Author: Minette Tonoli

From bell peppers to Carolina reapers - there's a capsicum taste sensation to suit every level of heat tolerance, and…

When you picture a vegetable garden in your minds’ eye, I am sure that somewhere there’ll be a bright and…

I thought I'd mix it up a bit and simply do my week in retrospect in pictures - like a…

The story of the shapes and sizes of tomatoes There’s beefsteak tomatoes, and then there’s a tomato cultivar called Beefsteak,…

The spring weather the last two weeks have hindered gardening efforts (the word “appalling” comes to mind, but I know…

I’m a true believer in kawakawa now! I’ve enjoyed the heart-shaped leaves and peppery fragrance of this native NZ plant…

Indeterminate vs Determinate Tomatoes come in two growth habit types – determinate, or bush varieties, and indeterminate or vining varieties.…

Welcome to the first in a series of All Things Tomato Have you browsed your seed catalogs and seen little…

Spring has sprung! Woohoo and Happy Spring Day to you! This was quite a busy week, what with it being…

With the monthly newsletters having started up again after a few months of absence, I thought it was a good…