Red kuri is a Japanese heirloom pumpkin.
What to plant

Pumpkin power: Store your harvest and save seeds

Make the most of your pumpkin harvest with these storage and seed saving tips.

English spinach loves the cool season.
What to plant

Growing essentials for your cool season garden

The ABC Organic Gardener team of experts have some planting ideas for you to try this autumn.

Grow your own persimmon tree.
What to plant

Grow: persimmon trees

A persimmon tree will add colour as well as fruit to your autumn garden.

Basil
What to plant

The best of basil

There's more than one basil for your kitchen garden. Why not branch out and try a few different kinds?

Chinese celery in a basket.
What to plant

Easy Asian greens to grow and eat

Asian greens are readily available at local supermarkets these days, but did you know they’re equally at home in a vegie patch?

Egyptian walking onion bulbils can also be planted.
What to plant

How to grow: Egyptian walking onions

Onions are a staple in my kitchen, and garden, so when I discovered an easy to grow variety of the onion tribe I was happy to give it a go.

The most eye-catching of the pink-red celery types.
What to plant

Grow: celery peppermint stick

Plant this colourful vegetable in your garden and you'll have a new flavour to add to your cooking.

Cosmos flowers
What to plant

What to plant to attract pollinators

Nectar and pollen are the pollinator's reward but which flowers will give them what they want? Nature has tricks to tell them.

Fresh oregano
What to plant

Oregano and tarragon

These two Mediterranean herbs can be easily grown in your garden, or on your balcony, with these tips.

Tasmanian purple.
Vegetables

Grow garlic in your backyard

Why spend a fortune buying garlic when you can grow this nutritious flavour-enhancer in your own backyard or even a pot?

Native australian citrus
Fruit & nuts

Aussie citrus

Consider adding a native citrus to your backyard: they are colourful and when established will add a fresh zing to your harvest.

Dragon fruit is a cactus.
What to plant

Yes, you can grow dragon fruit

Learn how to grow your own delicious dragon fruit, even in cooler climates, as well as how to maximise flavour.