If you’re new to food gardening or just short on time, stick to low-care crops that are reliable and easy. My favourite ...

This leafy cooking green won't draw additional pests to your cauliflower plants like kale will ... from insects like cabbage worms in brassica plants. The flowers add some ornamental color ...

Even in cool-climate winters there are vegetables you can grow – and a tried and tested favourite is kale. It’s a classic of north-European cuisines but came back into vogue in Australia about ...

In this article, we will examine what not to plant with kale and why. Bush beans and pole beans planted near kale can encourage pests like cabbage loopers. Beans also need more nitrogen than kale, and ...

Salinity stress is an environmental stress factor in terms of culture plants and belongs to the chemical stress ... negative effect of salt concentrations in the cultivation of ornamental cabbage in ...

Overwintering plants to consider at this stage Lofthouse says it’s best to think long-term by planting overwintering crops now. Winter brassicas such as sprouts, winter cabbage and kale need a ...

Goitrogens are found in common foods like cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and kale). These foods have health benefits ... should avoid eating foods high in goitrogens, such as cabbage, ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Many of our garden plants are edible as well as ornamental – they’re edimentals. And as our flower beds start bursting into life here in ...