The pomegranate is one of humanity's oldest cultivated fruits, with a history stretching back at least five thousand years across the ancient civilisations of Persia, Mesopotamia, …
Everything that happens before planting determines the next 20 years of productivity. Soil preparation, drainage improvement, mounding techniques for heavy clay, and the planting p…
Strategic companion planting reduces water needs by creating shade that reduces soil evaporation, using living mulches that cover the soil surface, and building plant guilds that s…
Design a garden where food production and aesthetic beauty coexist — fruit trees as shade trees, herbs as groundcover, vegetables in the border.
Bore water — groundwater accessed through a drilled bore — is used for garden irrigation by hundreds of thousands of Australian households, particularly in Perth and Adelaide. …
Many productive food plants are remarkably drought-tolerant once established. Globe artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke, asparagus, fig, olive, pomegranate, Mediterranean herbs, and sev…
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