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.

How to stop crowing

Alpha hens and cross-dressing chooks? JESSAMY MILLER investigates gender politics in the poultry yard.

Testing times

Soil testing in the Patch from Scratch backyard revealed the extent of environmental contamination in our cities, writes JACQUELINE FORSTER.

Jobs for February

Despite wearying of summer and longing for autumn, JUSTIN RUSSELL gets stuck into some February pruning.