“What is that?” It’s a common question heard from visitors to the Santa Monica Community Gardens. It could be about a towering stalk of collard greens or an artichoke blooming into what it wants to ...

Prepare a raised seedbed of not more than three feet wide. Ensure the rows run from east to west or vis versa because this shields the plants from direct sunlight and windy rain. Apply NPK fertiliser ...

Passionfruit are a mighty fine vine and the fruit is beaut, but our inbox is always bursting with people having problems trying to grow their own. Fear not – here is a passionfruit problem solver that ...

• Passionfruit are most suited to subtropical and temperate climates, but are quite adaptable to other areas • They will grow in cold areas where adequate frost protection is provided. • Vines grow ...

As Mumbaikars like this writer cling on to the trademark ‘spirit of Mumbai’ to brave the sweltering heat, urban gardener Chetan Soorenji has found relief in a passion of a different kind. A tall ...