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.

New chook on the block

Meet and greet. JESSAMY MILLER's tips for how to introduce the new chooks on the block.

How to understand your site

As autumn shadows lengthen, JUSTIN RUSSELL says that it's important to analyse the way light falls across your garden.