Planning your garden
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Planning your garden

It's a good idea to do what is called succession planting so you don't end up with too little or too much of the vegies you love best. Here's how to go about it.

Getting your vegie garden started
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Getting your vegie garden started

Starting a vegie patch? Well, there's one very important question to ask yourself. Pick from these answers the one that suits you and your space.

Seeds
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Planting seed

First time sowing seed? Here's some tips for new growers to follow, as well as a guide to the plants best grown from seed and then planted out.

Build a garden not a bunker
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Build a garden not a bunker

How a well-loved edible garden can provide resilience, nourishment and productivity in a changing world. Just plant these foods.

Basil and lettuce vertical garden
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Vertical garden

You'll find lots of options when it comes to installing a vertical garden. Here's what to consider when you are planting to save space.

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Water saving tips

Water saving is a must for every gardener so here are some simple, smalll-scale tricks for efficient water use.

Safety equipment
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Safe shredding

If you have a garden full of trees, shrubs and vigorously growing perennials, all of which need to be pruned back, a shredder will come in handy.

Greenhouse growing
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Greenhouse growing

You can use a structure such as a greenhouse to modify climate conditions, says Justin Russell, protecting plants or extending the growing season for cold-sensitive crops.

Testing pH
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Testing soil pH

What is pH and how can you change it? Penny Woodward explains.

Pickeral rush in pond
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Create an edible pond

Setting up a pond with edible plants will provide water for wildlife and help cool your garden in summer.

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September: time to start planting seeds

Justin Russell's ideas for what to plant in September, wherever you garden in Australia.

Part of Karen Sutherland's May Harvest
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Fruit harvest in Karen’s Melbourne garden

Karen Sutherland grows a veritable cornucopia of fruit in her suburban backyard. Here she shares her calendar of planting times.