How to grow sweet corn

The crunchy flavour and versatility of sweet corn (and the fact it's easy to grow) make it a must-have in backyard vegie patches.

Growing tomatoes from seed

There are many ways of growing tomatoes from seed, but here is one of the simplest and most common, using punnets or seedling trays.

Welsh onions

Tough, versatile and useful, with a mild sweet onion flavour. Welsh onions tick all the vegie growing boxes.

The Green Rhubarb Blues

Have you got the green rhubarb blues? Discover how you can grow red rhubarb, and why it's a must-have ingredient to grow in your garden.

It’s easy to grow sprouts and microgreens

It's very easy, and rewarding, to grow your own nutrient-rich microgreens and sprouts, and it won't take much time until you see the results.

Zucchini: one of the great vegie garden staples!

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

Tomatoes in pots

Karen Sutherland tells us how to grow tomatoes in pots.

Succulent sweet corn

Put your water on to boil, says Penny Woodward, before picking your sweet corn.

How to grow beetroot

Beetroot comes in a variety of colours and shapes: there is much more to this vegie than the standard red/purple types. You can also grow it yourself.

Modern heirloom tomatoes

Heirloom tomato seeds have many advantages especially as they are non-hybrid plants from which you can collect seeds and regrow plants that generally grow true to type.

Lovely leeks

Leeks are best planted in autumn and winter says Penny Woodward

Garlic ain’t just garlic

Diversity in garlic cultivars will help cope with the effects of climate change, while new research bolsters garlic’s already strong health credentials, writes Penny Woodward.