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

Prepare your patch for the cool season

Now is the time to prep for the cool season but starting winter vegies at the tail end of summer has its challenges.

Sevas water catcher.
Organic solutions

5 shower water catchers to be won!

Stop that excess water going down the shower drain - catch and carry to your garden instead!

Mediterranean burrata with baked grapes and crackers for dipping.
Organic solutions

Buratta with Baked Grapes

Try this Mediterranean-inspired recipe from Dan Pasquali's kitchen. It is a grape sensation!

Apples harvested in Tasmania.
Organic solutions

Tasmania

Find out what's on the sustainable menu when you travel to the Apple Isle.

Silver whitefly on the back of a leaf.
Organic solutions

Pest control: whitefly

With the warmer weather, some pests such as whitefly can do a fair bit of damage to your vegie patch. These tips will help stop them.

Organic Gardener issue 162
Organic solutions

Keep your garden growing strong!

Our summer issue is bursting with ideas and tips to keep your garden filled with goodness.

Three chicks
Organic solutions

Hatching chickens: incubation

Incubation is a safe way to add to your backyard flock by hatching chicks without a hen.

Indigenous yam variety.
What's happening

Australian yams: nutritional food of the future

A collaboration between The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji community of Far North Queensland is exploring future uses of Australian yams.

Person scratching mosquito bites on their arm.
Organic solutions

Managing mozzies in the garden

Denis Crawford's tips will help you manage mozzies while out in the garden this summer.

Dripline watering seedlings.
Soil

How to improve soil water-holding capacity

Improving soil water-holding capacity is largely about improving soil structure. Here are several ways to help keep your soil healthy, and water where it's needed.

Silverbeet growing in a Melbourne garden.
Organic solutions

How to grow an endless supply of leafy greens

Filling your vegie patch with leafy greens means you can harvest fresh, crisp and nutrient-dense ingredients, and have them ready just when you need them.

Lemon myrtle in flower
What to plant

Native edibles: Lemon myrtle and Geraldton wax

Limes are just one zesty option to grow: lemon myrtle, a tangy edible native, will also add flavour.