For some reason it is difficult to find many named varieties of thyme in Australia.  For some reason it is almost impossible to find any com...

I like dandelions ( Taraxacum officinale ).  They are a perennial edible plant that are easy to grow.  I allow them to flower and set seed i...

Last year I grew some diploid potatoes from true potato seed.  I really enjoyed it.  Every single plant produced different potatoes.  Each o...

Have you ever wondered how long it takes for a white mulberry to go from a small cutting until it is large enough to fruit?  I have grown cu...

Skirret ( Sium Sisarum ) is the ultimate perennial vegetable.  As far as I am concerned skirret is the perfect vegetable for organic garden...

I love string of pearls succulents ( Senecio rowleyanus ).  There is something special about their almost spherical leaves with little win...

When we lived on acreage we had many apple trees.  We had three mixed orchards, each orchard had some apples.  We had some old heritage appl...

Quite often I have read about the "three sisters" method of planting.  People state different reasons for each of the three plants...

There are some amazing hybrid fruits around, things such as plumcots (which are a cross of a plum and an apricot) or boysenberries (which ar...

Have you ever eaten a seedless watermelon and found 2 or 3 black viable looking seeds?  Have you ever wondered how this is possible?  I have...

I broke my spine a few years ago.  I can walk which is lovely and I appreciate the time I have had being able to walk.  I have known people ...

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...