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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

Phil Dudman shows us how to make a worm farm tower
Maintenance

How to make a worm farm tower

Looking for an easier way to reap the benefits of a worm farm. PHIL DUDMAN describes how to make a worm tower, which cuts out unnecessary handling and maintenance.

Phil Dudman puts the three sisters organic cooking recipe to the test
Organic solutions

How to cook the three sisters

PHIL DUDMAN and his fab foodie friend Julie Ray have put the famous ‘Three Sisters’ combo to the test, only this time, in the kitchen. Check out the scrumptious recipes they prepared live to air on ABC North Coast which combined organic corn, beans and zucchini.

How to control disease in organic vegetable gardens
Organic solutions

How to control disease in organic vegetable gardens

Wet humid weather is a recipe for fungal problems in the vegie patch. PHIL DUDMAN shares his tips on how to control plant diseases organically.

Use your organic beetroot crops to make delicious home-made organic dip.
Recipes

How to make organic beetroot dip

PHIL DUDMAN shares a scrumptious recipe for making an easy beetroot dip fresh from your organic garden

Spray organic fertilizer straight on to leaves for a quick nutrient boost
Maintenance

How to fertilise by foliar feeding

PHIL DUDMAN explains how to use organic liquid fertilisers to foliar feed hungry plants in your garden.

Tomato caterpillars can be controlled using organic methods.
Pests & diseases

How to control tomato caterpillars

PHIL DUDMAN explains how to control tomato caterpillars in an organic garden using eco friendly products.

Schools are embracing organic gardening principles with school gardens.
Organic solutions

Organic gardens in schools mean the future is in good hands

Kids are ready, willing and able to take organics into the future with flourishing school gardens, writes PHIL DUDMAN

Roof top farming in the big apple
Organic solutions

Roof top farming in the big apple

An innovative group of New Yorkers turn a city roof top into a highly productive organic farm, reports PHIL DUDMAN

Organic farming gets hip
Organic solutions

Organic farming gets hip

Hip hop beats and rhymes help to sell the 'go organic' message in the UK, reports PHIL DUDMAN.

Getting diligent about disease
Pests & diseases

Getting diligent about disease

Regular checks and clean ups are the key to keeping diseases at bay, especially during wet weather, writes PHIL DUDMAN

Down-to-earth garden design
Organic solutions

Down-to-earth garden design

Good garden design can be a mystery to many, but when you follow the steps that professionals use, you can create something that is both beautiful and functional, says PHIL DUDMAN

Go kumara go
Vegetables

Go kumara go

If you struggle to grow decent crop of spuds in the summer then why don’t you try sweet potato, says PHIL DUDMAN, and now is the time to get planting.

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