Everything you need to know about GROWING TOMATOES – My Top Tips
My subtropical food garden in April – picking, planting and pots.
Autumn is the time to get out in the garden and plant some food. Here’s my pick with special tips for growing tomatoes, potatoes and wonderful salad leaves.
Sailing in the Spice Islands. The cook, the gardener, the king and his mother – sex and the papaya
The sex lives of plants and the forgotten Indonesian island of Run that was swapped for Manhattan.
What to pick and what to plant in August.
WHAT to PLANT and WHEN in the subtropical kitchen garden.
What to plant when in the subtropical food garden?
Plant of the month: Clerodendrum ‘Bridal Veil’.
The fabulous climbing trombone squash – summer survivor in the subtropics.
Potatoes – growing your own is easy!
Top Plant: Turmeric. Why is it good for you?
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