Recent articles by Phil Dudman

Grow globe artichoke
Globe artichokes make an easy-care and very handsome addition to the patch. Here's how to get them started.

Grow sweet basil in pots
You can’t get fresher than a pot of basil growing outside your kitchen door or on the balcony of your apartment. Here's how to grow this popular herb in pots.

Savings plan
As the winter growing season draws to a close, it’s the ideal time to collect seed from some of your top-performing vegie crops. Our expert food grower Phil Dudman shares some tips on how to save the seeds of a few popular vegies.

How to make your vegie patch more sustainable
The key to making your edible garden more sustainable is to limit its dependency on external inputs. Vegie patch expert Phil Dudman has some suggestions…

Growing pawpaw
Pawpaw plants are easy to grow… when you have the right conditions. Our resident food-growing expert Phil Dudman shares his tips for growing this delicious fruit in the tropics and subtropics.

Grow asparagus
With a life cycle of up to 20 years, asparagus is a crop that keeps on giving.

Easy composting
There are many options for recycling your kitchen waste that don’t require a big, bulky compost bin. Here are a couple of them:

Maximise your harvest
When growing vegies in your garden, the goal is to pump out as much healthy abundance as possible. Our vegie-growing expert, Phil Dudman, shares his top tips for boosting your crops.

Growing strawberries
The good news? You don’t need a lot of room to grow strawberries. They can be grown in balcony gardens or sprawling vegie patches. Here are a few of Phil Dudman’s top tips for success:

How to grow leeks
The humble leek is one of the unsung heroes of the vegie patch, and is much more than a long onion. Phil Dudman shares some growing tips.

Start a vegie patch
Do you want to create a vegie bed from scratch, but don’t know which method to use? In the March issue of our magazine, Phil Dudman explores a range of options for gardens of all sizes. Here are two methods…

Grow dragon fruit
The flamboyant fruit of this clambering cactus tastes as good as it looks, and it’s also easy to grow. Our patch expert Phil Dudman shares some top tips for growing these tangy treats.