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Sweet delight: Peaches are in top form.
Sweet delight: Peaches are in top form.Marina Oliphant

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Sydney, field-grown basil: time for pesto.

At its best

There are plenty of peaches around, from orchards on the mid-north coast of NSW, around Sydney and from South Australia and Victoria. The best flavour is in fruit picked when the downy skin near the stem has turned from green to gold.

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Traditional white cabbage is a bargain; try a new coleslaw recipe.

In the vegie patch

Sow microgreens into strawberry punnets filled with potting mix and find a spot with bright but indirect light. Harvest at 3cm-5cm by snipping them with scissors. Yates has a selection of seeds.

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