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

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Growing success • GARDENING TOOLS TO HELP YOUR GARDEN THRIVE, AND YOU TO HAVE FUN.

ROSE aromas • ELIZA HENRY-JONES SHARES HER PASSION FOR OLD-FASHIONED AROMATIC ROSES – PLUS HER FAVOURITES, READY TO PLANT NOW.

SUPPLIERS

Powerhouse SPINACH • SPINACH IS A NO-FUSS COOL SEASON CROP THAT PACKS A POWERFUL NUTRITIONAL PUNCH, WRITES HELEN MCKERRAL. PLUS, WARM CLIMATE ALTERNATIVES.

SPINACH SUBSTITUTES • EXCELLENT SPINACH SUBSTITUTES ARE AVAILABLE FOR WARMER SEASONS AND REGIONS TOO HOT FOR ENGLISH SPINACH.

DID YOU KNOW?

KEY TO SUCCESS

In the Kitchen

Ugly ducking to swan • QUINCE ARE TOUGH BUT GORGEOUS-LOOKING TREES WITH AROMATIC FRUIT THAT’S DELICIOUS ONCE COOKED – THEY DESERVE A STARRING PLACE IN EVERY PRODUCTIVE GARDEN, WRITES HELEN MCKERRAL.

DID YOU KNOW?

KEY TO SUCCESS

IN THE KITCHEN

Handy relatives

PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL

Remarkable ROSEMARY • ROSEMARY IS AN INCREDIBLY VERSATILE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANT. IT ATTRACTS BIRDS AND INSECTS, FLOWERS IN WINTER, LIFTS THE SPIRITS IF DRUNK AS A TEA, FLAVOURS YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL, AND MORE, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD.

CHOOSING A CULTIVAR • There are an increasing number of cultivars with different flower colours, more or less upright habit, and variable leaf density. All cultivars are edible.

Native rosemary

Gardening to the rescue • JODIE LEA MARTIRE GOES BEHIND THE BOOM IN COMMUNITY AND GUERRILLA GARDENING IN BRISBANE DURING COVID AND LEARNS HOW GARDENING OF ALL KINDS BECAME A REFUGE FROM THE HEALTH CRISIS.

MYCELIU

CREATING A REFUGE

RESOURCES

Your living pantry • LEONIE SHANAHAN SETS OUT THE BASICS OF ESTABLISHING A NEW GARDEN – NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO START AND GET YOUR WINTER VEGIES GOING.

KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER

SOIL TESTING

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KNOW YOUR STUFF • PENNY WOODWARD SETS OUT A SIMPLE GLOSSARY OF COMMON GARDENING TERMS TO HELP NOVICE GARDENERS LEARN WHAT’S WHAT – AND A REFRESHER FOR OTHERS.

MULCH

SEAWEED EXTRACT

ORGANICS DEFINED

Journey to abundance • JIAN LIU HAS GONE FROM A BEIJING CONCRETE JUNGLE TO A LUSH MELBOURNE BACKYARD WHERE SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE CREATED A WONDERFUL FOOD FOREST, INCLUDING EXOTICS SUCH AS FIG-LEAF GOURD AND KOHLRABI.

Exotic edibles • HERE ARE A FEW OF JIAN’S FAVOURITES.

A cool change • NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GET ON TOP OF YOUR GARDEN JOBS AND PLANT AN ARRAY OF VEGIES AND HERBS.

SEED SAVING

WHAT TO PLANT AND SOW NOW

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING

Good times together • SOPHIE HANSEN IS BACK WITH A NEW BOOK, IN GOOD COMPANY. IT’S FILLED WITH RECIPES AND IDEAS FOR GATHERINGS AND SHARING – WHETHER A LAST-MINUTE DINNER OR A PICNIC WITH FRIENDS.

IN SEASON

HARVEST NOTES

The taste of Ngeringa • MAX ALLEN VISITS A BIODYNAMIC PROPERTY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA WHERE THE WINE AND CIDER ARE MADE WITH AS FEW ADDITIONS AS POSSIBLE.

CLEAN OPERATOR • HARRIET BIRRELL, ALSO KNOWN AS NATURAL HARRY, JOINS ORGANIC GARDENER TO WRITE ABOUT MAKING YOUR OWN HOME AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND STEPPING MORE LIGHTLY ON THE PLANET.

MIX AND MASH • IF YOU WANT TO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR YOUR CHOOKS, TRY MAKING YOUR OWN POULTRY FEED AND A YUMMY WINTER MASH. BUT IT DOES TAKE TIME AND RESOURCES, AS JESSAMY MILLER...