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A native food forest replaces a traditional garden with a multi-layer productive landscape — canopy fruit trees, ...
Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) produces extraordinary golden berries enclosed in papery husks — sweet, slig...
Capsicums and chillies are genuinely perennial plants in frost-free conditions — overwintering them in a cool-cli...
Espalier and fan-trained fruit trees grown against greenhouse walls or warm brick walls maximise the productive use...
Grafting allows Australian home gardeners to create their own fruit trees, add new varieties to existing trees, and...
Lacto-fermented fruit drinks — from Mexican pineapple tepache to Russian kvass and homemade ginger beer — are e...
Country wines — fermented beverages from any fruit, flower, or vegetable rather than grapes — were the traditio...
Kombucha — the fermented tea beverage popular globally — is easy to brew at home and can be flavoured with an e...
Homemade vinegar from garden fruit, wine, or cider is a genuinely superior product — live, with the "mother" of v...
Freezing is the simplest and most flavour-preserving method for most garden vegetables — a guide to preparation t...
Homemade jam from garden fruit is one of the great pleasures of productive gardening — a skill that is easier to ...
A food dehydrator turns gluts of tomatoes, herbs, fruit, and vegetables into shelf-stable products that retain far ...
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