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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...
A shade house — a structure covered with shade cloth rather than glass — extends the growing season in hot Aust...
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...
Bitter melon and winter melon are staples of Chinese, Indian, and Southeast Asian cuisines that grow extremely well...
Finger limes produce cylindrical fruit filled with individual juice vesicles like citrus caviar — selling for $20...
Moringa oleifera grows at extraordinary speed in tropical and subtropical Australian conditions, producing edible l...
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...
The Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus) produces extraordinary purple-black fruits with a rich, resinous-sweet flavo...
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