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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news • Today there are nearly two million known species on Earth yet scientists believe there may be as many as eight million more to discover.

Eco life wonders • FROM MICROGREEN SEEDS TO VERTICAL GARDENS AND SOOTHING BALM, THERE ARE TREATS HERE FOR YOU AND YOUR GARDEN.

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MUST-HAVE HERBS • GROWING HERBS AT HOME ENSURES A STEADY AND FRESH SUPPLY FOR THE KITCHEN, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND.

Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb! • RHUBARB IS A STUNNING-LOOKING PERENNIAL THAT WILL REWARD YOU WITH DELICIOUS HARVESTS FOR YEARS, WRITES JIAN LIU.

The versatile LEEK • SWEET, HARDY AND VERSATILE – LEEKS ARE AVAILABLE TO HARVEST WHEN MANY OTHER VEGETABLES ARE SCANT, WRITES HELEN MCKERRAL.

Against the odds • IN 2015, WHEN WE FIRST MET ERIKA WATSON AND HAYDEN DRUCE, THE HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE GRADUATES WERE EMBARKING ON THEIR ORGANIC MARKET GARDENING ADVENTURE. SOME EIGHT YEARS LATER, JACQUELINE FORSTER CATCHES UP WITH THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT LIFE ON THE LAND HAS TAUGHT THEM.

TOTAL organic CONTROL • PESTS AND DISEASES ARE A PART OF LIFE IN THE VEGIE PATCH, EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED ORGANIC GARDENERS GET THEM, INCLUDING PHIL DUDMAN! HERE PHIL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO KEEPING YOUR PATCH THRIVING, AND CONTROLLING OUTBREAKS.

Winter ACTION PLANS • IT MIGHT BE GETTING CHILLY OUTDOORS BUT YOU’LL STAY WARM DOING THE MANY IMPORTANT JOBS NEEDED TO KEEP YOUR GARDEN THRIVING..

Does your SOIL PASS THE TEST? • SOIL NUTRIENTS? PH? STRUCTURE? CONTAMINANTS? SIMON WEBSTER REVEALS HOW YOU CAN TEST FOR ALL OF THEM AND REMEDY PROBLEMS.

The power to CHANGE • GOING OFF-GRID IS GOING MAINSTREAM. SIMON WEBSTER REPORTS ON THE MOVEMENT, HOW YOU CAN GO ALL OUT OR START WITH SMALL STEPS, AND PROFILES OFF-GRID HOMES — ONE IN THE COUNTRY AND ONE IN THE CITY.

Off-grid living… IN A TRUCK HOUSE • BRENNA QUINLAN TELLS THE STORY OF HER OFF-GRID LIFE FROM BEV THE FIRE TRUCK, TO GIULIO THE LOG CABIN ON WHEELS.

FROM QUÉBEC with love • ANNEMARIE BOLDUC RETURNS THIS ISSUE WITH WINTER-WARMING RECIPES INSPIRED BY HER FORMER HOME OF QUÉBEC.

SEEDS and all • THE NATURAL SWEETNESS OF A PUMPKIN MEANS THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO USE THIS WINTER STAPLE, AND THERE’S NO NEED TO WASTE THE SKIN OR SEEDS WITH THESE TIPS FROM ALEX ELLIOTT-HOWERY AND JAIMEE EDWARDS.

The GREEN PANTRY • JESSAMY MILLER HAS A PANTRY FULL OF TIPS FOR STORING AND ORGANISING YOUR FOOD SO YOU REDUCE PACKAGING, SPOILAGE AND WASTE. YOU’LL ALSO SAVE MONEY!

Get ready for the SPRING FLING • JESSAMY MILLER EXPLAINS EGG PRODUCTION AND FERTILISATION FROM START TO FINISH. PLUS, HOW TO GET YOUR POULTRY HEALTHY AND READY FOR WHEN THOUGHTS TURN TO ROMANCE AND REPRODUCTION IN THE CHICKEN PEN.

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WIN! A COMPOSTING PACK from TUMBLEWEED • THE EASY WAY TO TURN YOUR KITCHEN SCRAPS AND GREEN WASTE INTO GOODNESS FOR YOUR GARDEN.

Retreat from the heat • SIMON WEBSTER PRAYS FOR MERCY FROM MARAUDING SUMMER PLANTS, THEN IN THE NICK OF TIME, WINTER ARRIVES.