
Upcoming Events
Throughout 2023 Hunter Backyard Veggie Growers have been running a number of Interactive Learning Tours that focus on what you can achieve in your own...
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Nature’s Pest Controllers
Nature has quietly converted me to the organic style of gardening. I have adopted the principle that - Unless something's eating your garden, you're not...

10 Reasons Why I Want More Wicking Beds
My 11-year-old garden beds are starting to show signs of falling apart so I will need to replace them soon. Any new garden bed I...
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The Colour of Carrots
Last carrot growing season I decided to experiment with a few of the coloured varieties that are available these days. I was delighted with...
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Of Grapes and Gripes
I live on the coastal fringe of the Hunter region of Australia, which is well known for its fine wines. So you would think any...
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One Week of Early Summer Harvest
It has not been a problem eating the recommended serves of vegetables over the last week. I have had an absolutely bountiful harvest of fresh...
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Turmeric – Fresh to Dry in 3 Steps
Every time I post a picture on my Facebook page of Turmeric, it has attracted heaps of interest. It’s Turmeric harvest season in my...
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Freezer to Frying Pan Garlic
I confess, not all of my garlic bulbs are suitable for long term storage. Some have thin skins or have been damaged. Some inevitably do...
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Perils of a Summer Veggie Garden
In spite of the rather variable weather, it still has been a pretty good summer in the patch and it's been producing some great veggies. I...
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Damn, I make a fine Spicy Tomato Chutney!
With the warm weather we have been having over the last month I find myself in the enviable position of having a veggie patch that...
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Growing Plants as Medicine – A Recent Garden Tour
Last year I was given a piece of Turmeric, and I grew it because I thought that I could make curry paste with it. As...
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The September Spring Garden
September is the month where you can really see the rewards of all of the hard work that you put into your veggie patch over...
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Building a little Greenhouse
It's dangerous to give a veggie gardener like me time to think and dream too much sometimes. When you allow gardeners time to think and enter into...
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My Number ONE Gardening Rule
If you want to get consistently good harvests of vegetables from your garden there are a couple of rules that you have to abide by....