
I grew up with a ready supply of freshly picked greens and veggies from my parents’ garden, but apartment dwellers don’t have such luxuries. This is where indoor growing units can help, and the Nutraponics Garden Tower can host up to 100 plants. Though we have seen mainstream companies like LG get into the automated…

By Lucy Hall | Published – 4 Apr 2025 The first bite of a sun-ripened tomato, home-grown and fresh from the vine, is a sweet and aromatic taste of summer you just can’t buy. Bursting with flavour, free of chemical nasties, and picked metres not miles from your door, food that you’ve grown yourself offers benefits as enticing as the harvest itself. And…

1 Lettuce Kodiak Greenwood//Getty Images As temperatures begin to soar, lettuce bolts (read: goes to seed) and becomes bitter. This means you need to plant this salad staple when it’s still cool in early spring. Sprinkle the teeny seeds in rows, and cover lightly with soil. Keep moist while it’s sprouting. Harvest baby lettuce in…

You probably already grow dahlias in your garden, but do you eat them? It might be time to give them a try. After all, they were originally imported from their native Mexico not as an ornamental plant but as a root vegetable. “When we planted them and they grew these spectacular flowers, everyone forgot what…

Gardening is a lesson in patience, but it’s natural to want to enjoy the fruits (or vegetables) of your labor as soon as possible. Fast-growing vegetables are a great way to do just that and are perfect for eager beginner gardeners. Many greens and some root vegetables will be ready to harvest in just 30…

Warmer weather means there are lots of vegetables to plant in April – and many can be sown directly outdoors, reducing time and effort. So, if you love the idea of growing your own delicious harvests this year, now’s the time to dust off your trowel. Growing fresh produce from seed (or from seed potatoes,…

It may be cold out, but it’s a good time to get certain vegetables growing in the garden – and a home gardener has shared a common one that you can sow now for a bountiful harvest next spring Rahima Miah Social News Reporter 15:05, 15 Oct 2025 One popular vegetable can be grown in…