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.

An early start

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reviews • Great reads for the new year.

Keeping your garden happy in the heat.

Colour me healthy • Add these vegies to your patch for a colourful harvest filled with healthy goodness, writes Karen Sutherland.

Perennial flavours from the ONION TRIBE • Jian Liu loves her tribe of onion crops, from spring onions to chives and perennial leeks. They are all easy to grow and will provide a year-round supply for flavouring meals.

Prepare your COOL SEASON PATCH • Getting an early start on your cool season gardening will set you up for a wonderful winter harvest from broccoli to snow peas. Phil Dudman explains how.

JUMP START your CROPS • Phil Dudman swears by starting most of his vegies in punnets so he’s always got crops ready to plant out, no matter the season or conditions. Here’s how to do it.

In the can • Karen Sutherland outlines her top tips for buying a humble watering can.

Farming, food & friendship • Mara Ripani tells the story of developing her permaculture property, the biodiversity and bounty she and partner Ralf Pfleiderer have created, and the friendships vital to the journey.

Making a noise • The introduced common myna and the native noisy miner may be different species but both are aggressive and love making a racket, writes Georgia Angus.

SHOW US YOUR SHED! • There’s a whole world of sheds out there – thanks for showing us what’s in your backyard!

BEWARE BURULI • Debilitating Buruli ulcers are an increasing health concern in parts of Australia, especially for gardeners, as Karen Sutherland discovered from personal experience.

Keep that garden pumping • There are crops to plant and jobs to do to keep your garden healthy in late summer and early autumn. Here’s advice from our experts.

Foods of Asia • Tony Tan is an icon of the Australian food scene. His new book features more than 150 of his most cooked and loved recipes, moving between culturally distinct cuisines from across Asia – all tailored for the home cook.

Skin nourishment • Carla Oates is a pioneer of beauty and health treatments that focus on the gut-skin connection and the vital role of the gut microbiome for wellbeing. For her, what you put into and on your body is crucial to your health and appearance.

The future of off-grid living • Kate Nottingham, founder of the Off-Grid Living Festival, went right back to basics when starting her off-grid life but now, with a new home, she sees that creature comforts are also possible.

Earth Calling SOS • Reese Halter says it is time to face the true and dire situation for life on Earth, that governments have largely abandoned their citizens, and that courage and people power must be harnessed like never before.

CLAIRE O’ROURKE OUR FUTURE CHOICE • Claire O’Rourke is an environmentalist and the author of Together We Can, a book of inspiring stories about people taking action on climate change. She spoke to Simon Webster.

Clean up time! • Jessamy Miller tells how to set your chooks up for a safe, healthy and cosy cool season.

20 years of Conversations • Host of ABC podcast Conversations, Sarah Kanowski, tells us what she loves about the show.

A new kind of sanctuary • Simon Webster and family discover the joys of going phone free.