turnip, writes Justin Russell.

How to grow giant, juicy watermelons

An unfeasibly large melon puts a smile on SIMON WEBSTER’s face.

Make mine mango

Choosing the right variety and practising regular pruning will ensure marvellous home-grown mangoes, writes Phil Dudman.

Growing raspberries and brambleberries in your own backyard

Want to grow your own fruit but can’t stand years of waiting? PAUL HEALY writes that with the Rubus genus – which includes brambleberries and raspberries – your first homegrown bite will not be far away.

Become a backyard conservator

Grow heritage fruit trees at home and you'll become backyard conservator who is helping to stop the extinction of the world's food plants. JUSTIN RUSSELLL explains how.

Get cracking

Nuts are bursting with health benefits and flavour, write GRAHAM and ANNEMARIE BROOKMAN.

Give persimmons a chance

Persimmon season has arrived, and JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that people give the misunderstood fruit a second chance.