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Grow Your Own

Growing your own produce is an exciting experience, but all sorts of factors can affect growth. You'll need to know the right environment, what feed to use and how to make sure they survive! Our guides will show you how.

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Monthly Planting Calendar (downloadable)

Growing your own vegetables and fruits is rewarding, but it takes quite a bit of experience and know-how to do it successfully. To get the best results, you need to know: what to plant when to plant...

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Tips For Growing Healthy Plants & Veggies

Garden Smarter, Not Harder with Melissa King

Follow Melissa King’s Top 6 Tips for having healthy plants and a bumper crop in the veggie patch! 1. Healthy Soil =...

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Growing herbs

Beginners' guide to growing herbs

Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow, and the most delicious. Grow them in the garden, on a windowsill or in...

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How to Grow and Care for Tasty Tomatoes

There’s nothing like the flavour of home-grown tomatoes picked fresh from the plant. They’re aromatic, juicy and packed...

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What to do in your garden in February

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Mini Munchies for Kids: The Best Bite-Sized Fruit & Veggies to Grow

Fill lunchboxes with homegrown goodness and enjoy plenty of small yet tasty snacks fresh from the garden!

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Pavlova Homemade

Aussie Pavlova with Homegrown Toppings Recipe

In this easy-to-follow recipe, the crisp pavlova base is topped with whipped cream and toppings from around the garden!

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Why To Put Your Indoor Plants In The Rain

Should I Put Indoor Plants in the Rain?

Have you noticed that after rainfall plants seem greener, cleaner and lusher? That's because rainwater has benefits for...

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mini fruit and vege

Mini Munchies for Kids: The Best Bite-Sized Fruit & Veggies to Grow

Fill lunchboxes with homegrown goodness and enjoy plenty of small yet tasty snacks fresh from the garden!

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germinate seeds

How To Germinate Seeds: A Beginners Guide

Growing a plant from seed is an incredibly satisfying achievement. Some seeds germinate easily and quickly while other...

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Companion Planting for Fruit & Citrus Trees

Companion Planting Chart for Fruit & Citrus Trees

Have you heard of underplanting? It's a form of companion planting that does wonders for your fruiting plants. Depending...

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seafood herbs

5 Must Have Herbs For Your Aussie Seafood Feast

From barramundi to prawns, scallops, mussels, Moreton Bay Bugs and freshly shucked oysters, a seafood lunch in Australia...

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Native Herb

Our 5 Favourite Australian Native Herbs

When we think of our favourite herbs, we rarely think about our very own Australian Natives. Indigenous Australians have...

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Rosemary and Grapefruit Cocktail garnishes

5 Cocktail Garnishes To Grow In Your Garden

Always have the freshest ingredients on hand and elevate your cocktail game. Whether you’re a gardener who enjoys a...

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Homegrown Soul Food

Create Soul Food from the Garden

There’s nothing better than creating soul food straight from the garden. Growing your own food takes time and hard work...

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Herbs for Christmas feast

The best herbs for your Christmas feast

With Christmas fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about your festive feast. This year, most of us...

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Aloe Plant

Plants with Benefits

There is no doubt that plants are good for us. They make our homes and gardens look attractive and colourful, they give...

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The easiest flowers and vegetables for beginner gardeners

Easiest Flowers and Vegetables to Plant for Beginner Gardeners

Beautiful weather and lots of sun are usually enough to entice most of us outside, even in the middle of winter...

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Growing fruit and veg in containers

Growing fruit and vegetables in pots and containers

Even if you only have a small garden or just a balcony or small courtyard, you can still grow your own tasty fruit and...

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growing your own vegetables and fruit

10 easy steps to growing your own food

Growing your own fruit and vegetables is one of the most rewarding things you can do in the garden. There’s nothing...

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