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.

Editor’s letter

ABC Organic Gardener Magazine

news

market • THINKING OF THE PLANET.

book reviews • CHLOE THOMSON’S ESSENTIAL GARDEN REFERENCES

in season

basics & beyond • FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCED TIPS.

SEASONAL TRIO: vegetable, flower, herb • MULTIPURPOSE PLANTS ARE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED IF YOUR GROWING EFFORTS ARE RESTRICTED IN A SMALL SPACE. HERE’S THREE FAVOURITES FROM CONNIE CAO.

Glorious grapes • GRAPEVINES ARE GENEROUS PLANTS WITH ENDLESS USES, FROM GROWING SWEET FRUIT TO OFFERING SHADE, WRITES PHIL DUDMAN. GROW YOUR OWN WITH THESE TIPS AND ENJOY THE GRAPE TIMES.

REIMAGINING THE edible garden • SHRINKING BACKYARDS AND HIGH-RISE LIVING WON’T STOP US FROM GROWING PRODUCE AT HOME. MARCELLE NANKERVIS DISCOVERS THAT ALL YOU NEED IS A BIT OF CREATIVITY.

Wildly resourceful • IN HIS BOOK WILD BY DESIGN, TIM PILGRIM SHARES HIS EXPERT TIPS ON SOURCING AND USING RECYCLED AND RECLAIMED MATERIALS IN YOUR GARDEN.

Reclaiming greywater • USING WASTEWATER IN YOUR GARDEN CAN BE A BIT OF A GREY AREA, BUT JIAN LIU OFFERS SOME CLARITY TO GET YOU STARTED.

Reloved rubbish • OUR EDITOR, CHLOE THOMSON, HAS A GARDEN FILLED WITH PRACTICAL AND PRETTY PIECES MADE FROM RECYCLED AND RECLAIMED ‘RUBBISH’, HERE’S HOW IT ALL CAME TOGETHER.

Rethink remedies • STEVE FALCIONI ENCOURAGES US TO PAUSE BEFORE REACHING FOR THE SPRAYS OR CONTROLS FOR COMMON GARDEN PESTS AND DISEASES – HERE’S HIS APPROACH INSTEAD.

Autumn ready • YOUR GARDEN JOBS AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO COOL, MAPPED OUT BY OUR EXPERTS NATIONWIDE.

Rescue ready • GEORGIA ANGUS FINDS OUT HOW WE CAN BE PREPARED TO HELP INJURED WILDLIFE AND BIRDS.

Return gently • END-OF-LIFE CHOICES AREN’T EASY TO TALK ABOUT, YET THEY HAVE A REAL IMPACT ON THE LAND WE LOVE, WRITES CASS DOWDING. NATURAL BURIALS PROVIDE A WAY TO RECONNECT WITH THE SOIL ONE LAST TIME, IN THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY MINDFUL WAY.

Tasmania’s wild welcome • HELEN CUSHING, A TASMANIAN LOCAL, SHARES HOW TO EXPLORE OUR ISLAND STATE THE GENTLE WAY, TRAVELLING LIGHTLY AND SOAKING UP ITS WILD BEAUTY.

Radish reboot • FROM GARDEN HAUL TO KITCHEN MAGIC, KATERINA LAZAREVA OFFERS THREE ROOT-TO-TIP RADISH RECIPES WITH NOTHING GOING TO WASTE.

Really grape entertaining • DAN PASQUALI’S RECIPES TAKE GRAPES TO ANOTHER LEVEL TO IMPRESS YOUR GUESTS.

the best of your

Dig, Discover, Grow

Regreen your rooms • TAMMY HUYNH’S GROWING ADVICE HAS BEEN ‘LEAFING AN IMPRESSION’ WITH US OVER ON INSTAGRAM FOR MANY YEARS, NOW ALL THAT KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN COLLECTED IN THE PLANT BOOK. HERE CHLOE THOMSON & TAMMY EXPLORE WHAT INDOOR PLANTS BRING TO OUR SPACES.

Second chances • JESSAMY MILLER WALKS YOU THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS OF RESCUING COMMERCIAL BATTERY HENS AND GIVING THEM A NEW HOME.

your questions answered

that’s a good idea • TURNING RECYCLED GLASS INTO ART.