Toadstool or mushroom
Soil

Fungi facts

PENNY WOODWARD says it is good to look after most of the fungi growing in your garden.

travelling with chooks
Bees, poultry & livestock

Travelling with chooks

When travelling with chooks take care packing, writes JESSAMY MILLER.

Wheelbarrow with compost
Soil

Growing in sand

Sandy soils, says PENNY WOODWARD, can be challenging for gardeners.

CSIRO soil grid
Soil

What lies beneath

Curious about what's beneath your feet? JUSTIN RUSSELL excavates a brilliant new CSIRO soil mapping tool.

backyard chook
Bees, poultry & livestock

Why keep chooks?

JESSAMY MILLER looks at the benefits of keeping chooks.

Black biochar
Soil

What is biochar?

PENNY WOODWARD explains biochar and how it can be used.

Spring Bluff
Maintenance

Garden jobs for September

JUSTIN RUSSELL contemplates our Australian seasons and offers some gardening suggestions for September.

She'll be apples
Propagating

She’ll be apples

It's early spring and the sap is rising, the perfect time to propagate deciduous fruit trees says JUSTIN RUSSELL.

Two Bud Spur Pruning
Pruning

Time to prune grape vines

Sunny winter days are perfect for pruning dormant grape vines to keep them productive, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL. 

Grafting tomatoes
Propagating

The hard graft

Grafting your favourite tomato onto pest-resistant root stock will help eradicate tomato disease, writes PHIL DUDMAN.

Patterns with vegetables and flowers
Basics

Winter dreaming

Now is the time to contemplate, plan and dream a little says PENNY WOODWARD.

Frosty Veg Garden
Maintenance

What to do in July

Winter has arrived and JUSTIN RUSSELL has some handy tips for dealing with the coldest month of the year.