Cool salad greens

These cold-loving salad greens can be planted now for a healthy harvest.

Grow your own shiitake mushrooms

Kirsten Bradley explains how to produce your own supply of delicious shiitake mushrooms.

Pest and disease threats

Here's two threats to your harvest that you need to look out for in your garden: citrus leafminer and powdery mildew.

Growing colourful capsicum

These beauties come in a vibrant array of shapes, colours and flavours and with careful nurturing can be an essential part of summer vegie patch, writes Helen McKerral.

Growing blackberries in abundance

Summer is time for fresh berries and Justin Russell tells us we can grow them in our backyards in abundance - a chance to ditch the plastic and have your own supply!

Elder trees

These trees have been associated with magic and witchcraft for a long time, explains Penny Woodward.

Lettuces all year round

Penny Woodward says that with the variety of lettuces available, you should never be without leaves to add to your salads all year round.

Tomato growing success

You can never have too many tomatoes in your harvesting basket! And with these tips from Helen McKerral you are sure to have plenty to share.

Get started with pineapples

Growing a pineapple can be as simple as twisting the top off an existing fruit and planting it.

Plant colourful summer zinnias

Looking for an easygoing plant that doesn’t mind the heat of summer and does equally well in sprawling gardens or containers on balconies? Zinnias are the answer.

Growing rosemary

Rosemary attracts birds, flowers in winter, is a great addition to roasts and lifts the spirit if drunk as a tea.

Plant: rhubarb, rocket and more!

Here's a selection of plants that will look great in your garden and add spicy flavours to your cooking.