In season autumn: Chillies
Chillies are available in stores year-round but home gardeners can pick them from...
Gardening diary: Late summer
This month it’s all about feeding your plants in order that they feed...
In season late summer: Peaches
Naturally sweet and juicy, fresh peaches are a real summer treat. The fuzzy peach...
In season late summer: Coriander
Coriander is probably one of the most contentious herbs: people either seem to...
Gardening diary: Mid-summer
A diligent gardener will spend summer routinely planning and planting, observing and caring,...
In season mid-summer: Lettuce
Lettuce is available to purchase year-round but most home gardeners will be harvesting...
In season mid-summer: Melons
Nothing shouts summer like a thick slice of chilled melon!
There are hundreds of...
Gardening diary: Early summer
It’s all systems go with spring’s fickle weather hopefully yielding to more settled...
In season early summer: Raspberries
This berry is available in a variety of colours around the world —purple,...
Gardening diary: Late spring
If you’re keen to get growing but you’re time poor or just plain...
In season late spring: Globe artichokes
Raw, boiled, grilled, baked or stuffed, the globe artichoke is a welcome summer...
Gardening diary Mid-spring
Gardeners need to consider several factors — including value for money — when...
In season mid-spring: Choy sum
Choy sum (or flowering Chinese cabbage) has pale yellow flowers on slender green...
In season mid-spring: Garlic
Garlic is a packed with flavour and phytonutrients.
A member of the Allium onion...
Gardening diary: Early spring
Now’s the time edible gardens spring to life — so keep on top...
In season early spring: Rhubarb
Rhubarb may be considered a fruit because it is usually eaten as a...
In season early spring: Kumara (sweet potato)
Kumara have been grown and eaten in New Zealand since Maori first arrived.
There...
Gardening diary: Late winter
Now's the perfect time to feed your soilEach time we harvest our fruit...