Dee Pignéguy

At a time when many people were concerned about food security, I ran a series of Survival Gardening workshops between 2020 and 2023, and some...

If December’s weather proved a challenge for growing vegetables, spare a thought for space farming. The University of Melbourne, in collaboration with NASA, is researching...

Growing great vegetables in scorching weather is challenging, but it can be made easier with planning. Hopefully my preparation will pay off with plenty of...

Observation is the best garden tool, and it came in handy when disaster struck. Observing the defoliation of the Bok choy and kale in a...

We really are spoiled for choice when it comes to gardening. In our enclosed undercover garden, the sugar-snap climbing peas are full of flowers and...

When I told my granddaughter that I was going to be an undercover gardener, she wanted to know if I was as capable as James...

Aromatic plants, with their alluring scents and multifaceted applications, have left an indelible mark on human culture, cuisine, and well-being. From traditional medicine and culinary...

Bananas are the fourth most valuable food product in the world after wheat, rice and milk, and notable amongst widely grown crops for their lack...

Synthetic fertilisers have a huge greenhouse gas footprint and one of the most important changes we can make as home gardeners to cut methane emissions...

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of trees. Over the past seven years, we have created a “pocket forest” on our berm and transformed...