
DIY potting mix for edibles
If you grow your vegies or fruit trees in pots, it’s important to use a top-notch potting mix. Here are three foolproof recipes, including one for starting from scratch.

What’s the difference?
Spade or shovel? Get to know your products, tools and methods.

Take hardwood cuttings
Making hardwood cuttings in winter is an easy way to propagate deciduous favourites, such as mulberries, grapes, roses and hydrangeas.

What should I prune?
Here’s a general guide for when to prune different plants. Precise timing will vary depending on your climate zone.

10 easy ways to minimise weeds
Keeping weeds under control can feel like an endless job, but there are clever ways of making lighter work of these pesky plants. Here are some top tips to managing weeds.

Autumn jobs in the patch
Autumn is action time in the food garden, so let’s get busy with these 10 top jobs.

Control cabbage caterpillars
Here are some helpful ways to prevent caterpillars getting into and destroying your vegie patch.

Trap fruit fly
Fruit fly can be a serious problem for fruits, including apple, pear, stone fruit, loquat, feijoa, passionfruit, capsicum, tomato and pomegranate.

Plant rescue
Got a lemon that’s looking worse for wear, or a pot plant in need of TLC? Sometimes, plants that look like they’re not long for this world can actually be saved. Here are some first-aid options that might bring them back from the brink.

Hone your watering technique
Here are some tips to ensure your plants get the drink they need.

How to fix clay soil
Clay isn’t ideal for your plants... or your back. But it’s not all bad either. Here's how to make dense, heavy soil workable.

Beekeeping basics
Keeping bees is good for us, good for the planet, and good for bees! Here are some things to consider before you set up a hive at home.