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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The art of living • PEOPLE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.

Taste the MEDITERRANEAN • Connie Cao explores some must-have culinary herbs to plant this spring.

TOMATOES in training • Phil Dudman strings us along with this essential guide to training tomatoes using stakes, trellises and cages so you can grow more in any space! Plus, 10 top tips for success.

How to set up a trellis system

10 TOP TIPS for GROWING TOMATOES

Preserve your harvest • Once your tomatoes have matured, here are two great recipes from the Cornersmith team to preserve your bounty and enjoy the flavours all-year-round.

EVERY DROP COUNTS • Whether it’s improving your soil’s capacity to hold water or good garden design, Karen Sutherland provides a refresher on simple ways to save water and money.

Corridors of life • Helen Cushing meets street gardener Emma Cutting whose vision is to create a ‘pollinator corridor’ that brings plants and wildlife to Melbourne suburbia.

What’s the buzz? • Pollination is vital to our ornamental and food gardens – not to mention life on Earth. Helen Cushing explains how it works and how you can encourage pollinators, from beetles to birds.

MORE PLANTS FOR LESS • In his new book The Plant Society Design Handbook, Jason Chongue introduces thrifty propagation techniques to help you start or expand your plant collection – especially indoors.

Here comes THE SUN • Expert advice for all climates to get your garden thriving this spring.

Good farming, GOOD FOOD • A foody couple extraordinaire are demonstrating the benefits of sustainable agriculture and healthy, nutritious food.

Your night-time garden • At night, our gardens can become a hive of activity for nocturnal creatures, from owls to possums and frogs. Georgia Angus takes us on a tour of what we might find and how to encourage more.

Robyn’s vision • Phil Dudman chats with permaculture teacher, designer, activist and visionary, Robyn Francis about the beginnings of permaculture, the movements it has spurred, and her property in northern New South Wales.

The mite fight • The destructive varroa mite’s arrival in Australia means backyard beekeepers will have to learn a range of strategies to keep their bees alive, writes Simon Webster.

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Talk to the animals • Simon Webster finds the pleasures and pitfalls in working from home.