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

A FRESH NEW YEAR!

THE CARBON STORERS

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Homegrown goodness • HEALTHY CHOICES FOR YOUR GARDEN AND YOU.

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SPRING SURPRISE • KAREN SUTHERLAND SELECTS SOME SUPER SPRING VEGIES AND HERBS TO PLANT NOW.

A handful of joy • PENNY WOODWARD GOES CRAZY FOR HEIRLOOM CHERRY TOMATOES, EXPLAINS HOW TO PLANT FROM SEED, AND LISTS HER TOP TIPS FOR SUCCESS.

PEST TIPS

Growing TOMATOES FROM SEED

TOP TIPS FOR TOMATO SUCCESS

Up, up and away! • FRUITING CLIMBERS PROVIDE FOOD AS WELL AS LUSH SCREENING, SHADING AND LANDSCAPING OPPORTUNITIES – PERFECT FOR SMALL GARDENS AND VERTICAL PLANTING, WRITES HELEN MCKERRAL.

PRACTICAL TIPS

SOMETHING DIFFERENT • IF YOU ARE AFTER SOMETHING UNUSUAL FOR YOUR GARDEN LOOK FOR THESE UNIQUE FRUITING VARIETIES AT SPECIALIST GROWERS AND RARE FRUIT SOCIETIES.

CAUTIONS!

HIGH SPIRITS • LENTIL PURBRICK TELLS HOW TO GROW STUNNING SNAPDRAGONS – THERE’S ONE TO SUIT YOUR GARDEN, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE.

TOP TIPS

The CARBON EATERS • LINDA COCKBURN BELIEVES GARDENERS HAVE A CRUCIAL JOB TO DO STORING CARBON IN THEIR SOILS AND STAVING OFF THE WORST EFFECTS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. READ ON FOR HER SIX VITAL STRATEGIES.

PLANTING SEEDS

TRANSFORMATION

The NATIVE BUZZ • DENIS CRAWFORD EXPLORES THE WORLD OF NATIVE BEES AND HOW YOU CAN PROVIDE FOOD AND HOMES FOR THESE WONDERFUL INSECTS IN YOUR GARDEN.

HOW TO HELP

Look out for these • HERE ARE SOME OF THE NATIVE BEES LIKELY TO OCCUR IN OR BE ATTRACTED TO MANAGED LANDSCAPES SUCH AS GARDENS. THESE BEES ARE ALL ‘FLORAL GENERALISTS’ – THEY VISIT A WIDE RANGE OF FLOWERING PLANTS.

Bee-attracting plants

AT THE READY • EARLY SPRING IS A GREAT TIME TO GET CRACKING ON JOBS AND PLANNING SO YOU CAN MAKE THE MOST OF WARM-SEASON ABUNDANCE.

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Palestinian pantry • IN THEIR NEW BOOK FALASTIN, JERUSALEM-BORN SAMI TAMIMI AND LONG-TIME YOTAM OTTOLENGHI COLLABORATOR TARA WIGLEY HAVE CO-AUTHORED AN EQUISITE LOVE-LETTER TO THE FOOD, PEOPLE AND STORIES OF PALESTINE.

WINE PICKS

HARVEST NOTES

Lifting up the land • A YOUNG COUPLE JADED BY THE WORLD DECIDED TO STRIKE OUT AS FARMERS, WRITES LEANNE CROKER, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONNECT TO THEIR LAND AND COMMUNITY.

Fight for Planet A • A NEW ABC SERIES TACKLES THE BIG QUESTIONS ON OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND OFFERS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS.

AUSTRALIA’S ENERGY

COW STORY with a twist • SIMON WEBSTER INVESTIGATES THE GENE EDITING OF DAIRY COWS AND POTENTIAL DANGERS OF NEW BREEDING TECHNIQUES.

Beat the heat • FROM INSULATION TO AIR FLOW, JESSAMY MILLER EXPLAINS HOW TO KEEP YOUR HENHOUSE COOL WHEN THE WEATHER HEATS UP.

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WIN! A HAMPER filled with CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS WORTH OVER $300

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HOW TO ENTER

Soup of the day • SIMON WEBSTER TURNS TO EATING STINGING NETTLES WITH SURPRISING RESULTS.