beetroot
Edible gardening

Why can’t I grow big beetroot?

Planting time, spacing and nutrition can all affect the size of your beets.

Seed saving
Edible gardening

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.

Microclimates
Edible gardening

Making microclimates

Creating your own microclimates will help you manage your crops in the face of changing and erratic conditions.

vegie patch
Edible gardening

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…

Richgro citrus feed
Edible gardening

Grow the best fruit and citrus this autumn

Sponsored content

Are you looking for a way to grow healthy, juicy fruit and citrus plants in your garden this autumn? Look no further than Richgro Black Marvel Fruit and Citrus Food!

Start a vegie patch
Edible gardening

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…

Summer-prune peach and nectarine
Pruning

Summer-prune peach and nectarine

Pruning peaches and nectarines straight after harvest sets them up for next year’s production. Here's what you need to do.

Compost banana peels
Edible gardening

Peeling back the truth on bananas

Have you heard the tip about placing banana peels around your flowering and fruiting plants? Here's the lowdown on this common gardening advice...

Seaweed extract explained
Edible gardening

Seaweed extract explained

Seaweed extract is sometimes seen as an all-purpose fertiliser, but does it contain enough nutrients to be used for this purpose?

Pruning citrus August issue Gardening Australia magazine
Pruning

What’s the best way to prune citrus?

In Australia, the best time to prune citrus trees is late winter to spring. Here’s a tried-and-trusted method for cutting them back.

Fruit tree staked
Fruit

Do fruit trees need to be staked?

It makes sense to offer support to a newly planted fruit tree by staking it, but does this do more harm than good?

Compost citrus
Edible gardening

Can citrus be added to compost?

It’s a common belief that you can’t put citrus or onions in your compost bin because they are too acidic. Running grasses are also thought to be problematic. But is this true?