Vegetables
Sowing, spacing, feeding, pollination and harvest for the kitchen garden, crop by crop.
Stop watering a little every day: how to water vegetables so the roots go down
A light sprinkle every day keeps vegetable roots shallow. How to water deeply and less often, the finger test, when to water, mulch depth, and the one exception for seedlings.
Zucchini Flowers But No Fruit: The Male Flower Problem, Solved in a Morning
Zucchini flowers dropping without fruit is normal early on: the first flowers are male. How to tell male from female, why small fruit yellows and falls, and how to hand-pollinate in a morning.
Five things you will not often find on a supermarket shelf, and can grow from a packet each spring
Cucamelons, lemon cucumbers, purple and white carrots, currant tomatoes and purple basil: five colourful, unusual things you will not often find in the shops, all easy to grow from seed each spring.
Pumpkin Growing in Australia: Timing, Space, Pollination, and Curing for Storage
Pumpkins reward a long warm season and room to roam. When to plant, how much space they need, how to fix pollination, and how to cure them for storage.
Growing Spinach At Home: A Comprehensive Guide For Home Gardeners
Spinach is one of the easiest leafy greens to grow at home. Sowing times for Australian climates, soil and watering, and how to stop it bolting when the weather warms.
How to Grow Celery in Australia
Learn why celery should be an essential part of your garden this season. Discover the unique growing requirements, versatile uses, and wide array of health benefits that come with cultivating it. Get all the tips you need to get started at Happy Valley Seeds!