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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A BERRY GOOD TIME • HELEN MCKERRAL UNCOVERS SOME TASTY, HEALTHY AND UNUSUAL BERRIES TO PLANT NOW.
TOP TIP
Apartment ABUNDANCE • LEANNE CROKER TALKS TO A COUPLE WITH A SUBURBAN GARDEN THAT BRINGS JOY AND DISTRACTION DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A SUPPLY OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEG.
CHILL FACTOR • LOTS OF VEGIES LOVE THE COLD AND ARE SWEETER FOR A FROST. JUSTIN RUSSELL TELLS HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BUT ALSO PROTECT PLANTS WHERE NEEDED.
How to WELCOME FROST
Get to know your climate
A hearty BEAN • ONE OF THE BEST COOL SEASON CROPS IS THE AMAZING BROAD BEAN, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND, PERFECT FOR FOOD GARDENERS AS EVERY PART IS USEFUL.
How to PRE-SPROUT SEEDS
GREEN MANURE CROP
SELECTED ONLINE SUPPLIERS
IN THE KITCHEN
Quick and easy FOOD GARDEN • With gardeners new and old desperate to grow food, Helen McKerral goes through the basics of setting up a vegie garden, including planting seeds or seedlings and easy crops to start with.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE GARDEN
Which garden suits me?
10 KEYPOINTS
Seeds or seedlings?
Simple homemade sprays
PESTS AND DISEASES
Blooming spirits • JUST OUTSIDE A NATIONAL PARK IN NORTHERN NSW, TARA, ALEX AND FAMILY PRODUCE CERTIFIED ORGANIC TEA TREE OIL AND CUT FLOWERS, AND LOVE THEIR INCREASINGLY SELF-RELIANT LIFE. SIMON WEBSTER VISITS.
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME…
Terrifc tea tree
APPLES ON INSTAGRAM
Bob the APPLE breeder • PENNY WOODWARD SPEAKS TO HERITAGE APPLE BREEDER AND NURSERYMAN BOB MAGNUS ABOUT A LIFE WITH PLANTS, HIS WIFE’S INSPIRATION, AND HIS NEW RED APPLE.
BREEDING YOUR OWN APPLES
RESOURCES
The magic of PEONIES • ELIZA HENRY-JONES SPEAKS WITH PEONY AFICIONADO RON BOEKEL ABOUT WHAT MAKES THESE FLOWERS SO EXTRAORDINARY. PLUS HOW TO GROW THEM AND WHAT TO CHOOSE.
RON’S TIPS
TOP CHOICES
HEALTH from the garden • IN THESE TIMES OF HIGH ANXIETY AND ENFORCED SOCIAL ISOLATION, GARDENING IS THE PERFECT WAY TO SPEND STRESS-FREE TIME.
TROPICAL Leonie Shanahan
MUST DO
ARID/SEMI-ARID Helen McKerral
SUBTROPICAL Leonie Shanahan
WARM TEMPERATE Penny Woodward
TOP TIP
COLD TEMPERATE Penny Woodward
Soothing teas for an anxious world • PENNY WOODWARD EXPLORES THE CALMING EFFECTS AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF HERBAL TEAS YOU CAN GROW YOURSELF.
LOOSE LEAF & TEABAGS
Other useful herb teas
welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: NOURISHING RECIPES STEVE BIDDULPH CHOOKS AND BOOKS
The gift of food • FOR SOPHIE HANSEN, COOKING FOR ANOTHER (BE IT A FULL MEAL OR A JAR OF BISCUITS) IS THE MOST THOUGHTFUL ACT OF ALL, AND HER BOOK A BASKET BY THE DOOR HAS RECIPES MADE FOR SHARING.
WINE PICKS
HARVEST NOTES
QUICK TOMATO CHUTNEY
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A LESSON IN HOW TO LIVE • STEVE BIDDULPH IS KNOWN FOR HIS PARENTING BOOKS, NOT HIS VEGIES, BUT HERE HE TELLS HOW GARDENING HELPS HIM FEEL AT HOME IN THE WORLD, AND HOW WE NEED IT NOW MORE THAN EVER.
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SPOT • FOR HAPPY CHOOKS, AND PEOPLE, TAKE TIME TO PICK THE LOCATION FOR YOUR HENHOUSE, WRITES JESSAMY...