Coffee cherries ripe for picking
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Coffee: grow, harvest, process

Yes, you can grow coffee in Australia. Simon Webster explores the growing, harvesting and processing of coffee.

Not too fancy leeks
Organic solutions

Not too fancy leeks

Subtle in flavour and appearance, the humble leek is all understated style, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL.

Garlic freshly harvested
Vegetables

Harvesting garlic

How do you know when to harvest your garlic? asks PENNY WOODWARD.

Ripe passionfruit lying beneath the vine.
Fruit & nuts

Late ripening passionfruit

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

Spring onions in a punnet ready to plant in soil.
What to plant

Time for planting onions

From leeks and shallots to red salad onions, the members of the onion family are an incredibly versatile lot and they’re wonderful crops to grow at home, too.