What to Grow in January
January is peak summer all over Australia. Long, bright days, hot nights, and, depending where you are, either bone dry heat or proper tropical downpours.…
Author: Paul West
Prep your garden for bushfire season this weekend
If you live in Australia, chances are at some stage you’ll be exposed to the risk of bushfire. You don’t have to live deep in…
Starting your First Veggie Patch – A Complete Beginners Guide
Congratulations my friend, you’ve decided to take the plunge and try your hand at growing a few veggies. You’re keen. You’re feeling inspired. You’re ready…
The 10 easiest veggies to grow at home
If you’re a new or beginner gardener, the vegetables that you choose to plant can have a huge effect on whether or not you succeed.…
Feeding Your Veggies and Fruit Trees the Natural Way
If you want bigger harvests, stronger plants and tastier homegrown food, it all comes down to how you feed your soil and nourish your plants.…
The Basics of Home Growing
So you’ve decided to try your hand at growing some of your own food? First of all, congratulations on making the decision to have a…
Improving Your Soil Health: Growing Better Food from the Ground Up
Healthy soil is the secret ingredient behind every thriving organic garden. Whether you’re growing tomatoes on the balcony or a full backyard veggie patch, building…
How to Grow Citrus
Citrus Citrus is a group that includes some of the most popular backyard fruits including lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, mandarin, cumquat and kaffir lime (grown…
Building a raised garden bed the easy way
Raised beds are a super popular way of creating vegetable gardens to grow food at home. Some of the benefits of growing in a raised…
Essential starter kit for the aspiring gardener
When you’re just starting out on your gardening journey, you’re confronted with a bewildering array of tools, nozzles and fittings. It’s hard to cut through…
