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There are few fruits more synonymous with the Australian summer than the mango. The sight of piled golden Kensingto...
Few plants make a more dramatic statement in the Australian garden than the banana. With their enormous, lush, padd...
The pear is one of the great fruits of the temperate world — ancient in cultivation, extraordinary in flavour whe...
Plums are among the most versatile and rewarding stone fruit trees for Australian home gardeners. They are producti...
The pomegranate is one of humanity's oldest cultivated fruits, with a history stretching back at least five thousan...
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...
A food dehydrator turns gluts of tomatoes, herbs, fruit, and vegetables into shelf-stable products that retain far ...
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