ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

Organic Gardener Magazine is a guide to organic gardening, providing informative and inspirational stories on everything you need to know to grow your own fruit and vegetables- without the use of harmful chemicals. Each issue includes practical tips and advice from leading organic gardening experts.

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It’s easy being green • ADD A NATURAL TOUCH TO YOUR HOUSE & GARDEN.

Summer holiday reading • FROM THE WORRYING TO THE WONDERFUL, WE SELECT SUMMER READS THAT WILL INSPIRE YOU TO ACTION AND GET YOU INTO THE GARDEN

Colour your SUMMER • THESE SUN-LOVING FLOWERS ARE PERFECT FOR PLANTING DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS. GROW IN POTS OR FILL A GARDEN BED WITH BLOOMS.

Spice up your life • JIAN LIU LOVES GROWING AND EATING CHILLIES AND CAPSICUMS, FROM THE HOT TO THE MILD. HERE’S HOW TO GET STARTED AND CHOOSE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU.

GO TROPPO! • TROPICAL FRUITS THRIVE IN SUMMER, WHICH IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO PLANT AND ESTABLISH THEM BEFORE THE COOL WEATHER ARRIVES. PHIL DUDMAN PROFILES SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR CHOICES, PLUS A BUNCH OF LESS COMMON ONES.

EDIBLE NATIVES by design • THE UPDATED EDITION OF JULIE WEATHERHEAD’S Australian Native Food Harvest IS A TREASURE TROVE OF IDEAS ON HOW TO GROW, DESIGN AND COOK WITH AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF NATIVE FOODS.

Compact COMPOSTING • KATE FLOOD HAS SOME EARTHY SMALL-SCALE COMPOSTING IDEAS FOR YOU TO TRY THAT CAN WORK ON A BENCHTOP OR BALCONY.

Sweet victory for basil • A RECENTLY DEVELOPED HYBRID SWEET BASIL THAT’S RESISTANT TO DEVASTATING DOWNY MILDEW DISEASE ALLOWS MANY GARDENERS TO AGAIN GROW THIS ESSENTIAL CULINARY HERB, REPORTS PHIL DUDMAN.

It’s the HOLIDAYS • WHETHER YOU ARE HEADING OUT OF TOWN OR STAYING HOME TO GARDEN, THERE’S LOTS TO DO TO PREPARE FOR THE REST OF SUMMER.

a very BERRY TIME • IT’S SUMMER BERRY HARVEST TIME AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THAN TO CREATE SOME FESTIVE SEASON TREATS BASED ON THESE MOUTH-WATERING FRUITS.

Everlasting wreath story • ELIZABETH WALTON SHOWS HOW TO MAKE A FESTIVE DECORATION FROM NATURALLY DRIED FLOWERS THAT WILL ADD WARMTH AND JOY TO YOUR HOME.

Showering in nature • SIMON WEBSTER TALKS TO LANDSCAPE DESIGNER PHILLIP JOHNSON ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF OUTDOOR SHOWERS, AND WHAT TO CONSIDER IF YOU WANT TO PUT ONE IN YOUR GARDEN.

Naturally clean • JESSAMY MILLER GIVES THE LOW-DOWN ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT TO AVOID WHEN KEEPING YOUR BODY CLEAN NATURALLY.

FABULOUS PREFAB • CONSTRUCTING HOMES OFFSITE CAN BE GREAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND A HUGE TIME SAVER. COULD IT ALSO SOLVE SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S HOUSING PROBLEMS?

HEMP BUILDING set to take off • THE FAST-GROWING WONDER PLANT HEMP IS READY TO TAKE OFF AS A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL THAT CAN BE MOULD-PROOF, FIRE-RESISTANT AND BREATHABLE, WRITES REESE HALTER.

REWARD your chooks • JESSAMY MILLER SHARES SOME OF HER FAVOURITE CHOOK GIFT IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS – AND SOME FOR THE CHOOK LOVER AS WELL.

STANDING UP FOR THE PLANET AND ITS PEOPLE • STEVE PAYNE LOOKS INTO THE HISTORY OF THE RIGHT LIVELIHOOD AWARDS AND THEIR ROLE SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE CHAMPIONS WORKING GLOBALLY FOR A BETTER WORLD.

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WIN! 1 OF 6 WATER SPRAYERS from GARDENA • GO WITH THE FLOW WHEN WATERING THIS SUMMER USING A MULTIPURPOSE HOSE SPRAYER.

Into the future • A VISIT TO FRIENDS PROMPTS SIMON WEBSTER TO CONTEMPLATE WHAT HIS GARDEN MIGHT BE LIKE 20 YEARS ON.