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.

Welcome

What to GROW this season Summer

Summer check list • An abundance of edibles in the food garden means a bit more work. Here are some tips to help.

FOOD ARTS AND CRAFTS

Growing your own made easy

Grapefruit, strawberry and mint granita • Summer isn’t complete without ice cream. This dessert is synonymous with the season, refreshment and the outdoors.

IN THE KITCHEN

The EduPlant School Gardening and Nutrition Competition

Participating schools in South Africa

MORE THAN A VEGGIE GARDEN • Somerset West Village Garden encapsulates the very best of community gardening.

Celebrating the Summer

GINGER AND LEMON DIGESTIVE

VEGAN KITCHEN • Eat to please your conscience

RECIPES

THE POTATO OF THE TROPICS • Growing in popularity, the madumbe is a healthy alternative to the potato, traditional or sweet

MADUMBE CURRY • Full of goodness, this soft, spicy vegetarian curry is a delectable way to make use of your madumbe harvest.

GROWING CUKES • Informally, cucumbers are known around the world as cukes, but in botanic circles Cucumis sativus is the preferred version. As you can see from the leaves and flowers, they belong to a large family of vegetables that includes their cousins: melons, squashes, pumpkins and gourds.

THE CURRY TREE • This aromatic evergreen tree, Murraya koenigii, is the perfect accompaniment to your next curry. What’s even more of a pleasure is picking your own leaves from the garden.

4 REASONS TO NOT DIG

White borage

A PALER SHADE OF BORAGE • Seldom seen, white or snowy borage is a delicately beautiful addition to the herb or ornamental garden

7 REASONS TO USE HERBS FOR DOGS AND CATS • Herbs benefit our pets almost as much as they do us.

DIY DOG TREATS • These peanut butter-based treats are easy to make and a good source of protein and healthy fats for your dog.

GROWING MANGOES • Tropical gardens are incomplete without a mango tree. It’s a pretty tree with large leaves and it rewards with large, tasty summer fruit.

No rest for the wicked… especially in summer

STRAWBERRY FIELDS • Spring and summer bring forth sweet strawberry fruits that are delicious to eat straight off the plant.

FARM TO FORKS • Dale Grobler is producing fresh produce good enough for the best chefs in the country, organically and with passion.

CLIMB A SLINKY • Have some fun in the garden with a slinky and some beans or peas.

Moon Planting – using nature’s timing guide

The best fruit hangs over the fence! • A fruit tree once awoke the devil woman in me…