How to grow strawberries
For summer-ready strawberries, now’s the time to get growing.Strawberries are easy to grow...
How to grow your own tomatoes
Tomatoes are ideal container plants, offer a choice of over 1000 varieties and...
Edible garden: Salad greens
Trish Allen with a guide to growing your own salad greens.Salad greens would...
Savour, save and sow
Now that you've harvested the salad greens, tomatoes, onions, sweet corn, courgettes and...
Grow your own garlic
Known for its many medicinal properties as well as its pungent smell, garlic...
Grow your own indoor herbs
With temperatures dropping and outdoor gardening activity slowing down, it's the perfect time...
How to grow globe artichokes
This unopened flower bud is perfect for decorative and edible purposes.Originating from the...
In the garden: Cauliflower
Growing cauliflower doesn't require a lot of commitment and can provide a steady supply...
In the garden: Potatoes
Plant some potatoes mid-late October for a home-grown Christmas potato salad.Simple steps to...
The ethical cook: What to do with food waste
In New Zealand, around 40% of the average household's waste is food scraps...
Get ready for summer barbies
If you’re looking forward to fresh supplies from the garden for those summer...
In the garden: July
When temperatures dip, you can still do some planting:Plant asparagus crowns in a...
Late-winter tips and tricks
Here are tasks the keen gardener can complete to be productive during the...
In the garden: Carrot gold
If you are after a year-round supply of carrots, using the carrot-launcher growing...
In the garden: Peachy keen
The prospect of plucking stone fruit straight from the tree may be just...
