Growing salad greens is easy and satisfying – there is no greater reward than creating a summer salad sensation from your own garden. And with a bit of planning, you …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesSalad Greens
Crop Notes Growing GuidesRaspberries
Fresh raspberries are one of the delights of summer. They are easy to grow and a well maintained stand will remain productive for many years. The plant The raspberry (Rubus …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesPumpkins
Growing Pumpkins Pumpkins are a member of the gourd family (with squash, marrow and zucchini), originating in South America.Most commonly grown varieties in the Canberra region are Butternut (pear-shaped, prolific …
Crop Notes Growing Guides PeaPeas
Peas can be broadly divided into field peas, traditional garden peas, sugar snaps and snow peas. The crop that gives back to the soil as much as it takes out …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesOlives
Olives are one of the tastiest, hardiest and pedigreed fruit around. They can grow for hundreds of years but can start producing in around two.Site and soil Olive trees can …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesLeeks
A popular and versatile autumn and winter vegetable, leeks are members of the Alliaceae (onion) family but are much easier to grow successfully than onions. Site and soil Leeks prefer …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesKale
Not only nutritious and easy to grow, kale is attractive, flavoursome and generous – it’s the cool weather green that keeps on giving.Kale tolerates less than perfect soil and weather …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesGarlic
There are two main categories of garlic. Softneck varieties are the most common. They don’t have a flowerhead and tend to have a longer shelf life. Hardneck varieties have flowerheads …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesFennel
Although Sweet Fennel or Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum) is classified as a herb, it is also a handy and hardy addition to a vegetable garden. Plants grow up …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesCorn
Sweet corn is a warm season crop requiring average temperatures of 16 to 24 degrees C for optimum growth, and 80 – 110 frost free days from germination to harvest. …