Cucumber: a salad essential

Fresh cucumbers straight from the garden are the best! These tips will help you grow this summer salad essential.

How to help avocado trees pollinate

There's a trick to pollinating avocado trees: you basically need two different types for success. Learn more here.

How to grow rhubarb

Add rhubarb to your garden: it takes little care and tastes delicious (especially in sweet treats)!

How to sow your capsicum and eggplant seeds in spring

Capsicums and eggplants are true summer crops that need warm conditions to grow. Here's how to get them started in spring.

Cure for curly citrus

Wondering why your citrus leaves look so unhealthy? Discover what happens when citrus leafminer attacks your plants and natural solutions to protect your fruit trees.

Harvest notes: early spring

Check your garden to see if the following are ready to harvest: bananas, coriander and english spinach.

How to grow wombok

Add this Asian green to your patch for a fresh addition to stir-fries, salads and soups. You'll also have the main ingredient to make kimchi.

Grow Phil Dudman’s favourite

Our horticultural editor Phil Dudman has discovered a new gardening joy: brussels sprouts.

Grow your own pepitas

It’s easy to turn edible pumpkin seeds into a tasty snack – you just need the right varieties and these tips from Linda Cockburn.

How to pollinate zucchini plants

The only tricky aspect of growing zucchini can be ensuring plants are pollinated and so produce the fruit that's a kitchen staple year round. These tips from Penny Woodward will help.

Try our easy-to-use planting guide

Create a planting calendar for your patch in three steps! Select a climate zone, pick your plants, then click a button for a 12-month plan!

Za’atar: herb or spice mix?

Is za'atar an a herb, a spice mix or both? Read on to find out.