Good Organic Gardening

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BOOSTING AND BALANCING • GIVE YOUR SOIL AND PLANTS WHAT THEY NEED IN A FORM THAT WORKS FOR THEM!

THIS ISSUE

Good Organic Gardening

THE Grapevine • ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES COMPILED BY JO IMMIG

What’s hot RIGHT NOW • A PAIR OF MAGICAL HYDRANGEAS, A PINK ESCALLONIA AND AN INSPIRING BOOK THAT DETAILS HOW NATURE IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE ODDS

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

BACKYARD HERO • YOU WON’T FIND CHOKOS IN SUPERMARKETS BUT THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERYONE HAD A VINE ON THE BACK FENCE

TALKING SOIL WITH EARTHLIFE • EARTHLIFE’S COLIN PURNELL ANSWERS OUR QUESTIONS ON SOIL HEALTH AND HOW TO ENSURE IT’S OPTIMISED

THE WELL-BRED BULB • SOCIETY GARLIC DOESN’T CAUSE GARLIC BREATH, WHICH MADE IT ACCEPTABLE IN POLITE CIRCLES — HENCE ITS COMMON NAME

NOT JUST ANY SPRINKLER! • YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN DESERVE THE BEST

POND LIFE • FROM LOTUS TO WATERCRESS, HERE ARE SOME EASY-TO-GROW WETLAND WONDERS THAT ARE GOOD TO EAT AND DON’T MIND WET FEET

Old fruit • PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLANT, THE OLIVE IS THE FOOD OF THE ANCIENTS

BREAKTHROUGH IN BREEDING • RUNAWAY BRIDE® HYDRANGEA IS PLANT OF THE YEAR 2025!

PASSING THE PUB TEST • A PERMACULTURE PATCH THAT SUPPLIES SEASONAL FRUIT AND VEG FOR BOTH A LA CARTE AND DEGUSTATION MENUS SETS A HIGH BAR IN COUNTRY HOTEL DINING

A HOME AMONG THE WINES • A THRIVING FARM WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY A LUXURY BUNGALOW AND SHARE A FAMILY’S PASSION FOR ORGANIC GROWING

TALL TIMBER • WELCOME TO A NATIVE GARDEN AND FOOD FOREST ON SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND’S TAMBORINE TABLELAND

ONLY NATURAL • FOR ECOGROW, EFFECTIVE NATURAL PEST CONTROL IS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR ORGANIC GARDENERS AND FARMERS ALIKE

MOON PLANTING

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

BERRY TREASURE • BLUEBERRIES ARE PROLIFIC AND DELICIOUS AND GROWING THEM IS AS EASY AS PIE

THE MOREISH MORUS • MULBERRY IS A LOW-FUSS TREE, EASY TO GROW AND EASY ON THE EYES — AND THEN THERE’S THE DELICIOUS FRUIT

PLUM JOB • IT’S A FRUIT THAT’S RELATIVELY EASY TO GROW AND, ONCE UNDERWAY, CAN BE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE

SWISS MOVEMENT • ENJOY THE SWITCH TO SILVERBEET, OR SWISS CHARD, THE COLOURFUL BEET WITH THE CRINKLY LEAVES AND MULTICOLOURED STEMS

BEYOND SPUDS • READY TO MOVE BEYOND CORN AND POTATOES? THESE TROPICAL TUBERS COULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF STARCHY GOODNESS

Shape shifter • THERE ARE SOMETHING LIKE 1000 VERY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PEPEROMIA ADAPTED TO DIVERSE TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS

Pines and needles • THE NATIVE PINE OR SHE-OAK WAS DUBBED CASUARINA BECAUSE ITS FOLIAGE RESEMBLES THE FEATHERS OF THE CASSOWARY

Show some frog love • GARDENER AND GARDEN EDUCATOR JACLYN CRUPI EXPLAINS WHY AND HOW WE CAN WELCOME THESE AMIABLE AMPHIBIANS INTO OUR GARDENS

Soak your tailfeather! • THIS CONCRETE BIRDBATH IS A DECORATIVE ONE-OFF THAT’S EASY TO MAKE AND WILL LURE BIRDLIFE INTO YOUR GARDEN

THE RIGHT APPROACH •...