Here's some more pictures of chickens, ducks and other fowl that wouldn't fit in the Essential Guide: Backyard Chickens issue.
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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.
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.
More Rare Fruits
Growing your own rare and unusual fruit provides luscious rewards and helps conserve endangered varieties.
In the March/April 2013 issue of Organic Gardener Magazine, Justin Russell simply ran out of room to profile the many rare fruit available for cultivating in Australian gardens. Here he describes a few more.
Jerry’s Clay Soil Fix
In the March/April 2013 issue of Organic Gardener, Jerry Coleby-Williams explains the essentials of good soil and how to remedy problems.
When he moved fromthe UK to Australia it took him five years to improve the clay soil in his Brisbane garden. This is how he did it.
Cherries and Chill Hours
In the latest issue of Organic Gardener, our article on Cherries mentions the term “chill hours”.
Here we explain what is meant and show a few more pictures of the BP Organic Cherry Farm, in the Adelaide Hills.
Inspirational Gardens - Tassie Tales
In the latest issue of Organic Gardener Essential Guide: Inspirational Gardens, LINDA COCKBURN looks back on her family’s adventures when they moved to Tasmania six years ago, to build a home and grow their own food.
We collected together a few additional pictures of her garden and home, to illustrate her success.
Inspirational Gardens - Bloomin’ Marvellous!
In the latest issue of Organic Gardener Essential Guide: Inspirational Gardens, PETER CUNDALL reminisces about how he and his wife, Tina, turned a piece of impoverished, barren land into a highly productive slice of paradise.
Take a look at some extra pictures of their garden in the Tamar Valley, in northern Tasmania.
