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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Trusting organics • Australian Organic Ltd has been around for more than 30 years, advocating on behalf of the organic industry, while educating consumers about the benefits of buying certified organic produce.

Choose the planet • PRODUCTS THAT ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

MAKE A SPLASH! • SETTING UP YOUR OWN EDIBLE WATER GARDEN WILL NOT ONLY HELP KEEP THE SPACE COOL, IT WILL ADD NEW FLAVOURS TO SALADS, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND.

Clocking on with ONIONS • ONIONS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GROW BUT A DECENT BACKYARD PLOT CAN PROVIDE A YEAR’S WORTH OF THESE OFTEN LONG-STORING GEMS. LINDA COCKBURN EXPLAINS HOW TO DO IT – WITHOUT ENDING UP IN TEARS.

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A bite of champagne • KAREN SUTHERLAND LOVES BABACO – AN EASILY-GROWN EVERGREEN FRUIT THAT HAS A DELICIOUSLY FIZZY FLAVOUR THAT’S PERFECT FOR SUMMERY DRINKS.

TREE for the ages • YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN TO GROW AND APPRECIATE OLIVE TREES, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD – THEY HAVE MANY WONDERS, FROM

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GREEN your balcony • PLANT ENTHUSIAST JASON CHONGUE EXPANDS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR CREATING AN URBAN OASIS WITH HIS NEW BOOK GREEN: PLANTS FOR SMALL SPACES, INDOORS AND OUT. HERE, HE GIVES HIS STYLING TIPS FOR BALCONIES.

Wall to wall GREEN • BUILDINGS WITH ROOFTOP GARDENS AND LIVING WALLS ARE PART OF A REVOLUTION TO REGREEN OUR CITIES AND HOMES AND BRING MORE NATURE INTO OUR LIVES. HELEN CUSHING TELLS HOW.

SMALL SCALE vertical GARDENS • WHETHER EDIBLE OR ORNAMENTAL, THERE’S A WALL GARDEN FOR YOU.

PLANT CHOICES

FARMING for young and old • AUSTRALIA’S FARMING POPULATION IS AGEING AND MANY ASPIRING YOUNG FARMERS LACK ACCESS TO LAND. HARCOURT ORGANIC FARMING CO-OP HAS A SOLUTION, WRITES SARAH COLES.

ORGANIC TEACHING

GOING UP! • JUSTIN RUSSELL INVESTIGATES SELF-WATERING WICKING BEDS OF ALL KINDS THAT WILL SAVE WATER, AND YOUR TIME IN A DRYING CLIMATE.

BASIC TIPS FOR WICKING BEDS

RETROFITTING YOUR GARDEN BEDS

UNPREDICTABLE DAYS • DROUGHT, FIRE, STORMS, PESTS: THERE’S A LOT TO COPE WITH WHEN OUR CLIMATE IS SO UNCERTAIN.

PARSLEY

MAKE A GARDENING VISION BOARD 2020

A touch of Crete • PENNY WOODWARD SAYS CRETAN SAVORY HAS A PLACE IN ANY GARDEN FOR ITS CULINARY, MEDICINAL AND BEE-ATTRACTING PROPERTIES.

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Simply SUMMER • THIS TIME OF YEAR CALLS FOR FUSS-FREE FOOD WITH A COLOURFUL BURST OF FLAVOUR, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOTAM OTTOLENGHI DELIVERS IN HIS MOST RECENT BOOK.

HARVEST NOTES

in conversation with KEVIN MCCLOUD • KYLIE MCGREGOR TALKS WITH KEVIN MCCLOUD, ENVIRONMENTALIST, WRITER AND INTRIGUING HOST OF BAFTA AWARD-WINNING GRAND DESIGNS, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN AUSTRALIA FOR A ONE-MAN STAGE SHOW.

Anything but Boring • ONE PRINCIPAL’S VISION TO ENHANCE HIS STUDENTS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH GARDENING HAS EVERYONE AT THE SCHOOL SEEING GREEN, WRITES KATE NEALE.

HORTICULTURAL THERAPY

An INSIDE JOB • WHAT GOES ON BENEATH THE LID OF YOUR HIVE CAN BE A BIT OF A MYSTERY – KELLY LEES SHEDS SOME LIGHT ON WHAT BEES GET UP TO.

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