I like chillies.  I enjoy their capsaicin, but far more than that I love their taste.  There are literally thousands of different types of c...

What is more useful, this odd shaped piece of grass on a gentle slope which fits a guinea pig house nicely and takes time to mow every now a...

I love string of pearls plants ( Senecio rowleyanus ), I think they look amazing.  I grow a few and find them delightful.  There are a few d...

In order to correctly prune raspberries or blackberries or any of their many hybrids it is important to understand their basic growth habit ...

People often tell me how they tried to grow edible mushrooms from a kit and either failed or the yield was disappointingly low.  Other peop...

Seeds from different species have different requirements before they will germinate, some are simple, others are rather complex.  All seeds...

We have had some heavy frosts this winter.  I keep meaning to sneak out and take pictures.  Unfortunately I only remembered to take pictures...

Thornlessness in brambleberries appears to be influenced by at least three different factors.  Scientists and plant breeders have understoo...

We have been keeping various ancient cultures for years.  We started with milk kefir, then went on to things such as water kefir and sour d...

Chinese water chestnuts ( Eleocharis dulcis ) are very simple to grow at home and are very productive.  For some reason people used to tell...

Usually in Australia potatoes are grown from clones.  Sometimes these are pieces of existing potatoes or small potatoes.  Confusingly people...

I don't grow many ornamental plants but I love maidenhair ferns, I think that they are beautiful.  I have some on my desk at work to hel...

I have been messing around with plant breeding for as long as I can remember.  Some simple things, others more complicated.  I mentioned in ...

I have been growing horseradish ( Armoracia rusticana ) on and off for many years now.  It is an interesting perennial vegetable that is wor...

Guinea pigs are an amazing little animal.  We have had them on and off for many years.  Our first guinea pig died at about 8 years of age.  ...