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

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MARVELLOUS MELONS • PENNY WOODWARD DISCOVERS SOME HEAVENLY HEIRLOOM MELONS TO PLANT NOW.

TIPS FOR CUT FLOWERS

SUMMER BEAUTIES • ELIZA HENRY-JONES SUGGESTS FOUR GORGEOUS FLOWERS THAT WILL ADD COLOUR AND DIVERSITY TO YOUR SUMMER GARDEN.

SEED SAVING

SQUASH TIME • KAREN SUTHERLAND EXPLORES THE SURPRISINGLY DIVERSE AND SUPER-PRODUCTIVE RANGE OF SQUASH – YOU ONLY NEED A FEW PLANTS TO FEED A FAMILY.

DISEASES

Love a LUFFA • HOW ABOUT A VEGIE YOU CAN EAT — OR TURN INTO A SPONGE? JIAN LIU TELLS HOW TO GROW AND USE THE VERSATILE LUFFA.

TASTY EATING OPTIONS

Sponge making

A HANDMADE LIFE • THE CRAFTY OWNER OF THIS SUSTAINABLE HOUSE AND GARDEN HAS CREATED A PLACE OF HER VERY OWN MAKING, WRITES JACQUELINE FORSTER.

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Get started with PINEAPPLES • LEONIE SHANAHAN EXPLAINS HOW SIMPLE IT IS TO GROW YOUR OWN PINEAPPLES AND THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES TO CHOOSE FROM.

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CULTIVARS

PROPAGATION

Catch it, save it THE BIG H2O • KAREN SUTHERLAND HAS PLENTY OF INNOVATIONS AND ADVICE ON HOW TO CAPTURE, SAVE, AND EFFICIENTLY USE PRECIOUS WATER ON YOUR GARDEN.

WHEN SOILS REPEL

HOP to it! • DENIS CRAWFORD HAS THE SOLUTIONS IF GRASSHOPPERS TURN UP IN YOUR GARDEN AND START CHOMPING PRECIOUS PLANTS.

Flower power • THERE ARE PLENTY OF GORGEOUS FLOWERS TO PLANT NOW, PLUS JOBS THAT NEED DOING TO KEEP YOUR GARDEN HEALTHY IN THE SUMMER HEAT.

SEED SAVING

Where’s my support? • HELEN MCKERRAL EXPLAINS HOW TO MAKE A QUICK, STURDY SUPPORT FOR TALL-GROWING TOMATO VARIETIES.

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: SUMMER RECIPES GOOD HEMP ALOE VERA MIST

From the ground up • IN HIS NEW BOOK, HOMEGROWN, PAUL WEST WRITES OF THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF EACH GARDENING SEASON, STARTING WITH SUMMER.

HARVEST NOTES

IN SEASON

The layers of life • IN THIS EXTRACT FROM HIS NEW BOOK COSTA’S WORLD, ABC GARDENING AUSTRALIA HOST AND SOCIAL CHANGE ACTIVIST COSTA GEORGIADIS TALKS ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND STRENGTH OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

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COOL TREATS for HOT CHOOKS • WHEN THE HEAT OF SUMMER REACHES IT’S PEAK, THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO KEEP YOUR CHOOKS HYDRATED AND HAPPY, WRITES JESSAMY MILLER.

FROZEN PECK TREATS

HERCULIAN HEMP • A REMARKABLE DROUGHT-RESISTANT CROP, HEMP IS THE HERCULES OF THE PLANT WORLD – FROM THE PAST AND FOR THE FUTURE, WRITES REESE HALTER.

HEMP

Toxic repair

Aloe Summer • NATURAL HARRY’S SOOTHING MIST HELPS COOL AND REFRESH YOUR SKIN AFTER A DAY IN THE SUN.

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Thieves & scoundrels • LIKE ODD SOCKS, DEAD BIRDS AND GOOD TIMES, THE WHEREABOUTS OF ORGANIC MATTER CAN OFTEN BE A MYSTERY. WHERE DID ALL THE OM GO, ASKS SIMON WEBSTER.