I was given some seeds of a lettuce variety named either 'Australian Yellow Leaf' or 'Australian Yellow'.  I am not sure why...

The question of "which are hotter, green or red chillies" makes no sense, as different varieties of chillies ripen different colou...

One of the lettuce varieties I grew this past summer was called red salad bowl.  It is a leaf lettuce instead of a head lettuce so ensures t...

There is an old saying that says "the best time to plant an orchard was twenty years ago, the second best time is now". But how ...

There are many different varieties of mint, I have grown some over the years and currently grow a few.  I plan to increase the varieties ...

The following were the days to maturity for 'Billeberga' melons ( Cucumis melo ). Billeberga melons were a small and highly fragr...

Mexican Sour Gherkin ( Melothria scabra ) is also called mouse melon, cucamelon and has a few other common names. It is a lovely perennial...

I was given seeds of an heirloom vegetable that had a hand written description of "C pepo Kaempw Melon Rilon".  I don't know ...

Have you ever wondered what the gas inside a capsicum is comprised of?  Or the composition of the gas inside a pumpkin?  Or the compositio...

People often go on about how long it takes for alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) to germinate, and how long it takes to get strawberrie...

I grew several different alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) from seed this season.  I looked on ebay for seeds, but the vast majority o...

Micro Tom are the smallest tomato variety ever bred.  I like Micro Tom tomatoes, while they are not hugely delicious or massively productiv...

I bought and planted some Purple Haze carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus ) seeds.  I didn't have great germination rates, probably on...

I grew several different alpine strawberries ( Fragaria vesca ) from seed this past summer.  I looked on ebay for seeds, but the vast majori...

Jade Beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) were grown this year, they are a nice variety of heirloom bean that is both rather tasty and pretty.  I pl...