Silverbeet growing in a Melbourne garden.
What to plant

Grow these summer-proof leafy greens

Here are three leafy greens that you can plant today. They thrive in the heat and will provide nutrient-dense salads, pasta, pastries and more.

Florence Fennel
Vegetables

Fennel forever

Grow fabulous fennel with these expert tips – it has a wide range of uses in the kitchen. Plus, a recipe for fennel butter.

Grow your own eggplant.
Vegetables

How to grow organic eggplant

Eggplant is the perfect summer crop for organic gardeners, but it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Jian Liu holding the All Year Round lettuce variety.
What to plant

Easy-to-grow crops: lettuce

Growing your own lettuce will give you a fresh supply of summer salad ingredients that will be tasty and nutritious!

Tomatoes growing
What to plant

Five tips to ensure tomato growing success

With the right care, these juicy, flavour-packed fruits can thrive in your garden, providing fresh produce all season long. These five organic growing tips will get you started.

Cumbers freshly picked from a garden held in two hands.
What to plant

Cucumber: a salad essential

Fresh cucumbers straight from the garden are the best! These tips will help you grow this summer salad essential.

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?

Homemade rhubarb dessert laid out next to ingredients.
What to plant

How to grow rhubarb

Add rhubarb to your garden: it takes little care and tastes delicious (especially in sweet treats)!

Eggplant and capsicum in a basket of other vegetables.
What to plant

How to sow your capsicum and eggplant seeds in spring

Capsicums and eggplants are true summer crops that need warm conditions to grow. Here's how to get them started in spring.

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?

How to grow wombok
What to plant

How to grow wombok

Add this Asian green to your patch for a fresh addition to stir-fries, salads and soups. You'll also have the main ingredient to make kimchi.

Grow Phil Dudman's favourite
What to plant

Grow Phil Dudman’s favourite

Our horticultural editor Phil Dudman has discovered a new gardening joy: brussels sprouts.