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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Your healthy garden • PLANT, GROW, WATER, FEED AND PROTECT.

TASTE THE FLOWERS • KAREN SUTHERLAND SHARES SOME OLD-FASHIONED EDIBLE FLOWERS THAT LOOK STUNNING IN THE GARDEN AND ON THE PLATE.

Only the BEST • ABC Organic Gardener CONTRIBUTORS REVEAL THEIR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE TOMATOES, PLUS, ESSENTIAL GROWING TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL HARVEST.

SALAD GREENS for summer • ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITH LETTUCE IN HOT WEATHER RELIES ON GOOD CULTIVAR CHOICES AND GROWING TECHNIQUES, WRITES ARNO KING. PLUS, HEAT-LOVING ALTERNATIVES TO GROW, FROM AMARANTH TO MITZUNA.

Summer of CHERRIES • WITH NEW DWARF AND LOW-CHILL CULTIVARS AVAILABLE, THERE’S PLENTY OF OPTIONS FOR HOME GARDENERS. HELEN MCKERRAL EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN. BONUS? IT WON’T COST THE EARTH.

KEEP OUT! • DEPLOYING A RANGE OF BARRIERS AND EXCLUSION PRODUCTS WILL HELP PROTECT YOUR CROPS FROM MARAUDING CREATURES, WRITES PENNY WOODWARD.

The magic of MULCH • ADDING MULCH ON TOP OF THE SOIL IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SLOW WEEDS, RETAIN MOISTURE AND KEEP GARDENS HEALTHY, WRITES HELEN MCKERRAL.

Keep on growing • AS PLANT GROWTH AND GARDENS SPEED UP IN SPRING, KEEP PLANTING NEW VEGIES AND STAY ON TOP OF WEEDS AND PESTS.

From the OCEAN • TOM WALTON IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD AND HOMEGROWN VEG. HERE’S A SELECTION OF VERSATILE RECIPES FROM HIS NEW BOOK More Fish, More Veg.

Cultivating farming futures • EVER DREAMED OF DITCHING YOUR DAY JOB AND PURSUING THE LIFE OF A FARMER? MANY ARE NOW TURNING TO THE LAND AS A WAY TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE, WRITES TARA LUCA.

Protect your garden • JESSAMY MILLER EXPLAINS HOW TO FREE RANGE YOUR CHOOKS SO THEY DON’T DESTROY YOUR GARDEN.

Flock of friends • WHEN MANDY WATTS ADDED A FEW CHOOKS TO HER BACKYARD, SHE HAD NO IDEA THEY WOULD TRANSFORM HER LIFE, WRITES JESSAMY MILLER.

KEEPING BEES HEALTHY • KELLY LEES SAYS REGULAR INSPECTIONS OF BEEHIVES FOR PESTS AND DISEASES ARE VITAL TO THE FUTURE HEALTH AND SURVIVAL OF BEES.

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WIN! 1 of 2 SPRING GARDENING PACKS from WOLF-GARTEN • SPRINGTIME CALLS FOR A SET OF TOOLS TO HELP YOU TIDY, SOW AND GROW.

Net and forget • SIMON WEBSTER SAYS HE EMPLOYS A NATURAL GARDENING METHOD THAT’S BEEN PERFECTED BY USELESS GARDENERS OVER MANY CENTURIES.