Recent articles by Justin Russell
Time to build healthy soil
Late winter is the perfect time to build healthy soil. JUSTIN RUSSELL writes about composting and using green manure.
Is Industrial Ag the Future?
JUSTIN RUSSELL reviews an interview on RN about Australia's proposed National Food Plan, and questions the omission of organic food production.
Know Your Climate
A trip to the New England region in NSW gets JUSTIN RUSSELL thinking about the importance of getting to know your climate.
A Killing Frost
It's been a frosty winter so far in many parts of Australia, but JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that cold temperatures can be an organic gardener's best friend.
How to Use Wood Ash
Wood heating is common throughout the cooler parts of Australia, but what to do with all that ash. JUSTIN RUSSELL recommends using it in the garden.
Ripe for the Picking
Knowing when to pick a crop of fruit is a vital skill for home growers to learn, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL.
If you can’t beat ’em…
JUSTIN RUSSELL's apple trees have finished fruiting for the season, so he turns to a Stanthorpe orchardist to get an apple fix into winter.
Bright Lights of Winter
Why settle for drab greens and greys in the winter vegie patch, asks JUSTIN RUSSELL, when you can grown plants with as much colour as a Ken Done painting?
Winter Spinach
Spinach thrives in winter and provides a stream of nutritious leaves for months on end. JUSTIN RUSSELL gives the lowdown on a favourite cool season crop.
Calamondins and Kumquats
There is all sorts of confusion over citrus names, with kumquats and calamondins being prime examples. JUSTIN RUSSELL gives a run down on the smallest members of the citrus tribe.
The Value of Leaves
JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that instead of seeing fallen leaves as a problem, we should see them as a precious resource.
Divide and conquer
Looking for a free, easy way to increase your plant stocks? JUSTIN RUSSELL writes that autumn is the best time of the year to divide and conquer.