Beneficial insects in your garden
Denis Crawford is a big fan of beetles and says there are many hard at work in our gardens.
Grow your own fruit salad
Having your own fruit harvest means you have access to fresh produce at its peak flavour and juiciness. Jian Liu has many favourites – here's two you might want to grow yourself.
Grow your own fruit: babaco and rockmelon
Fresh fruit is the best on a hot summer's day and these two will add a sweetness to a fruit salad that everyone will love.
Growing rosellas
Rosella plants are a staple in my tropical garden and the resulting jam a favourite on fresh scones, writes Dean White.
Grow salad greens for summer
Achieving success with lettuce in hot weather relies on good cultivar choices and growing techniques, writes Arno King.
Make your own calming herbal tea
Herbs not only add colour to your garden and flavour to food, they can also be made into calming teas and soothing oils. Here Penny Woodward looks at basil and chamomile.
Pumpkins: the all-season survival food
Jian Liu grows pumpkins in all sorts of places in her suburban garden, and not just because of their taste - they look great, too. They adorn her garden beds and arches, providing abundant harvests through summer and autumn. What's even better is that they store well for eating over winter.
Protecting your plants from pests
Deploying a range of barriers and exclusion products will help protect your crops from marauding creatures.
Top tomatoes to grow now!
Queenslander Leonie Shanahan is one of OG’s regular contributors who share their favourite tomatoes and tips from climate zones around Australia.
Three super-productive veg to plant now!
Spring is the season for planting vegetables and here's three super-productive ones you'll want to try.
How to grow kohlrabi
Grow kohlrabi in your vegie garden and discover an ingredient that will add crunch and flavour to salads and stir-fries.
Herbs to grow and savour
Karen Sutherland suggests some perennial herbs that are strong on colour and flavour, including hyssop and French tarragon.