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Phil Dudman

Horticultural editor
Our horticultural editor, Phil has been writing and presenting about all things gardening since 1998! He is a trained horticulturalist and landscape designer who likes to teach easy ways to grow organic food. He shares his knowledge through the magazine, gardening workshops and tours and hosting a gardening talkback show on ABC Local Radio.
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Recent articles by Phil Dudman

Strawberries hanging from a pot.
What to plant

Taste the organic strawberry difference

A tasty strawberry harvest can be yours with the tips featured in our story explaining the best preparation for your crop and our expert growing advice.

Pumpkin seeds saved and dried can be eaten as a snack.
What to plant

Saving seeds: pumpkins

Pumpkin seeds are not just a tasty snack, if you store them properly you will have a supply of seeds to plant for up to four years.

Australian heirloom jarrahdale piled together after harvest.
What to plant

Grow: pumpkins

Homegrown pumpkins are an urban commodity – you can swap them with the neighbours for fresh eggs or a handful of lemons, and with a bit of TLC, they’ll store for months.

Four red kuri pumpkins.
What to plant

Pumpkin power: Store your harvest and save seeds

Make the most of your pumpkin harvest with these storage and seed saving tips.

Ingredients to make kimchi and a bowl full of kimchi.
Your garden harvest

Make your own kimchi

You can grow many of the ingredients for kimchi in your garden and then make your own with this recipe.

Setting up punnets with soil, ready for planting seeds.
Build your garden

Planting in punnets

Starting vegies in punnets will mean you have crops ready to plant out, no matter the season or conditions. Here's how.

Leafy green brassicas growing in a raised garden bed.
Organic solutions

Prepare your patch for the cool season

Autumn is the time to turn our attention to planning and prepping our winter garden.

Gardener using a hoe to turnover top of the soil in a vegetable garden.
Basics

Join the no-dig revolution

There's a growing number of gardeners who have hung up the spade and adopted the no-dig approach. Phil Dudman explains why.

Seedlings growin in multicell punnets.
Build your garden

Top tips for making the most of your garden’s growing potential

Armed with a bunch of clever techniques and ideas, it’s easy to maximise your garden’s potential and enjoy an abundant supply of fresh, organic, homegrown produce all year round.

Spreading mulch to protect plants.
Build your garden

The importance of using mulch and saving seeds

If you are an Organic Gardener reader, you know there are many essential tools we like to use in our gardens. Mulch is one of them, as is saving seeds. Here's why.

Grow your own eggplant.
What to plant

How to grow organic eggplant

Eggplant is the perfect summer crop for organic gardeners, but it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Watering tomatoes via a PVC pipe stuck in the ground.
Build your garden

Taking care of tomatoes in the heat

Here’s a simple tip for directing water deep down to the roots of tomatoes.

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How to bring more birds into your garden

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