Zucchini recipes
Zucchini is another vegetable originally brought back from the Americas (along with chillies, tomatoes, potatoes and chocolate) by the Spanish Conquistadors. These are fast-growing, warmth-loving plants, and spring is the ideal time to plant ... [... more]
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Barbecue spring clean
If your trusty cast-iron barbecue plates have grown a bit rusty over the winter months, here's how to restore it to as-new condition. Take the cooking plates out of the barbecue, and set out several sheets of newspapers (they make it easy to ... [... more]
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Mini orchards
If you reckon your backyard is too small for fruit trees - think again! There's an incredible variety of dwarf and mini fruit trees available that are perfect for pots or today's shrinking backyards. You don't have to wait to win Lotto before you ... [... more]
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Green Mango Salad
1. First make the dressing by combing all the ingredients in a bowl. 2. To assemble the salad, combine the mango, shallots, coriander, mint and peanuts in a bowl. Add the dressing, toss to combine, then sprinkle with the garlic flakes, and ... [... more]
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Best Backyard Citrus
Don Burke says some citrus trees are much better performers in gardens than others. If you want a healthy citrus tree a great start is to take Don's expert advice and plant one of his 'best' varieties. No fruit has affected civilisation as much ... [... more]
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Don's mini-fruit tree makeover
Don's wonderful TV backyard makeover created everything you could need in an outdoor living area plus a mini-orchard of 11 dwarf fruit trees that will grow little higher than the fence. We all dream of having the backyard with everything: areas ... [... more]
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Yates Product Recall
Batch number details can be found in black ink on the back of the bottle. ONLY THIS BATCH IS AFFECTED. CONSUMER ACTION: As a responsible supplier of home garden consumer products the above listed product is being recalled from the market ... [... more]
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A Message from Don Burke about the Tamar Valley Paper Mill
On Thursday 9 October, 2008 Gunns Limited of Tasmania announced that I would be an Environmental Adviser to their board. My job with Gunns to work with them as an honest broker to achieve the best possible environmental outcomes for their ... [... more]
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Best orange varieties for backyards
These double-grafted citrus are excellent space-savers in small gardens. Without peeling the oranges, use a sharp knife to cut them across into rounds about 1cm thick. Then use a sharp vegie knife to trim away the rind from the oranges, leaving ... [... more]
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Chilli growing tips
If you're looking for heat in cooking, you've come to the right plant. Chillies are a type of capsicum (Capsicum annuum or C. frutescens) and they're famous for their heat, which is produced by a chemical called capsaicin, which is concentrated ... [... more]
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Growing apples
Lots of people of all ages would happily say that apples are their favourite fruit. Whether you eat them fresh and crisp as a snack anywhere, anytime, or turn them into a crowd-pleasing dessert that always gets demolished, these fruits will ... [... more]
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Magazine Links
This page is where to find popular magazine articles, links to websites mentioned in the magazine, terms and conditions for competitions, and lots more. photos suitable for publishing in a magazine should not be compressed. The ideal format is ... [... more]
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