Rockmelon, or cantaloupe, are large fruit that grow on vines that trail along the ground.  Each melon can weigh between 1 and 2kg and one vine can produce around 4 to 6 melons. Rockmelons are […]

Rainbow chard is exactly the same as silverbeet except its stems are red, yellow, pink and purple; all the colours of the rainbow.  Some people mass plant it in their […]

Everyone who has ever eaten Italian food such as pizza would have seen sweet basil as it is used so much in Mediterranean cooking.  It adds a sweet, aniseed type […]

Radishes come in all sizes and shapes including long like a carrot but the most common are the red, round radishes which are generally eaten raw. Radishes grow really quickly […]

Sugar snap peas are plump little pods that grow like normal peas from a vine.  Each pod contains round peas but unlike other peas, the whole sugar snap pod is eaten.  They are deliciously sweet can […]

Pak choi is from the cabbage family and is used in lots of Asian dishes.  It has other names as well including ‘bok choy’ or ‘Chinese white cabbage’.  It has thick, […]

Pumpkins are one of the most versatile of all vegetables because it can be used in savoury and sweet dishes.  It’s a lot of fun to grow as the vines […]

Lettuce is so easy to grow that it should be in every vegetable garden and ‘cut and come again’ varieties are possibly the best of the bunch. ‘Cut and come […]

Spring onions are from the same family as common globe onions but instead of having the large bulb at the base, spring onions have slender white stems with green strappy leaves […]

Leek is a strange name for a vegetable but it really is an interesting one to grow.  Leeks are related to onions but their flavour is more mild and much […]