Article and Photos: Rebecca Travers (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2021) As part of my ‘small-scale’ courtyard gardening journey, I was keen to find out which of my favourite vegetables would …
Blog Crop Notes MagazineThe Elegance of Eggplant
Blog Crop Notes RecipeMaking the most of the zucchini glut
Zucchini Cake Story and photos: Janet Popovic (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2019) Janet Popovic shared her well-loved recipe for zucchini cake “as the extremely hot weather has boosted the harvest …
Blog Crop NotesThe history and virtues of rhubarb
Story: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2020) All things old are new again. All things once derided are now acclaimed. Although I am still waiting for tripe to make …
Blog Crop NotesCool Cabbages
Story & Photos: Heather Campbell (Canberra Organic – Summer 2018) Last summer I had a disastrous crop of tomatoes and lost most of them to root rot despite diligently removing …
Blog Crop Notes RecipeCalendula officinalis
Article: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Summer 2020)Photo: Harish Kumar The pot marigold, or Calendula officinalis, lights up our winters with its bright yellow and orange daisy flowers when everything …
Blog Crop Notes RecipeIn Praise of Silverbeet
Story: Gerry Jacobson (Canberra Organic – Spring 2018) “Eat yer vegies!” How the ancestral voices echo. Most of us call it ‘spinach’ but it’s really ‘silverbeet’, and it’s also known …
Blog Crop NotesGrowing Edamame (Soybeans)
Story and Photos: Tammy Hamers (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) In a possible first for gardeners in the local area, I recently managed to raise edamame (soybeans) to their full …
Blog Crop Notes RecipeOf Leeks and Love
By: Gerry Jacobson (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) in the gardenthis sunny windyspring morningplanting the leeksfor autumn soups Fifteen years of successive leek harvests at the Cotter garden. Sometimes two …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesWinter-Hardy Herbs
At a time when there isn’t much to pick in the garden, these robust herbs will add a bit of zing to your winter kitchen. Bay Bay trees are a …
Crop Notes Growing Guides Turnip SwedeTurnips
Turnips (Brassica campestris) belong to the brassica family, along with broccoli, cauliflower and cabbages, and are closely related to swedes and daikons. They are easy to grow and easily recognisable, …