Growing essentials for your cool season garden

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

Reader question: why is my garlic so small?

Marilyn Mifsud of Modbury Heights, SA, needs some advice regarding her garlic crop.

Early summer harvesting notes

Penny Woodward talks about harvesting garlic, basil, globe artichokes and zucchini flowers

Winter fare

Some hardy Asian edible plants do well in the cooler months, such as mizuna and Chinese mustard. Why not grow them in your patch?

Garlic in your garden

Homegrown garlic tastes dramatically better than any you can buy in your local supermarket, so why not grow it yourself!

Judging garlic

Penny Woodward has been judging garlic for the Australian Food Awards for more than 5 years now and she nows what to look for when judging award-winning garlic.

Tips for preserving garlic

the following tips are ways to preserve garlic for longer storage and later use, but also some alternative ways to use garlic once it sprouts.

Storing garlic

So you've harvested and cured your garlic, now you need to store it. Penny Woodward explains how.

The elephant of garlics

It's much too late to plant garlic, explains Penny Woodward, but the perfect time for Elephant garlic.

Spring to it

Virtually pest free and great companion plants, spring onions are a tasty addition to your patch says Penny Woodward.

Garlic celebrations

Love garlic? Penny Woodward tells you how to celebrate with garlic.

Black garlic

It's not hard to make black garlic says PENNY WOODWARD, so give it a go following her helpful instructions.