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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Superlative bees
GET IN TOUCH • PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR TOWN/SUBURB. PHOTOS ARE HELPFUL, AND ANY DETAILS SUCH AS CLIMATE AND SOIL. THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE THE BETTER.
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Summer fun • SHARE ALL THE JOY WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS!
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GARDENING ON YOUR LOCAL ABC RADIO
WATER LOVERS • JIAN LIU INTRODUCES SOME REWARDING EDIBLE AND ORNAMENTAL WATER PLANTS.
SMOOTH OPERATORS • AVOCADOS HAVE BECOME CULINARY FAVOURITES, BUT WHY PAY A FORTUNE WHEN YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN? YOU CAN EVEN HAVE A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST OF THIS NUTRIENT-PACKED FRUIT IN COOL CLIMATES, WRITES KAREN SUTHERLAND.
AVOCADO ESSENTIALS
Edible wonders
Get into the ZING • PENNY WOODWARD EXPLORES THE PUNGENT, SPICY ZINGERBERACEAE FAMILY – THINK GINGER, TURMERIC AND GALANGAL – AND HOW TO GROW THEM, EVEN IN COOLER REGIONS.
SALAD ESSENTIAL • SIMON WEBSTER LOVES HIS CUCUMBERS, AND HAS HAD BUMPER HARVESTS OVER THE YEARS. HERE ARE HIS TIPS FOR SUCCESS.
SOWING TIMES
Where to get seeds
GETTING THE BUZZ • KAREN SUTHERLAND REVEALS THE BEST FLOWERING PLANTS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT BEES IN YOUR GARDEN.
NATIVE BEES
Kids and beekeeping • KELLY LEES EXPLAINS HOW TO GENTLY NURTURE A CHILD’S INTEREST IN BEES.
IN A NUTSHELL
A CUT ABOVE • PENNY WOODWARD LOOKS AT THE BEST HAND TOOLS FOR CUTTING, TRIMMING, LOPPING AND SHAPING – THE ONES SHE “COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT”.
What to choose?
OUT DAMNED SPOT! • NUMEROUS PESTS AND DISEASES CAN RUIN A TOMATO CROP AND CRUSH A GARDENER’S ENTHUSIASM. DENIS CRAWFORD LOOKS AT TWO OF THE CULPRITS: TARGET SPOT AND TOMATO RUSSET MITE.
BRING IN THE BEES • THERE’S HEAPS TO DO IN THE SUMMER GARDEN, INCLUDING ENCOURAGING BEES TO VISIT AND STAY.
SEED SAVING
PEST ALERT
THE TOXIC EFFECT • SIMON WEBSTER AND PENNY WOODWARD REVEAL THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS ON GARDEN COMPOST AND MANURES – LEADING TO DEFORMED PLANTS AND DISTRESSED GARDENERS.
welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: STEPHANIE ALEXANDER FOOD CO-OPS DIY DEODORANT
The joy of living • FOR 50 YEARS, STEPHANIE ALEXANDER HAS BEEN SHARING HER ENTHUSIASM FOR COOKING, ABOVE ALL WANTING TO CONVINCE US THAT MAKING A LOVELY MEAL WITHOUT ANXIETY ADDS IMMENSELY TO THE JOY OF LIVING.
a few good toppings
WINE PICKS
IN SEASON
HARVEST NOTES
GIVING A COMMUNITY MORE THAN FOOD • COMMUNITY OWNED FOOD CO-OPERATIVES OFFER AN ETHICAL ALTERNATIVE TO GROCERY GIANTS AND HELP SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES, BUT WHAT MAKES THEM WORK, AND HOW DO YOU START YOUR OWN? JACQUELINE FORSTER TAKES A LOOK.
Sowing the seed
Why join a LOCAL FOOD CO-OP • THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD CO-OPS
Lure of the wild • IN DIARY OF A YOUNG NATURALIST, A 15-YEAR-OLD DARA MCANULTY CHRONICLES HIS FAMILY LIFE AND INTERACTIONS WITH NATURE THROUGH THE SEASONS FROM HIS HOME IN NORTHERN IRELAND. HIS BEAUTIFUL WRITING AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH NATURE WON HIM NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE 2020 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING (UK). HERE, DARA WRITES ABOUT THE BEGINNINGS OF THE DIARY, ALONG WITH THE START OF SPRING.
Stay fresh! • BEAT THE HEAT (AND AVOID PLASTIC WASTE) WITH THIS NON-TOXIC DEODORANT FROM NATURAL HARRY.
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Chook yard adventures • FROM KARATE-KICKING ROOSTERS TO MURDER MYSTERIES, SIMON WEBSTER SAYS HIS...