Zucchini: one of the great vegie garden staples!
Zucchini have many benefits, including some idiosyncratic relatives that are also worth growing.
Succulent sweet corn
Put your water on to boil, says Penny Woodward, before picking your sweet corn.
How to grow beetroot
Beetroot comes in a variety of colours and shapes: there is much more to this vegie than the standard red/purple types. You can also grow it yourself.
Modern heirloom tomatoes
Heirloom tomato seeds have many advantages especially as they are non-hybrid plants from which you can collect seeds and regrow plants that generally grow true to type.
Garlic ain’t just garlic
Diversity in garlic cultivars will help cope with the effects of climate change, while new research bolsters garlic’s already strong health credentials, writes Penny Woodward.
Great times for tomatoes
Penny Woodward introduces some unusual, and delicious, heirlooms to try.
The elephant of garlics
It's much too late to plant garlic, explains Penny Woodward, but the perfect time for Elephant garlic.
Corn fights back
The world of heirloom corn is worth investigating so you can grow them in your own backyard.
Shungiku (chop suey greens)
Have you tried this interesting, flavoursome and nutritious plant, asks Penny Woodward.