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Best climate: unless you live in a cold climate zone such as mountain areas, cool inland tableland districts such as Young and Orange in NSW, or cool parts of Tasmania or Victoria, you won’t have much luck growing cherries. Everywhere else, just enjoy the...
Watermelon growing tips & recipes Growing tips: watermelons need space to grow, a sunny spot (at least six hours of sun a day) and plenty of moisture, a rich soil and a warm, frost-free climate, the warmer the better. Go easy on the nitrogen-rich fertilisers (like...
Lettuce tastes best when grown rapidly in well-fertilised soil in lots of sunshine, and with a steady supply of water. Prepare the soil well beforehand: add plenty of chicken poo (eg, Dynamic Lifter) and compost and dig it in well. To plant seedlings: just remove each...
In the January 2009 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, which goes on sale on Monday, December 29, our Kitchen Garden section has a special feature on snacking gardens – food plants which you can snack on while you’re out in the garden. These include: •...
Like most herbs, parsley likes to be grown in a mostly sunny spot, but parsley is versatile in that it can take some shade through the day. In fact, in very hot parts of Australia, some shade during the middle of the day, or the afternoon, would be preferable....
Quinces The quince (Cydonia oblonga ) is an excellent backyard fruit tree for cooler parts of Australia. No wonder it is becoming trendy again, because it has several things going for it: it’s small (around 4-5m, but they can be kept smaller with pruning), it puts on...
Antonio’s tomato toast crusty bread, sliced thickly (sourdough is ideal) several large garlic cloves, cut in half several ripe tomatoes, cut in half olive oil, for drizzling salt, for sprinkling 1. Put the bread under a griller or on top of a barbecue, and lightly...
Silver beet: also called Swiss chard. Silver beet can look terrific in the kitchen garden as it comes in several colours. The colour differences are mostly in the stalks, which can be white, yellow, orange, red or pink, although you can get some varieties with red...
What to grow Salad greens are one of the best things you can grow in a kitchen garden, and spring is the ideal time to get started. As well as growing lettuce, and there are many varieties to choose from, it’s good to add variety to your salad with other greens such...
Best orange varieties for backyards Valencia: the seedless ‘Valencia’ orange is the best orange variety for most areas of Australia. It has few or no seeds. It is a fast-growing, hardy tree. The fruit ripen early (mid-September), but hold well on the tree for many...