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

THE Grapevine • ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES COMPILED

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

FRUIT AND VEG • VERSATILE PAPAYA OR PAWPAW CAN BE A KEY INGREDIENT IN BOTH FRUIT SALADS AND ASIAN STIR-FRIES

OUT OF AFRICA • BOTH EDIBLE AND ORNAMENTAL, LAGOS SPINACH IS A VIBRANTLY COLOURFUL ANNUAL READILY AVAILABLE LOCALLY

The heat you can eat • NO CHILLI LOVER IS HAPPY UNTIL THEIR TONGUE IS STUNG AND THEIR EYES ARE WATERING

SUBTLE SEASONING • THIS COMBO ADDS A LIGHT ZEST TO FISH OR EGG DISHES

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PATCH • THE ONLY THING BETTER THAN ONE SUBURBAN GARDEN IS SEVERAL HOUSEHOLDS SHARING THE BOUNTY

THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE OASIS • WHY WAIT TO RETIRE TO AN ACREAGE WHEN YOU CAN CREATE A PRODUCTIVE PARADISE ON A SUBURBAN BLOCK?

GREENING THE DUNES • A MINE WORKER BUILDS A GARDEN BY SHIFTING HALF A METRE OF SANDY SOIL AND SWAPPING IT FOR ORGANIC VEGIE MIX

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

FINE VINES • NOT ALL GRAPES END UP BOTTLED — THE JUICY BERRIES ARE DELICIOUS TO EAT AND THE VINES CAN ALSO BE MERELY ORNAMENTAL

ACCENT ON PLUMS • ONCE YOU’VE STOOD UNDER YOUR TREE AND EATEN A RIPE, SUN-WARMED PLUM, THERE’S NO GOING BACK TO STORE-BOUGHT ONES

ONE SUPER TUBER • BAKED, MASHED OR PUREED, THE PALE, SLENDER PARSNIP IS A SWEET ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER ROOT VEGETABLES

THE POLITE PEPPER • EASY TO GROW AND SWEET AND TANGY, THE CAPSICUM HAS NONE OF THE FIERY HIT OF ITS CHILLI COUSINS

THE DIVINE VINE • FRUIT OR VEG? WHATEVER IT IS, WITHOUT A CUCUMBER A SALAD IS JUST UNCOOL

SCENTED HEDGES • CONTINUING OUR LOOK AT LIVING FENCES, HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST AROMATIC HERBAL PLANTS FOR WINDBREAKS AND BIRD AND POLLINATOR HABITATS

Geraniums reign • MORE THAN A WINDOW-BOX DISPLAY, THESE HARDY PERENNIALS AND THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES STAR IN THE GARDEN

Plant a carpet of flowering natives • MORE THAN JUST A PATCH OF COLOUR, A WILDFLOWER MEADOW CREATES BIODIVERSITY, ATTRACTING BIRDS AND BENEFICIAL BUGS

ORGANIC DEBUGGING • PHYSICAL CONTROL OF PESTS ISN’T ALWAYS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS WHERE SAFE CONTROLS SUCH AS BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDES COME IN

People, plants & planet • CONSCIOUS DESIGN OF HUMAN SPACES WITHIN BIODIVERSE GARDENS BRINGS PLANT-AND HUMAN-FRIENDLY BENEFITS OVER AND ABOVE PRODUCING FOOD

Grow up! • A SPACE-SAVING WAY TO GROW PUMPKIN — AND POWER-CHARGE IT AT THE SAME TIME

Good eggs • THE KEY TO HATCHING PERFECT CHICKS BEGINS WITH CHOOSING THE RIGHT GOOGIES FROM A HEALTHY HEN

Give bees a chance • WHERE THERE ARE POLLINATORS ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD AND THE BEE FRIENDLY FARMING PROGRAM AIMS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY

THINGS TO DO IN SEPTEMBER • THE WEATHER GETS A LITTLE UNPREDICTABLE IN SPRING BUT NOW’S THE TIME TO START PLANTING SUMMER CROPS

THINGS TO DO IN OCTOBER • MID-SPRING BRINGS A WAVE OF GREEN. KEEP PLANTING SUMMER CROPS BUT WATCH FOR WEEDS AND PESTS

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