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.

LEARNING TO LOVE FABULOUS FUNGI

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news • Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.

Natural support • FROM PREPPING YOUR SOIL FOR YOUR NEXT HARVEST, TO CLEANING YOUR KITCHEN, THERE’S PLENTY OF THINGS TO HELP – NATURALLY.

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Bringing it to a head • JIAN LIU INTRODUCES HER FAVOURITE BROCCOLI VARIETIES AND TOP TIPS FOR GETTING THEM GROWING STRONGLY AND PRODUCING WELL.

Create your own MUSHROOM GARDEN • KIRSTEN BRADLEY EXPLAINS A GROWING TECHNIQUE THAT WILL SET YOU UP FOR REGULAR HARVESTS OF DELICIOUS MUSHROOMS, WHILE BUILDING YOUR FOOD INDEPENDENCE AND SAVING MONEY.

Thinking like a fungus • IN HER NEW BOOK Underground Lovers, ECOLOGIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ALISON POULIOT INVITES US TO EXPLORE THE INTIMATE WORLD OF FUNGI AND THEIR VITAL ROLE IN OUR ECOSYSTEMS.

Fruit for the FUTURE • NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN FOOD SECURITY BY PLANTING DECIDUOUS FRUIT TREES. BY ANGIE ROACH.

The CURRANT fashion • CURRANTS ARE A DELICIOUS ADDITION TO A SUMMER BERRY HARVEST. HELEN MCKERRAL DESCRIBES HOW TO GROW THESE TART FAVOURITES, PLUS A FEW OF THEIR TASTY COUSINS.

LARGER THAN LIFE • EMMANUELA PRIGIONI DREAMS BIG BUT LIVES SMALL, CONNECTING YOUNG FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS, WHILE ALSO LIVING IN A TINY HOUSE ON A TRAILER, WRITES JACQUELINE FORSTER.

Saving every SHRED • PHIL DUDMAN RECKONS SHREDDERS ARE FANTASTIC FOR TURNING GARDEN WASTE INTO A RESOURCE YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR COMPOST AND CYCLE BACK INTO YOUR SOIL.

Go with the seasonal flow • THE Organic Gardener TEAM SUGGEST THEIR TOP TIPS, MUST-DOS AND PLANTING IDEAS TO KEEP THE GARDEN HEALTHY AND PUMPING IN THE COOLER MONTHS.

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HAPPINESS IS IN THE HAZELNUTS • FOR THE COUPLE BEHIND HAPPY WOMBAT HAZELNUTS, SUSTAINABLE FARMING GOES WELL BEYOND THE ROWS OF AN ORCHARD, WRITES ANNEMARIE BOLDUC.

The taste of winter • ANNEMARIE BOLDUC WHIPS UP SOME DELIGHTFUL TREATS FOR THE COOLER WEATHER, INCLUDING A DECADENT HAZELNUT FONDUE.

And the BEET goes on • A BUNCH OF BEETROOT HAS MANY USES, AND WITH IT’S ROOT-TO-LEAF EATING THERE’S LITTLE WASTE, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE TIPS FROM THE CORNERSMITH’S JAIMEE EDWARDS AND ALEX ELLIOTT-HOWERY.

Safe refuge at Inala • A DRIVEN CONSERVATIONIST HAS TURNED HER PROPERTY ON BRUNY ISLAND (TAS) INTO A HAVEN FOR ENDANGERED BIRDS, PLANTS AND TREES, INCLUDING A JURASSIC GARDEN.

Benefits of BANTAMS • IF YOU’D LOVE TO KEEP A FEW LOW-COST CHOOKS FOR EGGS BUT LIVE IN AN URBAN AREA OR HAVE LIMITED SPACE, BANTAMS ARE THE ANSWER, WRITES JESSAMY MILLER.

Green, serene BEDROOM • JESSAMY MILLER LOOKS AT ORGANIC AND NATURAL OPTIONS FOR THE BEDROOM, FROM MATTRESSES TO LINEN AND AIR QUALITY.

WIN! 1 of 3 HEAVY-DUTY GARDENING TOOL PACKS from WOLF-GARTEN • DIGGING AND WEEDING ARE EASILY TWO OF THE TOUGHEST TASKS IN A GARDEN, MADE EASIER WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS.

A flash of fox • SIMON WEBSTER PONDERS THE FATE OF FOXES WHEN HE SPOTS ONE ON HIS FARM… WAS IT FISHING?