The Saturday Evening Post

1 min. di lettura

Spring is ripe with a variety of healthy fresh fruits and vegetables that boast an impressive nutrient profile — including asparagus, strawberries, broccoli, peas, and early tomatoes. Proof positive: Of 39 eating plans ranked by health experts on eas

NPR

3 min. di lettura

Faith wanted to boost her $200 monthly income as a counselor for people with HIV. So she turned to farming. How did the crop turn out? On a warm sunny August day at Kwale town on the Kenyan Coast, Faith tends to her small urban farm. She is uprooting

Horticulture

1 min. di lettura

Stake. Tall-growing vegetables like indeterminate tomatoes should be securely supported on stakes, sturdy cages or trellises. Insert or set up the support system when you plant, not after, to avoid damaging the plant or root system. Keep on top of se

ChopChop Magazine

1 min. di lettura

❚ HANDS-ON TIME: 30 MINUTES ❚ TOTAL TIME: 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES ❚ MAKES: 4–6 SERVINGS Cutting boardSharp knife (adult needed)Measuring spoonsMeasuring cupsLarge potCan openerColander or strainerPot holdersLarge spoon 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil1

Kitchen Garden

5 min. di lettura

I have always been an avid grower. Dating back to when I was a child, I was given a small piece of garden which I proclaimed was “my vegetable plot”. From those early days I was hooked and from that moment my passion for growing has stayed with me. H

Woman & Home Feel Good You

2 min. di lettura

While the evidence suggests soup can be waistline-friendly and nutritious, it depends on what you choose. If you’re buying readymade, scrutinise labels so you can pick products to suit your diet needs. Here’s what to look for… ✣ Not all soups are equ

Australian Yoga Journal

4 min. di lettura

WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD, I hated having braces on my teeth. But when I begged my parents to have them removed, my mum responded simply: “Sure. We can have your braces taken off. You’re old enough to make this choice. But having the braces taken off n

The Gardener Magazine

1 min. di lettura

Green beans are one of summer’s most prolific veggies, but if you find that they are not performing well, it could be that they are planted too close to a member of the onion family. They also don’t like being planted with dill, fennel or garlic, eve

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

I’ve covered a wide range of topics in my column. All of these, to a greater or lesser degree, play a part in the successful marketing of fruit and vegetables. However, most of them would be irrelevant were it not for management. ‘Management’ in this

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

INTEREST in homegrown fruit and veg has never been higher, with sales of seeds and compost beating annual records. We try to grow a small selection of the varieties we eat the most of and this year we are trying a few more, too. We are lucky enough t

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Vegetable production is expected to continue evolving in line with climate challenges and consumer demand in the year ahead. Heading into 2020, hot, dry conditions once again placed pressure on the availability and prices of vegetables in South Afric

Kitchen Garden

2 min. di lettura

Norman and Valerie Spooner tend their award winning 12ft x12ft plot in the grounds of their sheltered housing in Essex HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GROWING VEG? Two years. WHAT VARIETY OF VEGETABLE CAN YOU RECOMMEND? The vegetable that we love is carrots

Grit

2 min. di lettura

Imagine growing tomatoes slightly bigger than peas, or heads of lettuce smaller than baseballs! Baby vegetables are popular right now. Often the entire plant is dwarfed, making it ideal where growing space is limited. Since most mature more quickly t

Grow to Eat

1 min. di lettura

Try growing baby vegetables. They are not just trendy from a gourmet point of view, but they are great for small spaces, are quicker to harvest and can be grown closer together. Traditionally, baby veggies are root crops or leafy greens that are pick

Taste.com.au

2 min. di lettura

We all know the saying ‘fresh is best’, but a thoughtfully stocked pantry doesn’t have to mean ‘second best’. Instead, it can provide a structure on which to build healthy meals. Whether you have a glamorous walk-in pantry or a couple of poky cupboar

