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The Chinese Gooseberry is native to eastern Asia. It was introduced to cultivation in the West some time around the 1900s, but was not commercially exploited until a name change and a very successful marketing campaign in New Zealand made...

Golden Marjoram - The French AlternativeJackie French says that golden marjoram (Origanum vulgare 'Aureum') not only tastes good, but also keeps garden goblins away. According to legend, goblins hate marjoram. Golden marjoram can be used in salads, tomato sauces,...

The vegetable garden shown in our segment looked attractive, even though some of the vegetables had finished cropping and some of the beds were empty. The beds, which were edged with treated pine, were...

Gourds Mansoor Noor wrote to Burke's Backyard to tell us about the very long gourds grown by his uncle, Mashuk Ali. Ali and his family gave Don and the film crew a warm welcome and then showed them...

Growing apples Lots of people of all ages would happily say that apples are their favourite fruit. Whether you eat them fresh and crisp as a snack anywhere, anytime, or turn them into a...

Growing Asian GreensNothing tastes as good as the vegies that you grow yourself. Even if you don't have much time to spend in the garden, you can still enjoy growing and eating quick-cropping Asian vegetables....

Growing Avocados Indoors - The French AlternativeAccording to Jackie French, you can have large, beautiful house plants without spending hundreds of dollars - you simply grow your own! Jackie likes to grow avocados as indoor plants because they're easy...

Growing Vegies In our segment Don talked about the value of animal manure in the garden. Manure conditions soils of all types, it provides nutrients, it is already more or less decomposed and it is teeming with bacteria...

Harvest Size, Colour Matters It's often difficult to tell when fruit and vegetables are ready to harvest. With produce that does not actually ripen, such as root crops, you often have to go by colour and size. CitrusCitrus...

Harvesting Growing your own fruit and vegetables is tremendously rewarding. However, knowing when the produce is ready for harvest can be a problem for many gardeners. Here are Don's tips on harvesting tomatoes, pumpkins, figs, corn and olives....