Recent articles by Phil Dudman
Home-made pest remedies
Homemade White Oil Take an empty jar or plastic bottle, pour in a cup of ordinary cooking oil and ¼ cup of dishwashing liquid. Give it a good shake – you’ll see it turn white. That’s your white oil concentrate. Label the container with the correct dilution rate – ‘one tablespoon per litre of water’. […]
Shortcuts to better soil
PHIL DUDMAN outlines a simple time-saving technique for improving soil.
Top Tomatoes
We asked four experts for their favourite tomatoes and tips to growing and cooking them.
Getting started
Anyone can get into organic gardening, says PHIL DUDMAN. Here are his tips on starting out.
A current review of the Australian Garlic Industry
Organic Gardener Magazine contributor Penny Woodward will be one of the many experts speaking at the upcoming Garlic 2013 seminar in September.
Winter warmers
Winter calls for warming, hearty fare – think tasty casseroles filled with just-picked root veggies. PHIL DUDMAN and JULIE RAY share their thoughts.
Coriander pesto
If you love coriander, it’s hard to imagine you could ever have too much in the garden, but when you do, you could turn it into a delicious coriander pesto, writes PHIL DUDMAN.
Stop the rot – how to control pawpaw fruit rot organically
Fruit rots are the curse of organic pawpaw growing. PHIL DUDMAN suggests some simple organic controls and cures.
Lime-based whitewash
Here is Phil Dudman’s explanation of how to make a whitewash to protect fruit tree trunks.
Herbal teas from the organic garden
If the cold, winter days are making you feel a little run down, then maybe a warm cup of tea made from some regular garden herbs is just the thing to lift your spirits, writes PHIL DUDMAN.
How to control ants organically
Ants can be a real nuisance inside the home, but there’s no need to use highly toxic insecticides to control them, writes PHIL DUDMAN. Read on for some simple organic ant control strategies.