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 joy of BERRIES • CONNIE CAO SAYS HOMEGROWN BERRIES ARE FLAVOURSOME, QUICK-PRODUCING, PERFECT FOR POTS, SMALL SPACES AND A HIGHLIGHT OF HER GARDEN. HERE’S THREE OF THE BEST.

25 years and thriving • STORIES FROM OUR PAST THAT WORK TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE.

A lifetime of GARDENING • AS PART OF OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, WE ASKED OUR REGULAR EXPERT WRITERS TO LOOK BACK ON WHAT INSPIRED THEIR ORGANIC GARDENING LIFE AND THE JOURNEY THEY HAVE SINCE TAKEN. PLUS, WHAT’S ONE OF THEIR FAVOURITE WINTER CROPS, WITH TOP GROWING TIPS.

Treasure unearthed! • FOR OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY WE PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PETER CUNDALL WITH ONE OF HIS CLASSIC ARTICLES FROM OUR ARCHIVES. PETER WAS A MAINSTAY OF Organic Gardener FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AND AN IMMENSE PART OF OUR SUCCESS.

The Queen of Flowers • ELIZA HENRY-JONES INTRODUCES SOME OF HER FAVOURITE ROSES AND HOW TO GET STARTED THIS WINTER WITH BARE-ROOTED PLANTS.

A gardener for all seasons • AFTER 20 YEARS ON A RURAL TOWN BLOCK, LINDA BLENCOWE IS IN LOVE WITH GARDENING AND NATURE MORE THAN EVER. ANNEMARIE BOLDUC VISITS TO FIND OUT HOW THIS FULL-TIME WORKER MANAGES TO GROW AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD THROUGH THE SEASONS AND INSPIRE OTHERS.

DISCOVERING KIMCHI • PHIL DUDMAN TELLS HOW HE ONCE LIVED NEXT DOOR TO A KOREAN FAMILY WHO WERE MASTERS OF GROWING AND MAKING KIMCHI. PLUS, THEIR RECIPE.

GROW YOUR OWN KIMCHI • JIAN LIU EXPLAINS HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN FRESH INGREDIENTS – FROM WOMBOK TO DAIKON – FOR THE SPICY KOREAN SIDE DISH KIMCHI.

WHAT A PEST! • PHIL DUDMAN PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COMMON GARDEN PESTS, WHERE AND WHEN YOU WILL SEE THEM, AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THE TROUBLEMAKERS.

Bring in ABUNDANCE • FOR OG’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY, OUR REGULAR WRITERS GIVE THEIR TOP TIPS FOR GARDENING SUCCESS.

Annabel’s feast • ANNABEL LANGBEIN IS THE ORIGINAL PATCH TO PLATE ORGANIC GARDENER, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM HER ABUNDANT LAKESIDE GARDEN IN , NEW ZEALAND, TO CREATE MEMORABLE FEASTS TO SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HERE, ANNABEL REFLECTS ON HER FOOD AND GARDENING JOURNEY AND SHARES SOME FAVOURITE RECIPES.

From madness to MAINSTREAM • ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC WINES HAVE COME A LONG WAY IN AUSTRALIA IN THE LAST 25 YEARS.

Think like a chook! • JESSAMY MILLER IS A WRITER OF CHARM, WIT AND KNOWLEDGE WHO HAS BEEN OUR LONG-TERM POULTRY EXPERT. HERE SHE TELLS A LITTLE ABOUT HER CHOOKY UPBRINGING.

Chicken chatter • JESSAMY MILLER LISTENS IN ON CHOOK TALK AND TELLS US HOW IT CAN HELP US COMMUNICATE WITH OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS.

Sounds of NATURE • A DIVERSITY OF BIRD SONG HELPS US AND THE PLANET, WRITES GEORGIA ANGUS.

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Plotting a new life • AFTER 16 YEARS ON PLOT FARM, SIMON WEBSTER HAS LEARNT A THING OR TWO.