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

FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON

THE Grapevine • ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES COMPILED BY JO IMMIG

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

WONDER WEED • WITH ITS MYRIAD MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES, COULD CANNABIS TURN OUT TO BE THE CLEVEREST CROP OF ALL?

Pulp perfection • TASTY, TANGY AND PERFECT ON A PAV, IS THERE ANY OTHER VINE AS FINE AS A PASSIONFRUIT PLANT?

Just peachy • FREESTONE OR CLINGSTONE, WHITE FLESH OR YELLOW, THERE’S A PRUNUS PERSICA FOR EVERYONE

WILD AND WONDERFUL • THIS NUTRITIOUS GREEN THAT GROWS WILD AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN IS A PRETTY ANNUAL FOR THE HERB OR VEGIE GARDEN

CULTIVATING THE MIND • WE VISIT A THINKING GARDENER WHO TURNS THINGS OVER IN HER MIND AS MUCH AS SHE TURNS OVER HER CAREFULLY IMPROVED SOIL

THE GARDENER’S GARDENER • ROBERT WILSON ENJOYS GROWING THINGS AND DOING UP HIS CLIENTS’ GARDENS. MAYBE ONE DAY HE’LL HAVE TIME TO DO HIS OWN

THE ENCHANTED FOREST • WHEN A VISIONARY IMMIGRANT OPENED HIS SPANISH CASTLE 85 YEARS AGO, LITTLE DID HE KNOW HIS LEGACY WOULD NOT BE JUST AN ECCENTRIC BUILDING BUT A LUSH RAINFOREST GARDEN

MOON PLANTING

TIME PLANT • THERE’S STILL PLENTY TO PLANT IN THE HOT, HUMID MONTHS OF HIGH SUMMER, DEPENDING ON YOUR CLIMATE ZONE

NEW-AGE APPLES • AS OUR BACKYARDS GET SMALLER, SO DO THE TREES: PART ONE OF OUR APPLE COVERAGE

PRIME CLIMBERS • SUMMER’S THE TIME TO RAISE SOME BEANS AND WATCH THEM CLAMBER UP A TRELLIS

VITAMIN STICK • BURSTING WITH VITAMINS, MINERALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS, CARROTS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL HEALTH

TINY TOMS • CHERRY TOMATOES MAY BE SMALL BUT THEY SURE PACK A BIG PUNCH OF FLAVOUR — AND THEY’RE EASY TO GROW

THE AUSSIE NUT • NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA, MACADAMIAS ARE EASY TO GROW WHEREVER IT’S WARM AND NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS TO EAT

Love bugs • BLESSED ARE THE POLLINATORS, THE NOISE MAKERS AND THE SAP SUCKERS, ADDING COLOUR AND MOVEMENT TO THE SUMMER GARDEN

Summer shrub • MODERN BREEDERS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE HYDRANGEA, PROPELLING NANNA’S FAVOURITE BLOOMER INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

For the birds • ‘IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN,’ GOES THE SONG IN THE WIZARD OF OZ. WITH A LITTLE IMAGINATION, MAKING YOUR OWN SCARECROW IS A NO-BRAINER

Branch stacking • INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE, EMULATING FOREST ECOSYSTEMS BY GROWING UP TO SEVEN LAYERS OF TREES AND PLANTS VERTICALLY, CAN PRODUCE HIGH YIELDS IN SMALL SPACES

Birds of prey • IN THE CONSTANT SEARCH FOR BUGS TO CONSUME, EACH BACKYARD BIRD HAS ITS STRENGTHS AND SPECIALTIES

THINGS TO DO IN JANUARY • EAT OUT OF YOUR GARDEN WITH A DAILY SALAD HARVEST

THINGS TO DO IN FEBRUARY • KEEP YOUR COOL BY GARDENING AT THE BEGINNING OR END OF THE DAY

Investigating glyphosate • THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN MANY HERBICIDES, GLYPHOSATE IS DEADLY TO MOST PLANT LIFE AND PROBABLY NOT MUCH GOOD FOR US, EITHER

CONTAIN YOUR enthusiasm • SPICE UP THAT SUMMER BARBIE WITH SOME SEASONAL CROPS THAT LOOK JUST AS GOOD ON THE PLATE AS THEY DO IN POTS

FRESH AND LOCAL • THESE FRUIT AND VEG ARE THE FRESHEST AND...