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by Kathy Finigan Winter is here and it is time to get out and get stuck into some winter gardening tasks. ​   ​ The Vegetable Garden​...

It’s been an unusual season, with warm weather (especially the nights) continuing longer than usual.

Courtesy of Kathy Finigan and My Productive Backyard In The Vegetable Garden PLANT: Seedlings of beetroot celery kale cabbage cauliflower...

Courtesy of Kathy Finigan and The Secret Garden If any of you are taking a break over the Christmas /January period and are worried about...

written by Kathy Finnigan Break out the hose! There has been minimal rain over the last couple of months so gardens will be drying out....

by Kathy Finnegan Spring is well and truly here with many things flowering early and deciduous trees and shrubs budding up. If you're...

IN THE VEGGIE GARDEN by Kathy Finnigan Time to start getting your seedlings ready for spring planting. If you're a member, or would like...

by Kathy Finnigan In the veggie garden PLANT: Asparagus crowns, seedlings of bulb onions and golden shallots, salad and spring onion as...

Written by Kathy Finnigan Winter is here and it is time to get out and get stuck into some winter gardening tasks. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN...

Hope you are all enjoying the brilliant autumn foliage around the district now. Make a note of any particular stunning autumn foliage...

In The Veggie Garden PLANT: Beetroot Spring onions late leeks winter lettuce Broccoli SOW directing in the ground: English spinach Broad...

Plant Guide to the Southern Highlands There are many choices we can make as gardeners to improve the wildlife habitat of our backyards...

IN THE VEGGIE GARDEN We know it been hot and not the best weather for planting anything, let alone thinking about winter crops but if you...

With continued hot, dry weather, it’s a full-time job keeping water up to things. I have been applying wetta soil to all my pot plants...