At some stage I will probably write some posts about how I grow carnivorous plants. Unlike most of this blog, the following is not my work...

For a few years I have been growing a pumpkin called "kaempw melon rilon".  I quite like it.  It is productive, tastes good, and i...

Back around August 2018 I started some string of pearls ( Senecio rowleyanus ) cuttings in water.  I removed the lower few leaves (pearls) ...

I haven't grown venus flytraps from seed in years.  I used to enjoy it, so I gave it another go recently.  Growing Venus flytraps from s...

My daughter grew a dahlia (and a bunch of other flowers) from seed last year.  She was proud of herself, I was proud of her too.  We left it...

Spider plants ( Chlorophytum comosum ) have a bunch of fun names including hen and chickens, airplane plant, ribbon plant, spider ivy, St Be...

My lawn is buzzing, but only in the morning.  Then it is silent. Persian speedwell ( Veronica persica ) is one of the many flowering weeds...

Saffron ( Crocus sativus ) has a beautiful flower and a lovely spice that is surprisingly easy to grow. Saffron is expensive, both the spi...

We have so few varieties of potato onion ( Allium cepa var. aggregatum ) in Australia, they used to be grown in every home garden and now th...

My daughter, much like many kids her age, loves butterflies.  Butterfly kits where they send you a chrysalis to hatch are very expensive. ...

Skirret ( Sium sisarum ) is the best root vegetable I have ever eaten.  Skirret is a perennial vegetable that is well suited to being grown ...

I have often considered growing buckwheat ( Fagopyrum esculentum ), but never got around to it until recently.  I enjoyed growing buckwheat...