For those who like fresh healthy food, the veggie patch is an important part of life. But what is the most sustainable way to grow veggies? When do they grow best? What conditions do they like most?
Superfoods From Around the World
Many of the foods we now consider everyday staples were once unfamiliar on Australian tables. Grapes, pasta, olives, and tomatoes didn’t always…
Sweet Corn
Is there anything sweeter than home grown corn? Corn on the cob, done on the barbie is a stunner, and adds some real height and interest to your…
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Essentially, broccoli and cauliflower are sisters... albeit sisters with different coloured heads, but sisters all the same. As such their growing…
Heritage Veggies
What are heirloom and heritage plants? Alright, I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a history ignoramus (my pub trivia team will testify to that). In fact,…
Glorious Garlic
Allium sativum In the same family as the onion, chives and the leek, garlic has been used for millennia for culinary and medicinal purposes, though a…
Growing Beans
Phaseolus spp. "Beans, beans are good for your heart, the more you eat... etc.". Conveniently I have forgotten the rest of that ditty but it's true…
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Growing Sweet Potato: How to Propagate, Plant and Harvest
Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas. is often under-appreciated in the sustainable garden because of its vigorous growth, yet this misunderstood vegetable…
Malabar Spinach Research Project
A great spinach to grow in summer as an alternative to English spinach, which can struggle in the heat, is Malabar spinach, also known as Ceylon…
Overwintering Capsicum
One of SGA's staunch supporters and volunteers, Gianni Montalto, tells us his experience with growing capsicum. "Over the last few years I have…