Andrew Steens

I gave up growing garlic after fungal rust decimated crops several years in a row. This year I’m determined to beat it using a combination...

Sugar gets a bad rap, and deservedly so for the highly processed white sugar (brown sugar is only marginally better) that forms such a big...

I must admit I’m a big fan of Asian style food, particularly South-East Asian. I drool at the thought of a bowl of well-crafted beef...

Normally in early February we would be experiencing relatively dry conditions, but this year it seems we have been blessed with an over-abundance of rain!...

It looks like our summer is going to be characterised by warm and humid conditions interspersed with intense rainfall and periods of glorious sunny days....

We’ve just had our first ever infestation of fall armyworm, a new pest blown over on wind from Australia, and first detected in New Zealand...

A sure sign that spring is here is the strong flush of asparagus spears that are shooting up with great vigour. We get lots of...

Hydrangea are one of the most versatile, easiest and fastest-growing shrubs. They are brilliant for filling a neglected corner, massed planting for low-maintenance gardens, as...

One of the highlights of our winter garden are the cymbidium orchids, which start flowering in May and continue through to November. We have half...

As a child, brassicas were my nemesis – cauliflower was marginal if it came with lots of cheese sauce, broccoli was tolerable if drowned in...