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avocado
Organic solutions

‘ava go at avocados

They may be fussy plants but homegrown avocados will pay you back big time, says JUSTIN RUSSELL.

Climate in crisis
Our planet

Climate in crisis

Dr. REESE HALTER looks at current climate change conditions and measures to avert crisis.  

ripening pineapple
Organic solutions

She’ll be pineapples

The main requirement for growing your own sweet, juicy pineapples is a little patience, writes PHIL DUDMAN.

Peter Cundall
Organic life

Patches of peace

Gardening is proving a therapeutic tonic, both physically and mentally, for returned war veterans around Australia, writes SIMON WEBSTER.

hand-hewn handles
Organic solutions

DIY tools

Fancy a bespoke spade handle? OG reader Alan Tori shows how he made tool handles from a broken pear tree branch. 

full moon rising
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Full moon rising

Here's an up-to-date 2017 moon planting chart, produced by Lyn Bagnall and for sale at Aussie Organic Gardening. Lyn's explanatory text shines a silvery light on gardening by the moon. You can also try the Thomas Zimmer Astrological & Moon Planting Guide.

Espalier like a pro
Pruning

Espalier like a pro

Espalier like a pro with Justin Russell's tips and top fruit tree training picks.

A Greek organic odyssey
Organic solutions

A Greek organic odyssey

Travel with photographer Mary Canning as she embarks on a big fat Greek farm tour of the stunning island of Lipsi.

weeping elm
Organic life

In your branches

Read the winning entries for our "tree stories" competition.

kelp forests are havens for sea life
Organic solutions

Sending out an SOS

The world's oceans are fundamental to human survival but they are also in peril. Is it too late to save our seas? asks DR REESE HALTER.

Costa and the Gordon family
Organic solutions

Gardening Australia visits Patch from Scratch

Costa visited the Organic Gardener Patch from Scratch and joined in the fun.

RMIT's Professor Marc Cohen
Organic solutions

The ten toxic truths

PROFESSOR MARC COHEN investigates the effects of chemicals used in food production on the health of our soils, environment and bodies.

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