Cultivar Selection

Heirloom is not the opposite of hybrid, hybrids are not GMOs, and no genetically modified vegetable seed is sold to Australian home gardeners. What each term means and what it means for you.

What a hybrid seed is A hybrid seed comes from a deliberate cross between two different parent lines of the same species. Breeders choose those par...

Lebanese cucumbers are mild, thin-skinned hybrids that crop heavily; heirlooms bring variety and seed-saving. Here is how to choose for your climate.

Older open-pollinated vegetables that fell out of the shops, not the garden. Why heritage varieties are worth growing from seed, and how they come true year after year.

Orange, purple or white? The three sweet potatoes Australian growers rely on, compared for flavour, yield, season length and what each one is best at.

Paste, beefsteak or heirloom? The right tomato depends on the meal you are dreaming of. Here is how to choose, and why most gardens want a little of each.

Determinate or indeterminate? One gives a burst for the sauce pot, the other a long season of fresh tomatoes. Here is how to choose, and why most gardens want both.