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.

ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

BACKYARD FOOD SECURITY

HONEY ATKINSON

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AVOIDING POISON RAT BAITS

WINNING WORDS

WHAT CATERPILLAR?

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You and your GARDEN

GET IN TOUCH

Dig deep this spring • HEALTHY CHOICES FOR YOUR GARDEN AND YOU.

HOT HITS • JUSTIN RUSSELL FINDS SOME FLORAL BEAUTIES TO PLANT THIS SPRING.

Cobbing it sweet • IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR TEETH INTO SOME JUICY, HOMEGROWN SWEET CORN. JADE MILES TELLS HOW.

PLANTING OUT

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Sensational SUNFLOWERS • BRIGHTEN UP YOUR GARDEN WITH GORGEOUS, ICONIC SUNFLOWERS. HELEN MCKERRAL EXPLAINS HOW AND WHERE TO GROW THEM, AND WHAT VARIETIES TO CHOOSE.

Where to Grow

DID you KNOW?

HARVEST TIME

Where to Buy

The HERBAL difference • HERB EXPERT PENNY WOODWARD DELVES INTO SOME MORE UNUSUAL HERBS – THEIR FLAVOURS, USE IN THE KITCHEN AND GROWING TIPS.

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Small but big on flavour • PENNY WOODWARD TALKS TO DWARF TOMATO BREEDER PATRINA NUSKE-SMALL ABOUT HER JOURNEY INTO GARDENING AND THE DELICIOUS WORLD OF HEIRLOOM TOMATOES.

What are DWARF TOMATOES?

DWARF TOMATO FAVOURITES

New tomato series

OPEN SEEDS

SCALE IT BACK • JUSTIN RUSSELL LOOKS AT SCALE AND HOW TO CONTROL THIS INSIDIOUS PEST NATURALLY.

HEALTHY HARVEST • GIVE YOUR PLANTS A HEALTH KICK THIS SPRING WITH THESE PLANT TONIC RECIPES FROM PENNY WOODWARD AND LEONIE SHANAHAN.

TOP TIP

Off-the-shelf TONICS

Rejuvenation time • IT’S TIME FOR PLANTING SPRING SEEDLINGS, WATCHING OUT FOR PESTS AND LAPPING UP THE SUNSHINE.

SAFETY – WEAR A MASK

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Vegetable lovers • YOTAM OTTOLENGHI AND FELLOW CHEF IXTA BELFRAGE CELEBRATE THE LIMITLESS POTENTIAL OF VEGETABLES, FROM CAULIFLOWER TO ZUCCHINI, OFFERING INNOVATIVE DISHES THAT DELIVER ENTICING COMBINATIONS IN THEIR NEW BOOK FLAVOUR.

WINE PICKS

HARVEST NOTES

Let’s be friends • JESSAMY MILLER LOOKS AT WAYS TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHICKENS SO THEY BECOME CALM AND TRUSTING – AND EVEN DO TRICKS.

TRAINING

Musical hens

SPRING POULTRY CARE • SPRING IS A DELIGHTFUL TIME IN THE POULTRY YARD WITH HENS BACK ON THE LAY AND, FOR THOSE WHO ALSO KEEP A ROOSTER, PERHAPS EVEN CHICKS TO ENJOY.

Beyond the FIRES • ALTHOUGH SPARED THE DEVASTATING BUSHFIRES OF LAST SUMMER, KERRIE SMITH’S GARDEN WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY FIRES IN 2017. SHE TELLS THE STORY OF THAT DAY AND HOW SHE SEES THE RECOVERY AS A CHAPTER IN HER LONG GARDENING HISTORY.

Home sweet SUSTAINABLE HOME • JOSH BYRNE LETS THE LIGHT SHINE INTO HIS ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME, DESIGNED FROM SCRATCH TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY INSIDE AND OUT.

EFFICIENT LIGHTING

GET READY FOR CAR CHARGING

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HAPPINESS IS A STRAIGHT CARROT • SIMON WEBSTER CELEBRATES THE TIMES WHEN THINGS GO MIRACULOUSLY RIGHT IN THE GARDEN.