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Close the waste loop • FROM COMPOSTING VEGIE SCRAPS TO USING LESS PLASTIC, YOU CAN HELP THE PLANET.
NO-WASTE FLAVOUR • KAREN SUTHERLAND CHOOSES SOME SPICY PLANTS WITH MULTIPLE, INTERESTING USES.
TOP HERBS for pots • HERBS GROW EASILY IN POTS, CONTAINERS AND HANGING BASKETS, MAKING THEM PERFECT FOR SMALL SPACES, SITTING NEXT TO THE KITCHEN DOOR OR EVEN ON A WINDOWSILL, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD. PLUS, HER TOP 10 TO GROW.
INSIDE AND OUT
WHY G ROW IN POTS
Herbs to repel pests • SOME USEFUL PEST-REPELLENT HERBS CAN BE GROWN IN POTS AND PIECES PICKED AS NEEDED, OR THE POTS CAN BE MOVED AROUND TO HELP KEEP PESTS AWAY. TRY THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT TO CHOOSE
WHERE TO GET THEM
FARMING the SUBURBS • CLOSING THE LOOP MEANS TWO THINGS TO ORGANIC GARDENER JOE TABONE: COMMUNITY AND COMPOST. JACQUELINE FORSTER CAUGHT UP WITH THE MICRO FARMER TO LEARN HOW HE INCORPORATES BOTH INTO HIS FAMILY’S ABUNDANT SUBURBAN PLOT.
KEYS TO SUCCESS
Blueberry bonanza • DELICIOUS, PROLIFIC AND IDEAL FOR HOME GARDENERS. HELEN MCKERRAL LOOKS AT THE BEST BLUEBERRY VARIETIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM.
Pot culture
HARVEST AND STORAGE
KOHLRABI’S TIME TO SHINE • PAUL WEST INTRODUCES THE FAST-GROWING, FROST-HARDY AND STRIKING KOHLRABI THAT IS A TASTY ADDITION TO THE HOME GARDEN.
Sowing seed
Kitchen uses
Unlocking of the mystery SOIL • IN THIS EDITED EXTRACT FROM HIS NEW BOOK SOIL, MATTHEW EVANS EXPLORES THE ‘UNDERGROUND ECONOMY’ – THE ROLE OF MICROBES IN SOIL AND THEIR PREVIOUSLY LITTLE UNDERSTOOD CONNECTION WITH PLANTS.
Sticking together
In the LOOP • JIAN LIU TELLS HOW TO CLOSE THE WASTE LOOP IN YOUR GARDEN THROUGH COMPOSTING AND WORM FARMS, WHILE SUPERCHARGING PLANTS WITH NUTRIENTS.
MY TOP 5 TIPS for happy worms
STAY IN THE LOOP • OUR EXPERTS OUTLINE WINTER JOBS, PEST CONTROL AND PLANTING TIPS, AND HOW BEST TO MANAGE AND RECYCLE THE GREEN RESOURCES OF YOUR GARDEN.
SEED SAVING • Broad bean (VICIA FABA)
THE WHITE INVADER • DENIS CRAWFORD LOOKS AT THE SCOURGE OF BRASSICA PLANTS – CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY – AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM.
welcome to ORGANIC LIVING
Apples & spice • IN HER NEW BOOK FUTURESTEADING, JADE MILES FROM BLACK BARN FARM, SHOWS HOW TO GROW, STORE, PRESERVE AND SHARE FOOD FOR A SIMPLER, STEADIER, WASTE-FREE LIFE.
A multitude of uses • SOME OF THE MANY USES FOR APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
HARVEST NOTES
IN SEASON
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ESCAPING A WORLD OF PLASTIC • HOW DID WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THIS PLASTIC OVERLOADED WORLD AND WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ESCAPE IT, ESPECIALLY THE SCOURGE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
AUSTRALIAN ORGANIC AWARENESS MONTH • September’s AOAM is Australia’s largest campaign promoting the certified organic industry across all categories, including fresh produce, food and beverages, cosmetics, skincare, gardening and more! Just look for the Bud logo.
CHOOK POO POWER • JESSAMY MILLER EXPLAINS HOW TO BEST MANAGE, COLLECT AND PUT TO USE YOUR VALUABLE CHOOK POO IN THE GARDEN.
HOW TO APPLY COMPOST
RETURN TO EARTH • WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? LEANNE CROKER CONSIDERS HOW SHE WANTS TO BE BURIED SO THE DISPOSAL OF HER REMAINS MAKES THE LEAST IMPACT ON THE EARTH.
It s time to celebrate certified organic! • September is Australian Organic...