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A heated or even unheated greenhouse in Melbourne or Canberra can produce crops normally limited to Queensland — ...
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) produces extraordinary golden berries enclosed in papery husks — sweet, slig...
A greenhouse transforms the cool temperate Australian garden — extending the productive season by 3–4 months an...
Australia's native stingless bees have been kept by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years. Modern hive syst...
Cool temperate Australian beekeepers face challenges not experienced by subtropical colleagues — colonies must su...
The Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus) produces extraordinary purple-black fruits with a rich, resinous-sweet flavo...
Bitter melon and winter melon are staples of Chinese, Indian, and Southeast Asian cuisines that grow extremely well...
Lemongrass is one of the most useful tropical herbs for Australian gardens — a dramatic ornamental clump grass th...
Snake beans and long beans are among the most productive climbing vegetables for tropical and subtropical Australia...
Ginger and turmeric grow abundantly in subtropical and tropical Australian conditions — fresh rhizomes with flavo...
Finger limes produce cylindrical fruit filled with individual juice vesicles like citrus caviar — selling for $20...
Lemon myrtle is Australia's most commercially significant native food plant and an outstanding garden specimen. Thi...
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