Grow to Eat

Grow to Eat is the definitive seasonal guide to edible gardening in South Africa, brought to you by your favourite gardening magazine, The Gardener. A practical, non-nonsense guide, Grow to Eat is filled with growing, harvesting and cooking tips for seasonal fruit, vegetable and herbs.

Grow to Eat keeps growing…

A courtyard to enjoy • During alterations to their home, Paula Hein took the opportunity to create the courtyard garden she’d always wanted.

What to do in March

What to do in April

What to do in May

What to do in June

What to do in July

What to do in August

What to grow when the Zombies come • (AKA 5 of the fastest-growing food plants)

Growing cauliflowers

Red veg to plant this autumn

Nature provides what we need when we need it

Bread and Soup

Do eat the flowers!

Horned cucumber • This fruit is a definite conversation starter, and it’s delicious too.

A big burst of Goodness • Much more than a tiny orange…

Naturally CAFFEINE-FREE! • Endemic to Southern Africa, Coffea racemosa has the potential to be a big deal in the coffee industry.

Jane’s Delicious Superfoods • Jane’s lockdown project is now published in glorious colour. Jane’s Delicious Superfoods for Super Health is filled with great content and is a must-have in your library of gardening books.

Understanding mulch • Never underestimate important role that mulching plays in your garden.

Spicy hot drinks

Seedy business • Letting veggies bolt, flower and go to seed may be scorned by some, but it’s how you get seeds to eat or to sow.

A WINTER Organic Vegetable Garden believe it or not!

The Smurfs that hide under the brambles • Indigenous mushrooms have so much to offer. Greg Henderson shares his foraging and cooking skills.

Farming God’s Way • No matter your faith, Farming God’s Way could add to your garden and your life.

Grow all year! • We built a simple cold frame for growing plants through winter.

Go wild with wild rocket