Good Organic Gardening

3 min. di lettura

By Jennifer Stackhouse COOL & TEMPERATE The warm soils of early autumn provide ideal conditions for planting crops for winter and spring harvests. Over the month ahead, night-time temperatures get colder and so will the soil. For now, though, summer

Good Organic Gardening

4 min. di lettura

Imagine booking a weekend retreat to a B&B tucked away in a quiet corner of the lower Hunter Valley, then rocking up to a vine-draped little Eden of 60-odd fruit and nut trees and over 40 herb and vegie beds — along with the more predictable comforts

Earth Garden

3 min. di lettura

WE’RE stone-cold amateurs with limited coinage so it would be naïve to assume that our first season as market gardeners would be flawless. An unseasonably warm winter growing large quantities of vegies in virgin beds with just us, two wheelbarrows an

SA Garden and Home

2 min. di lettura

Why: It’s a good choice for low-water gardens and butterflies love its abundant, extra-large, golden, daisy-like flowers that appear throughout summer. Where: It’s most effective in groups, as edging, and in containers and hanging baskets. It thrive

Organic NZ

4 min. di lettura

Garden gluts are no fun – and finding space in an overfull garden is just plain stressful. Whether you’re growing veges, annual herbs or flowers, sow just a tiny pinch of seed every 3–4 weeks to keep the harvest coming on-stream. And by sowing into s

The English Garden

2 min. di lettura

Many suppliers of vegetable seed have experienced unprecedented demand in recent weeks, as anyone who has tried to purchase seed online will be aware. There is something about a crisis that inspires a desire to be self-sufficient, if not completely t

Woman & Home Feel Good You

4 min. di lettura

The benefits of growing your own food are numerous – higher vitamin levels, fresher taste, and minimal air miles, not to mention cheaper shopping bills and fewer trips to the supermarket – plus you’ll know exactly what has gone into the soil. You don

BBC Gardeners' World

3 min. di lettura

May marks the start of what I like to call my ‘big plant push’, when fruit and veg planting really begins › but I’ll be growing flowers and herbs, too. I’m always eager to plant out my young tomato plants that I sowed in February – I have to be a lit

Earth Garden

2 min. di lettura

FINALLY, we have broken ground on our block and begun to build our home. The bureaucratic labour to get to this point has been intense. I am a creative and a gardener … an outside person, so box-ticking, form filling-in and financial justification is

Kitchen Garden

2 min. di lettura

Greenhouse and garden equipment specialist Two Wests & Elliott designs and manufactures an extensive range in-house. Two Wests Own Brand products include staging, shelving, potting benches, cold frames and fruit cages, all made from high-quality, rot

Pick Me Up

2 min. di lettura

With nearly three quarters of us having gardened more than usual this year, you might think planting and growing are nearing an end. But that’s not the case! Feeding your plants is so important, even up until the very end of their growing period. If

Kitchen Garden

1 min. di lettura

CJ Wildlife has 30 years’ experience in researching and developing products to help you attract, care for and enjoy all types of wildlife in your garden. Our latest catalogue is packed with hints, tips and a variety of wildlife products and gifts. Fo

Organic NZ

1 min. di lettura

By March it’s advisable to have many of our winter vegetables already well grown, especially leeks, brassicas, celeriac and carrots. They mature as the cold weather sets in, then can wait in the ground to be harvested over the winter months. However,

The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

1 min. di lettura

We’re dreaming up the ultimate baking day with the new 90cm AFG999 Pellegrino freestanding cooker, $4799, from Artusi. It’s the perfect combination of modern technology, functional design and finishing touches of vintage style. Go to artusi.com.au fo

Yoga Journal

1 min. di lettura

WHAT’S BETTER THAN a meal you’ve cooked? One you’ve grown! A home garden not only saves money, it also reduces your carbon footprint and, when eaten fresh, delivers more nutrients. For instance, tomatoes, lettuce, and carrots can lose up to 7o percen