Our first year at Betty Cornhill garden Story and Photo: Jo Kirwan (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) Our first year at the Betty Cornhill community garden has been a very …

Pumpkins Anyone?

Growing 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 …

Community in Mitchell Garden
Two years ago, Gwen gave up her own veggie gardening and decided to help create a Donation Garden to provide vegetables for the Communities@Work pantry in Gungahlin.

Gorgeous Gourds
Gourgeous gourds (curcubita) By: Ange McNeilly (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) Gourds belong to the plant family cucurbitaceae, along with pumpkin, squash, cucumber, watermelon and zucchini. Ornamental gourds range from …

Of 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 …

It’s people at the heart of a community plot
The Canberra Times’ most recent edition of ‘Kitchen Garden’ featured COGS Kambah Garden convenor Shirley Bolton. This lovely article about one of our own also features Shirley’s delicious Healthy Moist …

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Winter-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 …

Turnips
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, …

Strawberries
Strawberries are delicious, nutritious and easy to grow if you follow a few easy rules. Site and soil Strawberries prefer full sun to grow well and to ripen the fruit. …