Need inspiration for your cucumber yields? Read on!
Vegetables

Growing organic cucumbers

Cucumbers are easy to grow organically and don’t need much room, and now’s the time to get planting, even in cooler areas, says PHIL DUDMAN

First asparagus
Vegetables

Asparagus Season

It’s asparagus season, and JUSTIN RUSSELL sings the praises of one the most delicious vegetables of spring.

Dutch Cream Potatoes
Vegetables

To Chit, or Not to Chit?

To chit or not to chit? That is the question for home growers at this time of the year, so JUSTIN RUSSELL explains the process of chtting, and outlines its benefits.

Bulls Blood Beetroot
Vegetables

Bright Lights of Winter

Why settle for drab greens and greys in the winter vegie patch, asks JUSTIN RUSSELL, when you can grown plants with as much colour as a Ken Done painting?

GalileeSpinach
Vegetables

Winter Spinach

Spinach thrives in winter and provides a stream of nutritious leaves for months on end. JUSTIN RUSSELL gives the lowdown on a favourite cool season crop.

Garlic Chives
Vegetables

How do you use your garlic chives?

PHIL DUDMAN has a ton of garlic chives in his garden and is on a mission to find ways to make better use of them in the kitchen.

Parsnip Seedlings
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Parsnip Secrets

Parsnips have a well earned reputaion for being hard to grow. JUSTIN RUSSELL shares his tips for producing a bumper crop oof long white roots.

Tommy Toes
Vegetables

Tomato Experiment Update

JUSTIN RUSSELL updates his experiment in growing disease free tomatoes using four different methods.

Turnips & Parsnips
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Turnips & Parsnips

PETER CUNDALL says easy-to-grow ‘old-fashioned’ turnips and parsnips are back in vogue with their distinctive flavours and textures.

Autumn Pea Flowers
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Green Peas

St Patrick's Day is traditionally regarded as the perfect time to plant ornamental sweet peas. JUSTIN RUSSELL argues that it's also the ideal time to plant edible peas in anticipation of an extended harvest.

organic garlic
Vegetables

Get going with garlic

Garlic is a winter crop in most areas, and if you live in warmer parts of the country, it pays to start planting now, says PHIL DUDMAN

Cabbage on my mind
Vegetables

Cabbage on my mind

The subtle chill of an early autumn morning has PHIL DUDMAN in a planting frenzy of all things Brassicaceae.