Growing Peas 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 …

Growing Peas 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 …
Growing Olives 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 …
Growing Leeks 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 …
Growing Kale 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 …
Growing Garlic 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 …
Growing Fennel 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 …
Growing Sweet Corn 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 …
Growing Chillies Chillies are the fiery cousins of the capsicum family. There are dozens of varieties, each with a unique character and flavour. Colour isn’t a good indicator of heat …
Growing Cherries Cherries are closely related to apricots, plums, nectarines and peaches, which are collectively known as drupes, or more commonly known as stone fruit. They belong to the Prunus …
Growing Celery Celery is part of the Apiaceae family, along with celeriac, parsley, parsnip, carrots and fennel. Site and soil Celery originally grew in marsh land and has never lost …