A vegetable used as a fruit, Rhubarb is a beautiful and highly productive plant to have in your kitchen garden.
Growing Rhubarb requires a well-drained spot with rich soils, in full
Tomatoes are the most popular crop grown in home vegetable gardens in Spring - but the big question is, when should they be planted?
If you are in a frost free
There is so much variety in Lettuce and Salad Greens, not just the colours and shapes of the leaves - but also the spectrum of sweet, bitter, mild and peppery
A top performer in the garden, they grow well without much intervention, Broad Beans are one of the few vegies you can plant in the cooler months.
Fast and impressive growth
About Cucumbers
Very easy to grow, you can let them sprawl across the garden but they perform better when grown up a trellis or cane teepee which improves air circulation and
Growing Pumpkins
Jap, Queensland Blue, Jarrahdale, Australian Ironbark are popular varieties. Worth having a look at heirloom varieties and 'Mini' or decorative varieties. They do take a fair bit of space,