Many of us grow our own fruit and vegetables. But is it all worthwhile? New research by Georgia Pollard from UniSA has for the first time quantified the cost of, and the return from, productive home and community gardens. Jon Lamb and ABC Radio Adelaide's Deb Tribe delve into the detail to discover the answer. Jon has great advice on how to protect fruit trees from fungal diseases.

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It's easy to have the best of intentions for your home garden, but if you get distracted by all the pretty flowers, you may be overlooking what works best on your property.

Don't get dazzled by pretty flowers, choose what works in your home garden

Horticultural Supervisor at Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, Mark Oborn says, "One of my favourites is the Pin Oak".

The best trees to bring autumn colour to your home garden

If independent climatologist, Darren Ray is correct South Australian home gardeners can expect ideal vegetable growing conditions to continue throughout autumn.

Plant the right vegetables in SA now and enjoy a bountiful harvest in June

McLaren Flat fruit & nut specialist, Chris Perry said, "The moist, cool conditions, didn't really aid fruit set".

'Difficult' fruit-growing season impacted by inconsistent SA weather

With the recent Adelaide heatwave, home lawns are still struggling to deal with the stress. is it possible to return your lawn to a vibrant green again?

Is it profitable to grow your own fruit & veggies?

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