Chooks at Christmas time
Bees, poultry & livestock

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.

Creating removable shade
Maintenance

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.

Tropical storm
Maintenance

Stormy gardening

Editor STEVE PAYNE gives some good advice to weather the storms of summer.

silver spangled hamburgh
Build your garden

Size matters in the hen house

Good things come in small packages when it comes to bantam fowl.

Fruit Fly Protection
Maintenance

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. 

Climbing Beans
Maintenance

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?
Pruning

To prune or not to prune?

Opinion is divided on whether tomatoes benefit from pruning, writes Penny Woodward.

mulch
Compost & mulch

Grow your own mulch

With an El Nino threatening a dry spring, mulching may prove vital, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL.

Raised Garden Beds
Maintenance

July is for bed building

JUSTIN RUSSELL says, “now is the hour for all good gardeners to build a bed”!

Espalier like a pro
Pruning

Espalier like a pro

Espalier like a pro with Justin Russell's tips and top fruit tree training picks.

Blackie rugs up
Bees, poultry & livestock

Cool chicks

Winter isn’t the most pleasant time in the poultry yard, but JESSAMY MILLER has some hot tips for cool chicks.

Vegie Patch
Maintenance

Grow like a boss

JUSTIN RUSSELL celebrates 16 years of food growing by sharing his one fundamental principle for gardening success.