Article: Andy Hrast (COGS Quarterly – Summer 2021) History The tomato is the edible berry (it’s technically a berry rather than fruit) of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as …
Crop Notes Growing Guides TomatoTomatoes
Blog Crop Notes FruitGrowing rockmelon from seed
Article and photos: Greta Nielsen (COGS Quarterly – Spring 2021) The sweetest rockmelons I’ve ever tasted in my life were grown in the deserts of far western China and Kazakhstan, …
Blog Brassica Cabbage Crop NotesHow To Grow A Cabbage
Article: Jackie French (Canberra Organic – Spring 1995) I fell in love with cabbages the day I realised they didn’t have to be boiled. That was in the sixties, when …
Brassica Crop Notes Growing Guides Recipe Turnip SwedeSwedes (with recipes)
Article and illustrations: Marjatta Asa (COGS Quarterly – Winter 1994) From a talk given by Marjatta at the February (1994) meeting. Swedes aren’t turnips, or are they? Yes, swedes are …
Allium Crop Notes Growing GuidesThe Challenge of Growing Onions
Article and illustrations: Michelle Johnson (COGS Quarterly – Winter 1994) Onions are one of those crops often overlooked by gardeners to whom gardening means sun-ripened tomatoes and golden corn, yet …
Crop Notes Growing Guides PeaSugar Snap Pea
Article: Traudi Kalivoda and Mary Flowers (COGS Quarterly – Summer 1993) The sugar snap pea is a wonderful vegetable – easy to grow, productive and tasty. Eaten fresh from the …
Crop Notes Growing Guides Turnip SwedeKohlrabi
Article: Traudi K (COGS Quarterly – August 1993) Kohlrabi is a cool weather crop but tolerates heat well. Although available plants or seeds are mostly of the purple variety, the …
Crop Notes Growing GuidesBrussels Sprouts
Information provided by Michele Barson and Liz Dorrough. Photo provided by Liz Dangerfield. If you have any additional information that you can provide for this page, please complete the Growing …
Blog Brassica Cabbage 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 …
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 …