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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Get set for spring bounty

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Time to nurture • SOME GOODIES TO NURTURE YOUR HEALTH AND EXPAND YOUR GARDEN.

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SPRING FLOWERING NATIVES

BEETROOT beauties • JIAN LIU LOVES GROWING LONG-STORING, RICHLY FLAVOURED BEETROOT. HERE, SHE EXPLAINS THE TRICKS FOR GETTING JUICY, BOUNTIFUL HARVESTS, ALONG WITH HER FAVOURITE VARIETIES.

WATERMELON mini magic • DON’T THINK YOU HAVE THE ROOM FOR WATERMELONS? TRY THESE SMALLER VARIETIES AND VERTICAL GROWING TECHNIQUES FROM HELEN MCKERRAL TO SAVOUR YOUR OWN SUMMER FRUIT.

Hooked on FLOWERS • NOVELIST ELIZA HENRY-JONES TELLS HOW SHE WEAVES ORGANIC FLOWER GROWING AND WRITING INTO HER OWN KIND OF MAGIC. PLUS, SOME PLANTING IDEAS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER BLOOMS.

The food web of your COMPOST • EVER WONDERED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CREATURES CRAWLING ABOUT YOUR COMPOST? KATE FLOOD UNEARTHS THEIR IDENTITIES AND THE SPECIAL ROLES THEY PLAY.

I’ve been FRAMED • CLIMBING FRAMES ALLOW YOU TO GROW MORE IN A LIMITED SPACE, CARE FOR YOUR PLANTS BETTER AND GET HIGHER RETURNS AT HARVEST TIME, WRITES PHIL DUDMAN.

Get set FOR SPRING • GET AN EARLY START ON THIS SEASON’S GARDEN JOBS, WHETHER PLANTING SEEDS IN PUNNETS, OR CHECKING AND SETTING UP IRRIGATION IN WARM REGIONS.

Chooks at work! • JESSAMY MILLER SAYS CHICKENS CAN BE INVALUABLE HELPERS IN THE GARDEN BUT THEY NEED DIRECTION AND PROTECTION.

HEALTH-BOOSTING PLANTS • JESSAMY MILLER SUGGESTS SOME CROPS TO GROW THAT YOUR CHOOKS WILL LOVE, BUT ARE ALSO GOOD FOR THEIR HEALTH.

Green POWER • GROWING SPINACH CAN LEAD TO A HARVEST FILLED WITH GOODNESS, ONE THAT WON’T GO TO WASTE WITH THESE TIPS FROM JAIMEE EDWARDS AND ALEX ELLIOT-HOWERY.

GATHER AROUND • JULIA BUSUTTIL NISHIMURA LOVES TO COOK SIMPLE AND NOURISHING FOOD, BASED ON IN-SEASON PRODUCE. HERE ARE A FEW THAT GIVE A TASTE OF HER NEW BOOK Around the Table, WHICH IS FILLED WITH RECIPES INFLUENCED BY HER TIME IN ITALY.

A taste of Country • MAX ALLEN EXPLORES THE UNIQUE WORLD OF INDIGENOUS DRINKS AND FLAVOURS, AND SOME OF THE BUSINESSES BEHIND THEM.

THE WAR ON WASTE goes on • SIMON WEBSTER SPEAKS WITH War on Waste HOST CRAIG REUCASSEL ABOUT THE SHOW’S THIRD SEASON, THE PROGRESS MADE AND CHALLENGES STILL AHEAD.

JOIN THE ‘Don’t throw it away’ SOCIETY • WE ARE ALL PRETTY GOOD AT PUTTING BOTTLES, PAPER, CARDBOARD AND TINS IN OUR KERBSIDE RECYCLING BIN, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MORE PROBLEMATIC ITEMS FROM BATTERIES TO OLD SHOES? JESSAMY MILLER EXPLORES THE OPTIONS.

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WIN! 1 of 10 indoor plant CARE PACKS from ROCKY POINT • ENHANCE YOUR INDOOR JUNGLE’S GROWTH WITH A MIX OF NUTRIENTS THAT WILL KEEP PLANTS HAPPY.

Packets full of hope • AND WE HAVE CONTACT, SIMON WEBSTER REDISCOVERS HIS SEED COLLECTION AT THE BACK OF THE FRIDGE. WHAT SURPRISES LIE THERE?