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ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

Nr. 116
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

IN RECOVERY MODE

news

EVENTS

mail

You and your GARDEN

GET IN TOUCH

It’s all so natural

GETTING FRUITY • KAREN SUTHERLAND FINDS SOME DELIGHTFUL FRUIT TREES TO PLANT NOW.

Lemon clean

A world of LEMONS • BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT TO BUY A NEW LEMON TREE (OR AN EXTRA ONE), CONSIDER SIZE, FLAVOUR, THORNINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND.

PESTS & DISEASES

PRUNING

STRAWBERRY heaven • PENNY WOODWARD REVEALS THE SECRETS OF GROWING FULL-FLAVOURED AND PRODUCTIVE STRAWBERRIES – WHETHER IN BEDS, BASKETS OR POTS. PLUS, ALPINE BEAUTIES TO TRY.

Where to get them?

Hanging baskets

PROPAGATING FROM A RUNNER

Going wild

Horseradish Power • AUTUMN IS TIME TO BOTH PLANT AND HARVEST THE NUTRITIOUS AND WONDERFULLY PUNGENT HORSERADISH, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD.

HORSERADISH SAUCE

FLAVOUR CRUSH

from donkeys to flying ducks • HELEN MCKERRAL EXPLORES THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF NATIVE ORCHIDS, INCLUDING THE EFFORTS TO CONSERVE VULNERABLE SPECIES AND HOW YOU CAN GROW THEM.

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

HOW TO GROW

EPIPHYTIC NATIVE ORCHIDS

CONSERVATION ACTION

From the ASHES • THE LOSS OF A MUCH-LOVED GARDEN DURING A BUSHFIRE CAN BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING. BUT WITH PATIENCE, AND TIME, YOU CAN REBUILD. HELEN MCKERRAL WRITES OF ONE COUPLE’S EXPERIENCE, PLUS STRATEGIES TO BRING YOUR GARDEN BACK.

STAY SAFE

Fire at Fishbone Farm

Finding life

MANAGE SURVIVORS

BUSHFIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

CLEAN-UP HELP

SOIL CARE & GARDEN DESIGN

The PLANT ARK • DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA, TIM ENTWISLE, OUTLINES THE URGENT EFFORTS OF BOTANIC GARDENS AND SEED BANKS TO SAVE OUR FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AFTER THE FIRES.

GET COOL and get cracking • WITH A DISRUPTED CLIMATE AND EXTREME SUMMERS, THE COOL SEASONS ARE NOW PEAK VEGIE GROWING TIME. JUSTIN RUSSELL HAS TIPS ON HOW TO GET PREPARED AND WHAT TO PLANT.

Time to share • FROM PREPARING GARDEN BEDS TO HARVESTING AN ARRAY OF CROPS, THERE ARE MANY JOYS AS THE COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES.

SEED SAVING

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FRUIT without killing wildlife

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING

Join the SWEET CLUB • A KITCHEN FILLED WITH FOOD, FAMILY AND TRADITION IS A JOY TO SHARE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DELIGHTFULLY SWEET TREATS LIKE THIS ARE ON OFFER.

HARVEST NOTES

WINE PICKS

FACT FILE

Dark and delicious • SIMON WEBSTER EXPLORES THE ORIGINS OF CHOCOLATE AND THE ETHICAL PRODUCERS WORKING TO CHANGE THE INDUSTRY, STILL PLAGUED BY LABOUR AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. PLUS, AN AUSSIE ORGANIC GROWER AND GOURMET MANUFACTURER.

AUSSIE-GROWN CHOCOLATE

BRAINY BIRDS • JESSAMY MILLER LOOKS INTO THE MIND OF HER POULTRY AND FINDS MORE THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT.

Aqua pure • WHETHER LIVING IN DROUGHT-AFFECTED RURAL AREAS WITH POOR WATER QUALITY OR JUST WANTING TO REMOVE CHEMICALS FROM THEIR TAP WATER, PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY LOOKING TO HOME WATER FILTERS, REPORTS KYLIE MCGREGOR.

TOP TIPS

THE OPTIONS

Reviews

the best of your

DISCOVER THE BEST OF THE ABC

GARDENING ON YOUR LOCAL ABC RADIO

Space invaders • SIMON WEBSTER AND FAMILY BATTEN DOWN WITH ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO BEAT A FLY ONSLAUGHT.


