Vegetables
Sowing, spacing, feeding, pollination and harvest for the kitchen garden, crop by crop.
10 Unusual Vegetables You Can Grow in Australia
Ten unusual vegetables worth a corner of the bed, what they actually are, and the handful that need a sensible boundary in an Australian garden.
How to Grow Salsify and Other Unusual Root Vegetables
Salsify, scorzonera, skirret and friends are no harder than a carrot, just rarely on the shelf. Here is how to grow the unusual roots from seed, and the one to keep contained.
Growing Witloof (Belgian Endive) and Chicory in the Australian Garden
Witloof, sold as Belgian endive, is really forced chicory. Learn the two-stage method, why it is bitter, and when to sow by Australian climate zone.
Asian Greens from Seed: Fast, Forgiving Leaves for Every Australian Garden
Asian greens are some of the fastest, most forgiving crops you can grow from seed. Here is how to grow them across Australia, zone by zone, and keep the harvest coming.
Why your zucchini and pumpkin are not setting fruit
A pumpkin or zucchini covered in flowers but no fruit is rarely a sick plant. Here is how cucurbits flower, and how to get yours setting fruit.
Cut-and-come-again: months of greens from a single planting
One planting of leafy greens, picked a little at a time, can keep cropping for weeks. Here is how cut-and-come-again works and which crops suit it best.
What to grow in winter: cool-season vegetables across Australia
Winter is one of the best growing windows in much of Australia. Here is what to grow by climate zone, when to sow, and how frost shapes the patch.
How to grow sweet potatoes in Australia, from tuber to harvest
One planting tuber can become a bed full of vines and a winter's worth of sweet potatoes. Here is the whole season, step by step, for Australian gardens.