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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SHARK SPOTLIGHT • SHARK NUMBERS ARE DECREASING, MAKING THE WORK OF THE LATE ROB STEWART CRUCIAL TO THEIR FUTURE, WRITES REESE HALTER.

reviews • HERE ARE FOUR TOP READS TO ADD TO YOUR BOOKSHELF – BOTH OLD AND NEW.

market • PLANT, SOW AND NURTURE FOR A HEALTHY GARDEN.

BANKSIA beauties • KAREN SUTHERLAND TELLS WHY BANKSIAS ARE A GREAT CHOICE FOR YOUR GARDEN.

Let’s get this straight • IF YOU’VE HAD TROUBLE GROWING DECENT CARROTS IN THE PAST, TRY THIS METHOD AND EXPERT ADVICE FROM PHIL DUDMAN THAT WILL GET YOU STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.

How to start an ORCHARD • HONEY AND LEONIE ATKINSON TELL HOW THEY ESTABLISHED THEIR NEW ORCHARD AND HOW YOU CAN DO IT, TOO – AN INVESTMENT THAT WILL GIVE AND GIVE OVER MANY YEARS.

Seeds are our future • LEONIE SHANAHAN LOOKS AT WHY SEED SAVING IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY.

Good seed BAD SEED • PHIL DUDMAN SHARES A TIP FOR TESTING SEED VIABILITY AND SUGGESTS SOME WAYS TO MAKE A PACKET LAST LONGER.

Fill it QUICK • WHEN SUMMER CROPS ARE ENDING, THESE FAST-GROWING PLANTS WILL HELP FILL THE GAP, WRITES JIAN LIU.

The gardener florist • STEVE PAYNE TALKS WITH GARDENER AND FLORAL DESIGNER ELIZABETH WALTON ABOUT HOW SHE TRANSFORMED HER BARE BACKYARD INTO A PARADISE OF VEGIES AND FLOWERS.

INSECTS for the birds • GEORGIA ANGUS LOOKS AT THE VITAL ROLE INSECTS PLAY IN SUPPORTING NATIVE BIRDS AND HOW YOU CAN ENCOURAGE BOTH IN YOUR GARDEN.

TIME to SAVE • START SAVING SEED AND PLANTING COOL SEASON CROPS.

welcome to ORGANIC LIVING • INSIDE: A HEALING GARDEN PICNIC RECIPES COMPOST LOOS

The seasons of life • GRIEVING AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HER MOTHER, AND THRUST INTO CARING FOR AN AILING FATHER AND BROTHER, AMY SAMBROOKE ABANDONED HER GARDEN. THEN A NEIGHBOURLY GESTURE SPARKED A NEW BEGINNING.

Out and about • IN HER NEW BOOK WHAT CAN I BRING? SOPHIE HANSEN SHARES AN ARRAY OF DELICIOUS RECIPES YOU CAN TAKE TO FRIENDS OR ON A PICNIC.

A money-free life • COULD REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON MONEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE PLANET? PHIL DUDMAN CHATS WITH JO NEMETH, WHO HASN’T SPENT A CENT IN ALMOST A DECADE, AND THE RESULTS ARE INSPIRING.

Going DEEP • JESSAMY MILLER OUTLINES DEEP LITTER SYSTEMS WHERE CHOOKS ARE MANAGED IN AN ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT, CUTTING DOWN YOUR WORK AND KEEPING POULTRY HAPPY.

Call of NATURE • GET OFF THE WATER GRID WITH A COMPOST TOILET.

Make-up by nature! • JESSAMY MILLER EXPLORES THE GROWING RANGE OF NATURAL AND CERTIFIED ORGANIC MAKE-UP AND HAIR REMOVAL OPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE.

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Spitting pips! • SIMON WEBSTER QUESTIONS HIS SANITY AFTER A SHOCK DISCOVERY IN HIS EDIBLE PATCH.