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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Winter surprises • SUSTAINABLE GEAR AND GOODIES FOR YOUR GARDEN AND HOME.

Going nuts • NUTRITIOUS, DELICIOUS AND EASY TO GROW – HELEN MCKERRAL SUGGESTS FOUR OF THE BEST NUT TREES.

Surprise packages • WHETHER DWARF OR CLIMBING, SNOW OR SUGARSNAP, KAREN SUTHERLAND HAS A PEA TO SUIT YOUR GARDEN AND YOUR TASTE.

FENCE LINE CAUTION

Growing support

PESTS AND DISEASES

PRE-SPROUTING

Seed saving

Mighty MULBERRIES • FROM AN EARLY AGE, PAUL WEST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE RESILIENT MULBERRY AND ITS BOUNTIFUL, JUICY AND TANGY FRUIT.

What to choose

TOP NATIVE TREES • HELEN MCKERRAL SUGGESTS SOME SMALL NATIVE TREES THAT WILL FIT INTO MOST GARDENS, ATTRACTING BIRDS AND INSECTS WITH THEIR COLOURFUL FLOWERS.

Flame gum cultivars and hybrids (CORYMBIA FICIFOLIA)

The KINDEST CUT • GARDENERS HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CARING FOR LONG-LIVED TREES AND, WHETHER FOR SAFETY, THE TREE’S HEALTH OR TO REDUCE BUSHFIRE HAZARD, A PROFESSIONAL ARBORIST MAY BE NEEDED TO PRUNE OR SHAPE WITHOUT LONG-TERM DAMAGE, WRITES HELEN MCKERRAL.

SIGNIFICANT TREES

Deep forest diving • IN AN EXTRACT FROM HIS NEW BOOK THE HEARTBEAT OF TREES, PETER WOHLLEBEN DELVES INTO THE BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME IN FORESTS.

Forest bathing

My CHICKEN life • JIAN LIU SAYS LIFE IS MUCH RICHER IN EVERY WAY FOR HER FAMILY WITH THEIR THREE CHOOKS. SHE TELLS HOW THEY CHOSE BREEDS, SET UP A COOP, AND USE THE HENS TO HELP CLOSE THE WASTE LOOP.

Cool endeavours • ALONG WITH THE USUAL JOBS FOR THE WINTER MONTHS, OUR EXPERTS OFFER TREE-PLANTING OPTIONS BIG, SMALL AND BEAUTIFUL.

SEED SAVING

WHAT TO PLANT AND SOW NOW

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING

A wild time • NEW ZEALAND-BORN CHEF ANALIESE GREGORY HAS MADE A NAME FOR HERSELF IN THE WORLD OF AWARD-WINNING DINING, BUT SHE NOW LIVES IN TASMANIA AND HER FOCUS IS ON THE AMAZING INGREDIENTS AT HER DOORSTEP.

WINE PICKS

HARVEST NOTES

RUSTY REPAIR • NATURAL HARRY SUGGESTS AN ULTRA-SIMPLE, TOXIC-FREE WAY TO REMOVE RUST FROM YOUR GARDEN TOOLS.

A seed of an idea • A SMALL PROJECT TO START A STREET SEED LIBRARY IN A TASSIE TOWN IS EXPANDING THROUGHOUT THE STATE’S NORTH, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD.

Our life-giving FORESTS • ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST AND NATURE DEFENDER DR REESE HALTER CELEBRATES THE CARBON-STORING, RAIN-CREATING AND SIMPLE MAJESTY OF TREES, WHILE CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEM AND HUMANITY’S FUTURE.

LOGGING OR WILDERNESS

CHOOSING SUSTAINABLE TIMBER

THREAT TO ORGANIC SEEDS • SIMON WEBSTER REPORTS ON THE ORGANIC INDUSTRY’S FIGHT TO PREVENT MANDATORY SPRAYING OF IMPORTED SEEDS WITH CHEMICAL FUNGICIDES.

Henhouse shopping • JESSAMY MILLER ASSESSES A SELECTION OF THE READY-MADE CHICKEN COOPS ON THE MARKET IN AUSTRALIA.

MORE BEE MAGIC • BEES PRODUCE AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF SUPER SUBSTANCES OF WHICH PROPOLIS IS AMONG THE MOST AMAZING, WRITES KELLY LEES.

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ride on without me • SIMON WEBSTER’S RIDE-ON MOWER MAKES A RUN FOR IT.