How to grow giant, juicy watermelons

An unfeasibly large melon puts a smile on SIMON WEBSTER’s face. 

Make mine mango

Choosing the right variety and practising regular pruning will ensure marvellous home-grown mangoes, writes Phil Dudman.

Growing raspberries and brambleberries in your own backyard

Want to grow your own fruit but can’t stand years of waiting? PAUL HEALY writes that with the Rubus genus – which includes brambleberries and raspberries – your first homegrown bite will not be far away.

Become a backyard conservator

Grow heritage fruit trees at home and you'll become backyard conservator who is helping to stop the extinction of the world's food plants. JUSTIN RUSSELLL explains how.

Get cracking

Nuts are bursting with health benefits and flavour, write GRAHAM and ANNEMARIE BROOKMAN.

Give persimmons a chance

Persimmon season has arrived, and JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that people give the misunderstood fruit a second chance.

New life for old pears

PETER CUNDALL says pears have magnifcent textures, flavours and blooms, deserving a place in both the edible and ornamental garden.Old pear trees can be brought back into regular production by selective winter pruning, as he describes here.

Cherry Charm

Cherries can be tricky to grow, but the rewards are high and with new low-chill and dwarf varieties, more gardeners are giving them a go, writes PENNY WOODWARD.

More Rare Fruits

Growing your own rare and unusual fruit provides luscious rewards and helps conserve endangered varieties. Justin Russell profiles some of the rare fruits available for cultivating in Australian gardens. 

Apples for Christmas

JUSTIN RUSSELL picks his first apples of the season, and offers a cheery Christmas recipe using the fruit.

How to Grow Organic Lychees

December marks the beginning of the Lychee season in Australia. PHIL DUDMAN shares his love for this delicious subtropical fruit along with his organic tips for growing them.

Apricot Season

Early summer is stonefruit season in many parts of Australia, and JUSTIN RUSSELL eagerly anticipates a bumper crop of apricots.