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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ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

news

market • SEASONAL FAVOURITES.

book reviews • CHLOE THOMSON’S FAVOURITE NEW RELEASES.

in season

SEASONAL TRIO: Vegetable, herb, fruit • AS THE HEAT OF SUMMER SOFTENS AND EVENINGS TURN COOLER, AUTUMN OFFERS A SWEET SPOT FOR GARDENING. WHILE THE SOIL IS STILL WARM, JIAN LIU IS PLANTING THIS COLOURFUL COLLECTION.

basics & beyond • FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCED TIPS.

Tried, true & brand new • FROM HEIRLOOM CLASSICS TO CLIMATE-READY NEWCOMERS, CALEB ROBERTS FROM DALEYS FRUIT TREE NURSERY GUIDES YOU THROUGH HIS TOP PICK OF THE STONE FRUIT OPTIONS.

Bare root to fruit • PHIL DUDMAN SHARES HIS TIPS ON HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY START A BACKYARD ORCHARD USING BARE-ROOTED FRUIT TREES.

Common orchard enemies • DON’T LET PESTS AND DISEASES RUIN THE HARVEST YOU’VE WORKED SO HARD FOR, WRITES STEVE FALCIONI. MAKE SURE YOUR DELICIOUS FRUITS END UP IN YOUR KITCHEN WITH THESE TIPS TO RECOGNISE AND DEAL WITH HUNGRY PREDATORS.

The BULB and the beautiful • THE ALLIUM FAMILY HAS MUCH TO OFFER THE PATIENT, AND THE IMPATIENT, GARDENER, FROM SLOW-GROWING ONIONS TO THE LEAFY HARVEST OF CHIVES AND SPRING ONIONS, WRITES MARCELLE NANKERVIS.

Rare fruit revolution • CYRUS ROUSSILHES, A RARE FRUIT GROWER FROM PERTH, IS ON A MISSION TO INSPIRE GARDENERS TO GROW UNUSUAL VARIETIES IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD, WRITES DERYN THORPE.

Native fruit feast • GROW A WIDER RANGE OF FLAVOURS IN YOUR PATCH, WHILE GIVING BIRDS AND INSECTS A HELPING HAND. KAREN SUTHERLAND SHARES HER BEGINNER FRIENDLY FAVOURITES, PLUS TIPS ON HOW TO HARVEST.

Confessions of a first-year chook mum • ONE YEAR WITH BACKYARD CHICKENS: THE WINS, THE SURPRISES, AND WHY THEY’RE WORTH THE SPACE.

Prep your patch • WITH THE HEAT COMING TO AN END, IT’S TIME TO GET READY FOR THE PLANTING SEASON.

Seasonal ferments • NATURALLY HIGH IN SUGARS, STONE FRUITS FERMENT QUICKLY AND BEAUTIFULLY. SO WHEN IT’S HARVEST TIME AND YOU HAVE MORE THAN YOU CAN EAT OR SHARE, THESE RECIPES FROM KATERINA LAZAREVA OFFER A WAY TO PRESERVE THE FLAVOUR OF YOUR FRESH FRUITS.

the best of your

Dig, Discover, Grow

Fleurieu Peninsula & Kangaroo Island Coastal wonders • FROM HER BASE IN ADELAIDE, KATE LE GALLEZ SHARES HER LOVE OF THE MANY WILD CORNERS, COASTAL TRAILS AND SUSTAINABLE STAYS OF THIS REMARKABLE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGION.

Subtropical switch • WARMER, WETTER SUMMERS ARE CHANGING WHAT MANY OF US CAN GROW. STEP INSIDE KAT PEARSON’S BRISBANE GARDEN TO SEE HOW SHE’S ADAPTED FROM COOL-CLIMATE HABITS TO SUBTROPICAL ABUNDANCE.

Poultry protection • CHOOKS DO A LOT FOR US, PROVIDING EGGS, MANURE AND GARDEN HELP, BUT THEY’RE VULNERABLE TO PREDATORS. JESSAMY MILLER SHOWS HOW TO LOCK UP THE COOP, OUTSMART COMMON PESTS, AND KEEP YOUR HENS CALM, SAFE AND THRIVING.

THE ENIGMATIC guinea fowl • JESSAMY MILLER GIVE US THE LOWDOWN ON ADDING THESE LOUD BUT LOVEABLE EGG LAYERS TO YOUR FLOCK.

Your questions answered

that’s a good idea • GLOBAL FOOTPRINTS FOR LOCAL CHANGE.