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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Growing strong • PRODUCTS TO HELP FEED THE GARDEN AND THE HOUSEHOLD.

FRAGRANCE FILLED • PLANT HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS NOW FOR FLOWERS IN SPRING AND BEYOND, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND.

Wonderful world of SPUDS • PAUL WEST LOVES POTATOES IN ALL THEIR SHAPES, COLOURS AND TASTES. HERE’S HIS

PESTS AND DISEASES

NO-DIG METHOD

TOP TIPS

CITRUS SUCCESS • WHY IS IT THAT SOME STRUGGLE WITH CITRUS, WHEREAS OTHERS NEED ONLY SCATTER A LITTLE FERTILISER FOR SPECTACULARLY LUSH TREES? HELEN MCKERRAL SHARES TIPS TO MAKE YOUR CITRUS SHINE!

HEAT AND FROST TOLERANCES

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

PRUNING

Greenhouse growing • READY TO TAKE YOUR FOOD GARDENING TO ANOTHER LEVEL, ESPECIALLY IN COOL CLIMATES? JIAN LIU EXPLAINS HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A GREENHOUSE AND EXPAND YOUR REPERTOIRE.

Managing your greenhouse MICROCLIMATE

Oh for a winter rose! • HELLEBORES LOVE SHADE, THRIVE IN FROSTS AND HAVE GLORIOUS FLOWERS THAT APPEAR RIGHT THROUGH WINTER INTO SPRING, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD.

Annie’s one-of-a-kind life • ANNIE SMITHER’S NEW BOOK RECIPE FOR A KINDER LIFE BEAUTIFULLY TELLS THE STORY OF HER GROWING SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFE, ALL THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING A NEW NINE-HECTARE PROPERTY, THE ANIMALS SHE CARES FOR, AND THE FOOD SHE LOVES TO SHARE THROUGH HER RESTAURANT DU FERMIER.

INDISPENSABLE FLOWERS

A chance to grow • THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS ILLUSTRATE THE FANTASTIC ROLE GARDENING AND GARDENS CAN PLAY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES, EMPLOYMENT AND PLEASURE TO PEOPLE OF DIVERSE ABILITIES. PENNY WOODWARD REPORTS.

HOW THE NDIS SHINES

THE CUTTING EDGE • PENNY WOODWARD LOOKS AT IMPORTANT WINTER TOOLS FOR CLEANING UP GARDENS AND CUTTING FIREWOOD.

HACHETS AND TOMAHAWKS

WINTER garden health • THIS ISSUE OUR EXPERTS SUGGEST SOME EDIBLE AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTINGS, BUT ALSO HOW TO DEAL WITH AN ARRAY OF PESTS AND DISEASES NATURALLY.

SEED SAVING

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: TIBETAN FOOD POULTRY ETHICAL INVESTMENT

The food of TIBET • TASTE TIBET BY JULIE KLEEMAN AND YESHI JAMPA IS A NEW BOOK THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SIMPLICITY AND NUTRITIOUS NATURE OF TIBETAN FOOD, BUT ALSO THE SHIFTING CULINARY AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE NATION.

HARVEST NOTES

IN SEASON

a FORCE for GOOD • SIMON WEBSTER LOOKS AT HOW ETHICAL INVESTMENT HAS BECOME MAINSTREAM AND WHY, AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE SWITCH, WHETHER YOUR BANK OR SUPER FUND.

HOW DO I MAKE MY MONEY A FORCE FOR GOOD? • THE THREE EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH YOUR MONEY, ACCORDING TO THE RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION AUSTRALASIA (RIAA)

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THE NAME GAME • CALLING YOUR CHOOK MERYL CHEEP, OR YOLKO ONO MIGHT BE GOING TOO FAR FOR SOME, BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF FUN AND NOSTALGIA TO BE HAD WHEN NAMING YOUR CHOOKS, WRITES JESSAMY MILLER.

CHOOKS GALORE!

The beach chicks • JESSAMY MILLER DISCOVERS A CHOOK LOVER WHO TAKES HER GIRLS TO THE PARK, BEACH AND CAFE, AND HAS EVEN TAUGHT A ROOSTER TO RIDE A SKATEBOARD!

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The whole ‘lifespan’ thing • SIMON WEBSTER HAS DEALT WITH ENOUGH PUNNETS OF SEEDLINGS OVER THE YEARS TO FEED AN ARMY. BUT CAN HE FEED HIS FAMILY?