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.

ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

Finding sanctuary

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Natural choices for you and your garden.

reviews • Great reads that will challenge and inspire.

Show of the year • Karen Sutherland tells of her garden highlights at this year’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, from a stand-out indigenous garden, to a smaller boutique garden.

Flower, vegie, herb • Connie Cao finds some stand-out plants for your cool season garden.

all the juice on strawberries • Ever tried growing strawberries and had your dreams of a juicy harvest derailed by mysterious ailments? Phil Dudman shares his expert organic checklist for solving puzzling problems.

The finest PEAS in the land • Jian Liu’s family love their peas and can never grow enough. Here she explains what type are easiest to grow, where to plant and how to maximise your harvest.

a rare farm • Emma Gilbert and partner Ryan French, have turned a ‘blank-slate’ property in the Adelaide Hills into a thriving regenerative farm, including pure, rare and heritage breed chickens. Emma tells their story.

Living well with less • How do we live truly sustainably, facing challenges and finding solutions around the garden and home that will reduce waste and save money?

A slippery business • Phil Dudman picks some key troublemaking pests in winter and how to deal with them, from slugs and snails to cutworm.

Get winter ready • There’s planting, pruning, pest control and much more to keep your garden healthy and productive.

Which chicken breed are you? • Jessamy Miller has prepared a fun quiz to find out what chook personality you match, along with practical information that will help you choose a breed.

Bracing for bird flu • Bird flu is a highly infectious virus that can impact backyard poultry, not just commercial flocks. A little preparation and foreknowledge may be invaluable to protect your chooks, writes Jessamy Miller.

Packed with PICKLES • In her latest book the Pocket Pickler, Alex Elliott-Howery, co-founder of Cornersmith, urges everyone to get the pickling bug and fill their pantry with delectable preserves.

More on PICKLING • Here are some of the basics you’ll need to make the most of your pickling and preserving – from Alex Elliott-Howery

Birds from afar • You might be surprised that your garden can be a haven for long-distance migrating birds, writes Georgia Angus.

Pernicious PLASTIC • Jessamy Miller delves into the origins of plastic, the growing awareness of its health and environmental impacts – and how to go plastic-free for parties, takeaways and picnics.

In conversation MELINDA KERR WILDLIFE WARRIOR • Jacqueline Forster speaks with wildlife conservationist Melinda Kerr who is on a quest to save wombats from the deadly mange disease.

Strength from nature • There are simple ways to make gardens into sanctuaries that can help heal grief, whether from environmental, family or other trauma, writes Leonie Shanahan.

THE HUMAN SIDE OF SCIENCE

a new tune • Simon Webster farewells a has-been piano but its tunes may yet live on in the garden.