Silverbeet and Spinach Two easy to grow leafy greens that grow best this time of year and are especially good for you. Spinach is an excellent source of iron, calcium, chlorophyll, beta carotene (needed for the production of vitamin A), vitamin C, riboflavin, sodium and potassium. The sulphur content of spinach ...
Pest Control in the Vegie Patch There have been a lot of questions on the Garden Clinic help line this week about Vegetable pests and Diseases. With all this wet weather, fungal diseases such as mildew are particularly rampant. Let’s take a look at some common problems at the mom...
BasilThere is nothing like walking outside to pick a bunch of herbs from your own garden, one of the most fragrant of these herbs is Basil. A pot of Basil is an essential in any cook's garden, and its quite easy to grow. Basil originally comes from India, The middle East and some Pacific Islands, however it has been cultivat...
I enjoy sinking my teeth into delicious, ripe tomatoes and crisp and crunchy beans picked straight off the vine, but there's a different excitement in digging for underground booty at the end of the season in the potato and carrot patch. You see, you never really know how successful you're going to be. There are no visib...
Globe artichokes look good in the garden, taste great at the table and improve things in the bedroom! Or so they say. Libby Cameron turns the light on globe artichokes.Fabulously large and decorative, the plant of the globe artichoke is as exotic as the tasty vegetable it produces. Legend has it that a jealous god once converted...
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