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.

Birds, birds, birds

ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

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news • Seeing the trail spread around Australia fills my heart with joy as it’s always been my vision to see an edible patch or pot in every home.

Garden, cook, attract • BRIGHT IDEAS FOR A HEALTHY GARDEN & HOME.

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Compact GUM TREES • KAREN SUTHERLAND SELECTS SOME SMALL-SCALE GUM TREES TO BRING BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE TO YOUR GARDEN.

Grow your own great GARLIC • WHY SPEND A FORTUNE BUYING GARLIC WHEN YOU CAN GROW THIS NUTRITIOUS FLAVOUR-ENHANCER IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD OR EVEN A POT? JIAN LIU TELLS HOW TO SUCCEED, WHETHER IN COOL OR WARM CLIMATES.

Steadfast SILVERBEET • KAREN SUTHERLAND SAYS THIS VERSATILE VEG IS HER STEADY, RELIABLE, GO-TO PLANT, WITH ITS LONG HARVEST TIME AND ABILITY TO SELF-SEED. HERE’S HOW TO GROW IT AND USE IT IN THE KITCHEN.

BRING IN the BIRDS • INTRODUCING A NEW SERIES, GEORGIA ANGUS WRITES OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR BACKYARD FEATHERED FRIENDS AND OUR OWN WELLBEING.

Welcoming the WILD THINGS • URBAN REWILDING IS HELPING NATURE MAKE A COMEBACK IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. DEAD ZONES ARE BEING REPLACED WITH VIBRANT ALIVENESS, WITH A GROWING RECOGNITION THAT WITHOUT THE WILD THINGS, OUR LIVES ARE LESS. HELEN CUSHING REPORTS.

Join the NO-DIG REVOLUTION • YOU DON’T HAVE TO DIG AND TURN THE SOIL TO GROW GOOD VEGIES. PHIL DUDMAN EXPLAINS HOW NO-DIG METHODS WILL SAVE YOU TIME AND ENERGY AND BUILD LIFE IN YOUR SOIL.

Nature’s rainwater tank • AS THE COOL SEASON APPROACHES, IT’S A GOOD TIME TO SET UP WATER-SAVING STRATEGIES TO HELP YOUR GARDEN SURVIVE THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. IN THIS EXTRACT FROM HER NEW BOOK Good Life Growing, HANNAH MOLONEY EXPLAINS THE ADVANTAGES OF PASSIVE WATERING – FROM SWALES TO MULCH TRENCHES – AND HOW TO DO IT.

naturally NATIVE • OUR EXPERTS SUGGEST WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE BIRDS TO YOUR GARDEN, AS WELL AS WHAT CROPS TO PLANT AND PEST PROBLEMS TO FIX.

TOMATO SEED SAVING • WITH SUMMER TOMATO HARVESTING IN FULL SWING, IT’S THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB A FEW OF YOUR FAVOURITES AND SAVE THEIR SEED TO GROW AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, WRITES PHIL DUDMAN.

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: EDIBLE GARDEN TRAILS SUMMER MEALS ECO-HOUSING

Crafted with love • A YOUNG COUPLE WITH TRADITIONAL CRAFT SKILLS HAVE REJUVENATED AN OLD MINER’S COTTAGE AND PROPERTY IN CENTRAL VICTORIA – A HIGHLIGHT OF ABC TV’S MOST RECENT RESTORATION AUSTRALIA SERIES, WRITES STEVE PAYNE.

The joy of HOME COOKING • ACCLAIMED RESTAURANT CHEF DANIELLE ALVAREZ HAS WRITTEN A GORGEOUS BOOK OF RECIPES THAT DRAW ON HER LOVE OF ITALIAN AND FRENCH FOOD AS WELL AS HER CUBAN ROOTS. TRY THESE DELICIOUS SUMMER MEALS FROM RECIPES FOR A LIFETIME OF BEAUTIFUL COOKING.

Boodylicious birds • FIT FOWLS WILL BE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER, LIVE LONGER, LAY MORE EGGS AND COST LESS AT THE VET, WRITES JESSAMY MILLER.

On the garden trail • EDIBLE GARDEN TRAILS ARE POPPING UP RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. JACQUELINE FORSTER TALKS WITH SUSANNE RIX, WHO STARTED THE MOVEMENT, ABOUT HOW TO START YOUR OWN.

Smelling sweet • JESSAMY MILLER LOOKS AT ORGANIC AND NATURAL PRODUCTS, FROM DEODORANT TO PERFUME AND AFTERSHAVE, THAT WILL KEEP YOU SMELLING SWEET AND SOOTHE THE SKIN.

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Fighting chaos • SIMON WEBSTER LOVES STRAIGHT LINES AND ORDER, HOWEVER FLEETING THEY MAY BE.