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Essential Guide - Backyard Chickens
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What to do in June
Welcome to winter! Check out JUSTIN RUSSELL's tips for some warming outdoor work in the garden during June.
What to plant in June
The cold is biting in the south, and conditions are perfect foor planting in the north. Here's JUSTIN RUSSELL's tips for what you can plant in June, wherever you are in Australia.
Chicken breeds on show
The best of more than 100 chook breeds are going on display in Melbourne, SIMON WEBSTER reports.
Herbal teas from the organic garden
If the cold, winter days are making you feel a little run down, then maybe a warm cup of tea made from some regular garden herbs is just the thing to lift your spirits, writes PHIL DUDMAN.
How to control ants organically
Ants can be a real nuisance inside the home, but there’s no need to use highly toxic insecticides to control them, writes PHIL DUDMAN. Read on for some simple organic ant control strategies.
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More fowl
Here's some more pictures of chickens, ducks and other fowl that wouldn't fit in the Essential Guide: Backyard Chickens issue.
Mushroom compost and pests
In the May/June issue of Organic Gardener magazine, JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS digs into the mysterious world of fungi and how to grow your own.
NICK ROMANOWSKI and Jerry offer some additional information about making mushroom compost, and some of the pests and diseases that can affect these fungi.
Peter Cooper’s cider making
In the May/June 2013 issue of Organic Gardener magazine, JUSTIN RUSSELL delves into the history of cider, growing cider apples and perry pears, and how to make your own tasty brew.
Here, Peter Cooper, of Wychwood Nursery in Tasmania, provides more detail about home cider making.
New life for old pears
PETER CUNDALL says pears have magnifcent textures, flavours and blooms, deserving a place in both the edible and ornamental garden.
Old pear trees can be brought back into regular production by selective winter pruning, as he describes here.
Recipes from the soil up
For renowned chef (and keen gardener) Peter Gilmore, the connection between food and nature is vital.
His new book, Quay, Food Inspired by Nature, features beautiful cuisine that is as delectable to look at as it is to eat, writes JACQUELINE FORSTER.
Chaffed to Bits
In the March/April 2013 issue of Organic Gardener magazine, reader Cynthia Titmarsh told of her experiment, with husband Richard, to grow a backyard wheat crop.
Cynthia’s letter came in response to two articles in late 2011 by Nick Romanowski on growing backyard grain crops. We have held off publishing her letter until now - wheat-planting time. To set the scene, here are these two articles, from the September/October 2011 and November/December 2011 issues of Organic Gardener magazine.
Pollinating zucchinis
Wondering why your zucchinis won’t develop properly? The garden guru PHIL DUDMAN helps you solve this problem.
Watch how to ensure that your flowers develop fruit, by pollinating them yourself.
Phil's simple watermelon frame
Whether tomatoes, melons or peas, supporting your plants with frames and trellises encourages healthy crops and saves space, writes PHIL DUDMAN.
Watch how to construct a simple A frame, and support fruit and other crops on bamboo trellises.
Broccoli and Potato Soup
Broccoli can be anything but boring. Just ask PHIL DUDMAN and JULIE RAY who have found creative ways of turning this winter staple into a tasty treat that even the kids will love.