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 92 Publisher: Nextmedia Pty Ltd Edition: Nr. 116

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: March 25, 2020

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Home & Garden

Languages

English

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

IN RECOVERY MODE

news

EVENTS

mail

You and your GARDEN

GET IN TOUCH

It’s all so natural

GETTING FRUITY • KAREN SUTHERLAND FINDS SOME DELIGHTFUL FRUIT TREES TO PLANT NOW.

Lemon clean

A world of LEMONS • BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT TO BUY A NEW LEMON TREE (OR AN EXTRA ONE), CONSIDER SIZE, FLAVOUR, THORNINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND.

PESTS & DISEASES

PRUNING

STRAWBERRY heaven • PENNY WOODWARD REVEALS THE SECRETS OF GROWING FULL-FLAVOURED AND PRODUCTIVE STRAWBERRIES – WHETHER IN BEDS, BASKETS OR POTS. PLUS, ALPINE BEAUTIES TO TRY.

Where to get them?

Hanging baskets

PROPAGATING FROM A RUNNER

Going wild

Horseradish Power • AUTUMN IS TIME TO BOTH PLANT AND HARVEST THE NUTRITIOUS AND WONDERFULLY PUNGENT HORSERADISH, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD.

HORSERADISH SAUCE

FLAVOUR CRUSH

from donkeys to flying ducks • HELEN MCKERRAL EXPLORES THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF NATIVE ORCHIDS, INCLUDING THE EFFORTS TO CONSERVE VULNERABLE SPECIES AND HOW YOU CAN GROW THEM.

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

HOW TO GROW

EPIPHYTIC NATIVE ORCHIDS

CONSERVATION ACTION

From the ASHES • THE LOSS OF A MUCH-LOVED GARDEN DURING A BUSHFIRE CAN BE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING. BUT WITH PATIENCE, AND TIME, YOU CAN REBUILD. HELEN MCKERRAL WRITES OF ONE COUPLE’S EXPERIENCE, PLUS STRATEGIES TO BRING YOUR GARDEN BACK.

STAY SAFE

Fire at Fishbone Farm

Finding life

MANAGE SURVIVORS

BUSHFIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

CLEAN-UP HELP

SOIL CARE & GARDEN DESIGN

The PLANT ARK • DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA, TIM ENTWISLE, OUTLINES THE URGENT EFFORTS OF BOTANIC GARDENS AND SEED BANKS TO SAVE OUR FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AFTER THE FIRES.

GET COOL and get cracking • WITH A DISRUPTED CLIMATE AND EXTREME SUMMERS, THE COOL SEASONS ARE NOW PEAK VEGIE GROWING TIME. JUSTIN RUSSELL HAS TIPS ON HOW TO GET PREPARED AND WHAT TO PLANT.

Time to share • FROM PREPARING GARDEN BEDS TO HARVESTING AN ARRAY OF CROPS, THERE ARE MANY JOYS AS THE COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES.

SEED SAVING

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FRUIT without killing wildlife

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING

Join the SWEET CLUB • A KITCHEN FILLED WITH FOOD, FAMILY AND TRADITION IS A JOY TO SHARE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DELIGHTFULLY SWEET TREATS LIKE THIS ARE ON OFFER.

HARVEST NOTES

WINE PICKS

FACT FILE

Dark and delicious • SIMON WEBSTER EXPLORES THE ORIGINS OF CHOCOLATE AND THE ETHICAL PRODUCERS WORKING TO CHANGE THE INDUSTRY, STILL PLAGUED BY LABOUR AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. PLUS, AN AUSSIE ORGANIC GROWER AND GOURMET MANUFACTURER.

AUSSIE-GROWN CHOCOLATE

BRAINY BIRDS • JESSAMY MILLER LOOKS INTO THE MIND OF HER POULTRY AND FINDS MORE THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT.

Aqua pure • WHETHER LIVING IN DROUGHT-AFFECTED RURAL AREAS WITH POOR WATER QUALITY OR JUST WANTING TO REMOVE CHEMICALS FROM THEIR TAP WATER, PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY LOOKING TO HOME WATER FILTERS, REPORTS KYLIE MCGREGOR.

TOP TIPS

THE OPTIONS

Reviews

the best of your

DISCOVER THE BEST OF THE ABC

GARDENING ON YOUR LOCAL ABC RADIO

Space invaders • SIMON WEBSTER AND FAMILY BATTEN DOWN WITH ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO BEAT A FLY ONSLAUGHT.


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