
Growing organic vegetables
November 7, 2019 9:30 amWhy grow Organic? Like generations before us, we are again discovering the joys and benefits of growing healthy, homegrown vegetables.…
Why grow Organic? Like generations before us, we are again discovering the joys and benefits of growing healthy, homegrown vegetables.…
Don’t Slow Down Now! TEXT Alice Spenser-Higgs Autumn is a good time to grow vegetables in containers. The milder days…
By Alice Spenser-Higgs Get ready for winter Like September, March is a main sowing month, only this time it is…
Get rid of those pouts, grow brussel sprouts! A sprout from Brussels…? BRASSICA oleracea variety gemmifera, the vegetable we know…
The wonders of watercress. Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is a creeping perennial that is one of the oldest leafy vegetables to…
Pattypan squash (Cucurbita pepo) Pattypans look like little yellow, green or stripy spaceships and, like baby marrows, these bushy squashes…
Lush, Leafy Swiss Chard Swiss chard is nature’s gift to food gardeners because it is such an easy, rewarding vegetable…
Cabbage is one of our best winter crops, because it likes growing in cool, moist conditions. It is less troubled…
Know your onions It’s probably impossible to count the number of savoury recipes that contain onions. Onions (Allium cepa) is…
Bees help pollinate many fruits and ‘fruiting’ veggies – they’re natural allies! Plant some of these bee-friendly choices in your…
Early December presents the last chance in the season to plant both the hot and the sweet capsicums, so whether…