Growing guides

Want to know how to grow your favourite plants? Check out our growing guides below! You'll find the tips and tricks you need to grow everything from herbs and veggies to fruit and flowers.

Apple

Apple trees love a garden with cool winters, but if you choose the right variety (with ‘low chill’ requirements), you...

Blackberries

Blackberries sometimes get a bad wrap thanks to the wild, thorny, weedy ones! But growing blackberries in your garden is...

Blueberries

Eaten fresh, baked in muffins or as the star attraction in jams or desserts, blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are...

Cherries

Homegrown cherries are sweet, juicy and delicious. Many varieties will be dripping with ready to pick cherries around...

Choko

Chokos are an old-fashioned crop that’s making a comeback! Once upon a time, these vigorous vines covered pergolas...

Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit grows on a climbing cactus that produces stunning white flowers in summer. These flowers develop into pink...

Fig Trees

Fig trees originate from the Mediterranean where the summers are hot and dry, and winters cool - so they happily grow in...

Gooseberries

Gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa) are native to parts of Europe, but they’ll happily grow in the cooler parts of southern...

Grapes

Growing grapes from your own grapevine really are the perfect summer snack! Fruiting grapevines are fast-growing...

Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit grow on large, vigorous vines that need a lot of space to grow. To produce kiwifruit you’ll need to plant both...

Lychee

Lychee fruit grow on medium to large evergreen trees that love growing in subtropical and tropical climates. They love a...

Mango

Mangoes are the classic summer fruit, loved for their sweet and juicy flesh. Mango trees thrive in tropical and...

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What to plant?

How to grow raspberries

Raspberries

Growing orchids

Orchids

How to grow roses

Roses

How To Grow & Care For Kikuyu Lawn

Kikuyu Grass

African Violet

African Violet

Bromeliad

Bromeliads

How to grow & care for asparagus

Asparagus

How to grow & care for broccoli

Broccoli

How to grow & care for cherry trees

Cherries

How to grow & care for rhubarb

Rhubarb

Snake Plant

Snake Plants

How to grow spinach

Spinach

How to grow & care for apple trees

Apple

How to grow & care for cabbage

Cabbage

How to grow & care for lavender

Lavender

A pile of avocados with one on top cut in half.

Avocado

Bunch of Beetroot

Beetroot

Watercress plant

Watercress

Harvesting Blackberries

Blackberries

Growing almond

Almond Tree

Growing grapes

Grapes

Growing Leeks

Leeks

bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Globe Artichoke small

Globe artichokes

Magnolia

Magnolia

Azalea small

Azalea

Fig Tree

Fig Trees

Lilies

Lilies

Mango

Mango

Persimmon

Persimmon

Pineapples

Pineapples

Shallots

Shallots

Lettuce

Lettuce

How to grow small Okra

Okra

How to grow hydrangeas

Hydrangea

Birds of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

How to grow Lychee

Lychee

poinsettia

Poinsettia

dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia

Boston Fern

Boston Fern

Begonias

Begonias

Kentia Palm

Kentia Palm

Lilly Pilly

Lilly Pilly

Mulberry

Mulberry

Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Snow peas

Snow Peas

Turnips

Turnip

bottlebrush

Bottlebrush

Waratah

Waratah

Pear

Pear Trees

Weeping fig

Weeping Fig

Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit

Gooseberry

Gooseberries

plum

Plum Trees

ranunculus

Ranunculus

English Ivy

English Ivy

Fuchsia

Fuchsia

Mustard Greens

Mustard greens

Microgreens

Microgreens

pomegranate

Pomegranate

What to harvest?

How to grow potatoes

Potatoes

How to grow blueberries

Blueberries

how to grow peas

Peas

How to grow & care for cauliflower

Cauliflower

How to grow & care for broccoli

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

How to grow spinach

Spinach

How to grow kale

Kale

How to grow & care for cabbage

Cabbage

How to grow & care for silverbeet

Silverbeet

How to grow & care for lavender

Lavender

A pile of avocados with one on top cut in half.

Avocado

Bunch of Beetroot

Beetroot

Celery

Celery

Watercress plant

Watercress

Turmeric in a bowl

Turmeric

Chives

Chives

grow radishes

Radish

Growing Leeks

Leeks

Azalea small

Azalea

Dill

Dill

Horseradish

Horseradish

Mint

Mint

Oregano

Oregano

Parsnip

Parsnip

Sage

Sage

Thymes

Thyme

How to grow small Okra

Okra

Snapdragons

Snapdragons

Paw Paw

Paw Paw

Lemon Tree

Lemon Trees

Mustard Greens

Mustard greens

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