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5 Bush Tucker Plants To Grow In Your Backyard

Bush tucker – the fruits and aromatic leaves of the tropical and subtropical rainforests of Eastern Australia – provides a whole new palette of spices, fragrances and flavours for the adventurous cook.

Rental Gardening: 7 Ways To Make It Work

Keen to start a thriving vegie patch but don’t own your own home? We bring you seven tips to make your rental gardening efforts a success.

Crop Succession Planting

All too often we fail to allow enough time or space for crop succession planting, which will ensure a consistent supply of produce from your backyard veggie patch.

Double Digging a Biointensive Veggie Bed

Double digging is excellent for anyone wanting to grow a large quantity of organic vegetables with limited space – and quickly! Here’s our step-by-step guide to setting up your veggie bed.

How to Make your own Biochar

Help your garden and vegie patch thrive by making your own biochar. We show you how…

6 Edible Perennials to Start Planting

Edible perennials are at the heart of a successful permaculture garden. These plants live for several years, are abundant, and bring diversity and resilience to the garden.

8 Beautiful Heirloom Seeds you Need in your Garden

We’ve all seen purple carrots and stripy tomatoes make waves in our local foodie stores in recent years, but heirloom seeds (those that predate the modern supermarket age) open a world of beautiful fruit and vegetables to the home gardener.

September Garden Guides

Hello, Spring! Our September Garden Guides are here with all you need to know about what to do in your garden this time of year, depending on which climate zone you’re in.

July Garden Guides

Winter solstice has passed and our July Garden Guides are here with all you need to know about what to do in your garden this time of year, depending on which climate zone you’re in.

June Garden Guide

Hello winter! Our June Garden Guides are here, with all you need to know about what to do in your garden this time of year, depending on which climate zone you’re in.