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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Eavesdropping on NATURE • NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SCIENTISTS TO LISTEN TO ALL THE SOUNDS THAT NATURE OFFERS, WRITES REESE HALTER.

FRUIT that fits • CONNIE CAO SAYS DWARF FRUIT TREES ALLOW MORE DIVERSITY IN GARDENS SMALL AND LARGE.

How to LOVE YOUR LEMONS • QUESTIONS ON HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR LEMON TREES REGULARLY TOP THE LIST ON GARDEN SHOWS AND FORUMS. WE FELT IT WAS TIME FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REFRESHER FROM PHIL DUDMAN ON THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS. READ ON.

KALE IS BACK • WITH GOOD GARDENING PRACTICES AND CREATIVE CULINARY EXPLORATION, YOU CAN UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF KALE, WRITES JIAN LIU.

BIRDS need homes too • GEORGIA ANGUS SAYS ILL-PLANNED URBAN EXPANSION IS GOBBLING UP NATURAL HABITATS WHEN WHAT WE NEED IS HOMES FOR WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.

Farm for all • AN HISTORIC APPLE ORCHARD GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE AS A COMMUNITY FARM, WRITES JACQUELINE FORSTER.

MAKE SOIL that sings • ORGANIC FERTILISERS, COMPOSTS AND MANURES ARE VITAL FOR BOOSTING SOIL AND PLANT HEALTH BUT THERE ARE KEY METHODS TO MAXIMISE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, WRITES PHIL DUDMAN.

Cooling down • EXPERT ADVICE FOR ALL CLIMATES ON PREPARING FOR THE COLDER MONTHS, HARVESTING, GARDEN CARE AND MORE.

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A common thread • IN HER NEW BOOK A Plant-Based Farmhouse, CHERIE HAUSLER DRAWS ON YEARS OF SHARING HOMEGROWN FOOD MEMORIES WHILE TRAVELLING AND, MORE RECENTLY, WITH HER LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE BAROSSA VALLEY. SHE GARDENS, FORAGES, PRESERVES AND BAKES, ALONG WITH KEEPING HORSES, DUCKS AND MORE. HERE SHE TELLS A LITTLE OF HER STORY, ALONG WITH THREE RECIPES.

PROTEST for the planet • STEVE PAYNE INTRODUCES AN EDITED INTERVIEW WITH BOB BROWN ON ABC RADIO’S Late Night Live BY HOST PHILLIP ADAMS, DELVING INTO THE INCREASING REPRESSION OF NON-VIOLENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE PROTESTS.

THE HEART OF NATIVE FORESTS • REESE HALTER LOOKS AT THE COMPLEX AND VITAL ROLE ANIMALS PLAY IN MAINTAINING DIVERSITY.

The PERFECT PERCH • CHOOKS LOVE LOOKING AT THE WORLD FROM ON HIGH AND RESEARCH SHOWS HAVING A GOOD VANTAGE POINT KEEPS FLOCKS HAPPY AND HEALTHY, WRITES JESSAMY MILLER.

The latest on RENEWABLE ENERGY • CAN YOU PUT SOLAR PANELS ON YOUR SOUTH-FACING ROOF? DO YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOUR PANELS? AND CAN YOU USE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO POWER YOUR HOME? YOUR RENEWABLE ENERGY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

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This is no choke! • SIMON WEBSTER LAMENTS THE PLANT-GROWING HISTORY OF HIS SHED WALL.