What's growing in July? A seasonal guide

Winter is the season for root crops - which times in quite well, as this cold weather tends to bring strong cravings for hearty, warming, comfort foods.

Potatoes, carrots and beetroot are our bestsellers and cater to a huge range of delightful winter meals!

Also loaded with nutrients and healthy carbohydrates (perfect for keeping warm) are pumpkins. With their mildly sweet flavour and impressive colour, pumpkins make a wonderful addition to roast veggies, cakes, muffins and fritters. Plus, just like our root veggies, they store incredibly well, making them a reliable staple throughout the cold season.

Leeks are one of our classic winter crops, and a true unsung hero - a mild allium flavour that works well in soups, stews, roasted and braised veggies and pasta dishes.

They're just as versatile as our handy herbs: parsley, coriander and thyme all manage to cope with the winter weather - in fact, they thrive with the cold conditions! Use them to garnish any savoury meal for a wonderfully fresh flavour.

Brassicas also handle the cold remarkably well - our cabbages and cauliflower are looking (and tasting) phenomenal. Roasting them will bring out their natural sweetness, while slow cooking makes them wonderfully comforting in soups, stews and casseroles.

Bringing brightness to the plate are our leafy greens. They're loaded with nutrients - all the more so as they're growing slower, which means there's more time to accumulate all those good vitamins and minerals. Kale, silverbeet, cavolo nero, pak choi, spinach, microgreens, pea shoots, mesclun salad… the list goes on!

So even though winter doesn't have nearly as much variety as summer and autumn, there's still more than enough to get our 5 plus a day in!