Good Organic Gardening

Gardening with goodness at its heart — fresh, organic and fun. This magazine is 100% real. We are unashamedly earthy, reflecting the spirit and culture of people who just love to get their hands dirty. Our emphasis is on productive gardening. We just love the satisfaction of growing your own and finding new ways to bring produce to the table. The magazine includes features such as Amazing Gardens, Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Gardeners, Clever Crops, Flavours of the month, Garden solutions, Kids Corner, Living Organics, Weekend Gardening, What’s New and a guide to What’s on Where.

THIS ISSUE

⎯ THE ⎯ Grapevine • ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES COMPILED BY JO IMMIG

What’s hot ⎯ RIGHT NOW ⎯ • PRESENTING SOME STUNNING-LOOKING PLANTS THAT WILL MAKE EXCELLENT ADDITIONS TO YOUR GARDEN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

MULTI-TALENTED HERB • FROM MAKING YOUR HANDS SMELL NICE TO SOOTHING A SORE THROAT OR PEPPING UP A SALAD, LOVAGE IS A VERY VERSATILE PLANT

PARASITE PLANT • ACTUALLY ONLY HEMI-PARASITIC, THIS COMMONLY SEEN BUT HARDLY NOTICED PLANT HAS MANY VIRTUES

The littlest stone fruit • SWEET OR SOUR, WILD OR ORNAMENTAL, CHERRIES COME IN MANY VARIETIES AND THEY TASTE AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK

SHOOTING MATCH • SPROUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS TO USE THESE MICROGREENS IN YOUR SALADS AND SANDWICHES FOR A GREAT PROTEIN AND CHLOROPHYLL HIT

POWER PLANT

The fruit with a boot • NOTHING IN THE GARDEN BEATS THE TANGY HIT OF LEMON

THE PERFUMED GARDEN • A TINY FARM THAT GROWS THREE KINDS OF GARLIC AND BOTH ORNAMENTAL AND EDIBLE FLOWERS HAS TO BE HEAVEN SCENT

MADE TO ORDER • THIS GARDENER DIDN’T SET OUT TO BE ORGANIC BUT HE WAS CERTAINLY SET ON BEING ORGANISED

FROM A GARDEN TO THE SEA • THIS LUSH GOLD COAST PROPERTY IS AN ORGANIC OASIS WITH AN OCEAN VIEW

⎯ MOON ⎯ PLANTING

TIME TO PLANT • LATE SPRING/EARLY SUMMER IS A TIME OF INTENSIVE PLANTING AND GROWING IN ALL BUT THE HOTTEST CLIMATES

BACKYARD VINE • LIKE THE CHOKO, THIS HARDY, PROLIFIC MELON HAS A SENTIMENTAL PLACE IN AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE

THE SUN SEEKER • THE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE DOESN’T COME FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND IS ACTUALLY A SUNFLOWER — BUT DON’T LET THAT PUT YOU OFF

CITRIC SHRUB • LEMON VERBENA IS A DOUBLE THREAT, ADDING COLOUR AND FRAGRANCE TO THE GARDEN AND A CITRUSY ZEST TO FOOD

ONE WONDERFUL WEED • THOUGH MANY PEOPLE REGARD THE NASTURTIUM AS A NUISANCE, ITS 80-ODD SPECIES ARE BOTH PRETTY AND PRETTY USEFUL

THE VINE KING • HARDY IN THE GARDEN AND VERSATILE IN THE KITCHEN, PUMPKIN IS AS EASY TO GROW AS IT’S GOOD TO EAT

LEAN BEANS • LONG AND SKINNY AND DEFINITELY SERPENTINE, SNAKE BEANS HAVE A REPTILIAN HABIT OF CLIMBING ALL OVER THINGS

THE SPICES of life part I • SPICES PROVIDE FLAVOUR, FRAGRANCE, MEDICINE AND COLOUR AND CAN BE VERY ATTRACTIVE PLANTS FOR THE GARDEN, SO WHY NOT GROW YOUR OWN?

Paws and effect • THESE BEAUTIFUL, COLOURFUL NATIVE PERENNIALS ARE AMONG OUR MOST ICONIC PLANTS AND PRIZED AROUND THE WORLD

slow BLOOMERS • ECHOING THE SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT, THERE’S NOW A BURGEONING GROUNDSWELL OF SUSTAINABLE, LOCAL AND SEASONAL FLOWER FARMING. WE VISIT FOUR FLOWER FARMS IN THE NSW NORTHERN RIVERS AREA

Nature knows • INCREASE GARDEN DIVERSITY AND PRODUCTIVITY BY EMULATING THE ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE “EDGE EFFECT” AND THE PATTERNS FOUND IN NATURE

Things to do in NOVEMBER • GARDENS ARE GROWING STRONGLY NOW COVERING BARE GROUND WITH LUSH GREEN AND PROVIDING PLENTY OF FRESH PRODUCE TO HARVEST

Things to do in DECEMBER • LONG HOT DAYS OF SUMMER MEAN IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT WATERING THE GARDEN AND WORKING IN THE SHADE.

Light up! • MAKE THIS DECORATIVE CANDLE HOLDER FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS TABLE

TLC for tools • KEEPING YOUR GARDENING TOOLS...