There is nothing more satisfying than harvesting and eating fresh vegetables and herbs from your garden.

May is the ideal time to start a compost heap in your garden, which will provide you with a ready supply of rich organic matter for your vegetable patch

Did you know that turning over your garden soil is not necessarily the best thing for your kitchen crops? Bill Kerr tells you more…

Did you know that how you water your vegetables can have an effect on their growth?

Vegetable plants, like many other plants in the garden, suffer when it gets too hot. How can you help your plants withstand the extreme heat of summer?

Growing your own vegetables and herbs is not as difficult as you think and, if you follow a few easy steps, not only will you save money, but the crops you produce will taste delicious.

What can you plant in your kitchen garden this month to provide you with a delicious crop for the rest of the summer?

It might seem like it's too early to be talking about winter vegetables, but January and February is the time to plan for those cooler months in the kitchen garden.

February is the time to plant vegetables that can be used for winter soups.

Die lewe is 'n tuin gevul met gesonde tuisgekweekte groente en dis nou tyd om jou wintergroentetuin voor te berei.

Life is a garden filled with healthy, home-grown vegetables, and for gardeners in frost-free areas, there are quite a few crops that can be grown in the winter kitchen garden.

Summer is here. Join a world trend and grow your own herbs and vegetables this summer.

Strange as it may seem, July is the time to start thinking about your summer vegetable garden.

Make sure you have all the 'fresh-from-the-garden' ingredients on hand to make delicious summer salads.

There’s nothing to beat harvesting fresh, tasty vegetables and herbs from your own garden, so get stuck in this spring and plant up a kitchen garden

Sowing seed in your vegetable garden is not difficult. The experts at ‘Life is a Garden’ tell you how…

Spend some time planning your kitchen garden in October for the season ahead and you will be able to look forward to a bumper crop of tasty home-grown veg all summer long

November is the time to plant some tomato seedlings to provide you with delicious ingredients for salads and other summer dishes

The solution to getting children to eat more veggies and herbs is to get them to participate in growing them … and summer is the best time to start a kitchen garden

Create a garden that tastes as good as it looks!

Growing your own herbs, fruit and vegetables has never been more fashionable.

With food prices soaring, there's never been a better time to grow your own vegetables.