Saving seeds: pumpkins

Pumpkin seeds are not just a tasty snack, if you store them properly you will have a supply of seeds to plant for up to four years.

Grow: pumpkins

Homegrown pumpkins are an urban commodity – you can swap them with the neighbours for fresh eggs or a handful of lemons, and with a bit of TLC, they’ll store for months.

Bushfoods: Atherton raspberry, native ginger and old man saltbush

Here are three flavoursome traditional bushfoods you can grow yourself.

Broad bean bounty

Broad beans, also known as fava beans, are one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world. They are a valuable multipurpose plant for any backyard vegie patch.

Pumpkin power: Store your harvest and save seeds

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

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: persimmon trees

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

The best of basil

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

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?

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.

Grow: celery peppermint stick

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

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.