Good Organic Gardening

Gardening with goodness at its heart — fresh, organic and fun. This magazine is 100% real. We are unashamedly earthy, reflecting the spirit and culture of people who just love to get their hands dirty. Our emphasis is on productive gardening. We just love the satisfaction of growing your own and finding new ways to bring produce to the table. The magazine includes features such as Amazing Gardens, Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Gardeners, Clever Crops, Flavours of the month, Garden solutions, Kids Corner, Living Organics, Weekend Gardening, What’s New and a guide to What’s on Where.

THIS ISSUE

Good Organic Gardening

SWIFT GROW • CONTINUING THE SWIFT GROW STORY: HOW IT RESTORES COLOUR, FLAVOUR AND AROMA TO FOOD

THE Grapevine • ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES

What’s hot RIGHT NOW • PRESENTING SOME STUNNING-LOOKING PLANTS THAT WILL MAKE EXCELLENT ADDITIONS TO YOUR GARDEN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

Green news • WHO IS GREENING OUR WORLD AND HOW THEY ARE DOING IT

KIWI PEPPER • SOMETIMES CALLED MAORI KAVA — THE PLANTS ARE RELATED — KAWAKAWA HAS SIMILAR CEREMONIAL FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS MANY MEDICINAL USES

SMOOTH, NOT CRUNCHY • THE PEANUT BUTTER TREE GETS ITS COMMON NAME FROM THE SCENT AND TEXTURE OF ITS FRUIT, NOT THE TASTE

PURPLE REIGN • IT’S NOT ALWAYS PURPLE OR EVEN EGG-SHAPED, BUT EGGPLANT — OR AUBERGINE, IF YOU INSIST — IS A STAPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD

The savoury fruit • A BERRY THAT’S CONSUMED AS A VEGETABLE, TOMATO COMES IN ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND COLOURS, INCLUDING 500 HEIRLOOM VARIETIES IN AUSTRALIA ALONE

LAND OF PLENTY • A COMMUNITY OF CHURCHGOERS AND VEGIE GROWERS CONGREGATES AROUND A SHARED GARDEN IN ONE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST CITIES

OUT OF AFRICA • ON ANOTHER CONTINENT, A COUPLE CREATES A SEASONAL FLOWER ENTERPRISE AND A BEAUTIFUL NEW FERTILE LANDSCAPE

WELCOME TO LISA’S GARDEN • TWO BUSY EMPTY NESTERS SHARE A PROPERTY WITH RABBITS, CATS, A FRUIT-EATING DOG AND A GOAT NAMED RON IN THE BEAUTIFUL HILLS NORTHEAST OF MELBOURNE

MOON PLANTING

TIME TO PLANT • SPRING IS A BUSY PLANTING TIME IN MOST CLIMATE ZONES, GUARANTEEING PLENTY ON THE TABLE IN THE MONTHS TO COME

KICKSTART • HERE ARE 10 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS — AND FOR OTHERS, REMINDERS — TO HELP PLANTS GROW UP BIG AND STRONG

WINGS OF DESIRE • VARIOUSLY CALLED PIGEONWINGS, BUTTERFLY PEA AND DARWIN PEA, THIS PRETTY FLOWER TURNS HEADS WITH ITS SCIENTIFIC NAME, CLITORIA

BONE SET AND MULCH • WITH A LONG HISTORY IN FOLK MEDICINE, COMFREY REALLY SHINES AS A FERTILISER, COMPOST ACTIVATOR AND WEED BARRIER

CORNUCOPIA • LIKE CARROTS, SWEET CORN COMES IN MANY COLOURS. UNLIKE CARROTS, AS THE SONG GOES, IT GROWS “AS HIGH AS AN ELEPHANT’S EYE”

ROCKET FUEL • DESIGNING FOOD THAT ASTRONAUTS CAN GROW, HARVEST AND EAT ON LONG SPACE JOURNEYS FOR A SALAD THAT’S OUT OF THIS WORLD

FRUIT AND HEDGE • WHY NOT FENCE YOUR GARDEN WITH SHRUBBERY YOU CAN EAT?

EDIBLE EVERGREENS • AS AN ORNAMENTAL HEDGE, SHADE TREE, WILDLIFE HABITAT OR SOURCE OF FOOD, THE LILLY PILLY IS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S TREASURES

Follow the sun • THE TALL, DRAMATIC-LOOKING SUNFLOWER IS A GIANT DAISY THAT NOT ONLY MIRRORS THE SUN BUT ALSO TRACKS ITS MOVEMENTS

Addicted to orchids • EVEN A CASUAL STUDY OF THE ENDLESS VARIETY OF AUSTRALIAN NATIVE ORCHIDS CAN QUICKLY BECOME AN OBSESSION

BLOOMING DELICIOUS • NO ROOM FOR ORNAMENTALS IN YOUR EDIBLE GARDEN? FOODSCAPING MAKES THE MOST OF THE ATTRACTIVE FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE OF VEGIES, HERBS AND FRUIT

DIY ANT BAIT • A HOMEMADE BORAX ANT BAIT AND TRAP CAN EFFECTIVELY CONTROL ANTS IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE WAY IN THE HOME AND GARDEN

Deluxe ducks • THE ENGLISH AYLESBURY AND FRANCE’S ROUEN ARE LARGE, STATELY SHOW BIRDS WITH A FASCINATING...