Chook care in busy periods
JESSAMY MILLER gives some handy hints to make life easier in the chook pen during the festive season and summer holidays.
Conserving moisture
Some tips from PENNY WOODWARD to keep your garden alive if you are away for a few days and during very hot weather.
Stormy gardening
Editor STEVE PAYNE gives some good advice to weather the storms of summer.
Size matters in the hen house
Good things come in small packages when it comes to bantam fowl.
Weekend jobs in Spring
Got anything planned for the long weekend? JUSTIN RUSSELL says scrap 'em, and spend the weekend enjoying three straight days of gardening bliss instead.
October: your gardening to-do list
October is a funny old month. In many climate zones, it feels like October has said goodbye to spring but hasn't quite embraced summer. Not to worry, No matter where you garden, JUSTIN RUSSELL says it's time to get cracking. Check out his tips for what you can plant this month.
To prune or not to prune?
Opinion is divided on whether tomatoes benefit from pruning, writes Penny Woodward.
Grow your own mulch
With an El Nino threatening a dry spring, mulching may prove vital, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL.
July is for bed building
JUSTIN RUSSELL says, “now is the hour for all good gardeners to build a bed”!
Espalier like a pro
Espalier like a pro with Justin Russell's tips and top fruit tree training picks.
Cool chicks
Winter isn’t the most pleasant time in the poultry yard, but JESSAMY MILLER has some hot tips for cool chicks.
Grow like a boss
JUSTIN RUSSELL celebrates 16 years of food growing by sharing his one fundamental principle for gardening success.