Time to grow squash
Vegetables

Time to grow squash

There's a surprisingly diverse and super-productive range of squash – and you only need a few plants to feed a family.

Sow and grow corn during the warmer months.
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Grow colourful corn!

Corn in all its colours and types thrives in our hot summers and can be packed into a small space making it an ideal backyard vegie, writes Jian Liu.

You can grow your own fresh tomatoes with our experts' tips.
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Time to grow tomatoes

These tips from our horticultural experts will help you have a bumper tomato harvest.

Oca tubers have a pleasant lemony flavour.
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Try your hand at yams

You can tap into the highly sustaining qualities of yams, whether you have a cool or warm climate garden, writes Karen Sutherland.

Only the stalks of rhubarb are edible.
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The joys of growing rhubarb

The scent of rhubarb and apple pie coming from a kitchen is oh-so tempting, especially when you've grown the rhubarb yourself. You can get started with these tips from Jian Liu.

Broad-leafed annual, 'Apollo'.
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Growing rocket

This versatile, peppery herb, is as easy to grow as it is delicious! Great for salads and stir-fries.

Silverbeet is colourful and delicious!
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Silverbeet and friends

Lush, prodigious, multicoloured, nutritious – Helen Cushing reveals the rich tapestry of silverbeet (or chard by any other name).

Bunch of celery in a basket.
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How to grow tasty celery

The taste of your celery depends on many factors, including whether or not you blanch the stem of the plant during the growing process.

For an optimal harvest, broccoli should be planted after the extreme heat of summer.
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Expert tips for the best homegrown broccoli

Jian Liu shares her answer to an important question when you are starting to grow broccoli in your patch: is it better to plant seeds or seedlings?

King stropharia are big and have a distinctive taste.
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Growing your own mushrooms

Kirsten Bradley talks about the joys of growing mushrooms king stropharia being one of her favourites.

Broccoli is a crop that keeps on giving.
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Grow your own organic broccoli

With good preparation, you can have your own abundant harvest of fresh, nutritious vegetables through autumn and winter, writes Phil Dudman. Get started with broccoli and English spinach.

Mulch helps to insulate soil and retain moisture.
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Grow salad greens for summer

Achieving success with lettuce in hot weather relies on good cultivar choices and growing techniques, writes Arno King.