Herbs, Fruit and Vegetables

Cumquats make very good container plants for small gardens or courtyards, with their handsome, compact foliage and lovely fragrant flowers.... read more

Persimmons are outstanding fruit trees for the backyard. They don’t grow too big, they produce abundant, sweet, juicy fruit, and... read more

Red Eggplants Most people would be familiar with the large, purple-black eggplant or aubergine (Solanum melongena) which is used to... read more

Red Grapefruit Pink fleshed varieties of grapefruit, such as ‘Ruby’ and ‘Thompson’ have been available for some years, but they... read more

Turnip Rooted Parsley: The French Alternative   Turnip rooted or Hamburg parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum) is a hardy vegetable... read more

Olives Many Australians picture the beautiful olive groves throughout Mediterranean areas such as Spain, Italy and Greece, and dream of... read more

In our segment Don talked about the value of animal manure in the garden. Manure conditions soils of all types,... read more

Harvest Size, Colour Matters It’s often difficult to tell when fruit and vegetables are ready to harvest. With produce that... read more

Harvesting Growing your own fruit and vegetables is tremendously rewarding. However, knowing when the produce is ready for harvest can... read more