Know your stuff - Organic Gardening glossary
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Know your stuff – Organic Gardening glossary

Our glossary of organic gardening terms is a useful reference for all gardeners, from novices to the experienced.

Watering tomatoes via a PVC pipe stuck in the ground.
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Taking care of tomatoes in the heat

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

Bountiful summer harvest of fresh vegies.
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Get your garden started with this simple idea

Just beginning your gardening adventure? Read on for tips to get a garden bed up and running.

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Grow fresh herbs with our FREE guide

Herbs are relatively easy to grow, will save lots of money and don’t take up much space – get growing today!

A tray of paper pots with small seedlings growing in them.
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Why won’t my seedlings grow?

Our horticultural experts answer a common question for gardeners who are trying to start their plants from seed: why won't my seedlings grow?

Mulch surrounding a green-leafed plant.
Soil

How healthy soil helps save water

When it comes to getting your garden through a hot summer, a good place to start is improving your soil so it holds more water.

Plant support frames help with the organisation of your garden.
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Grow more with climbing frames

Training plants up a climbing frame will help you grow more in a limited space and get higher returns at harvest time.

A fruit tree that has been trained or espaliered to save space.
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How to maximise your garden space

Maximise the space available in your garden so you can enjoy an ongoing supply of fresh produce.

Allium seed heads cut down for drying and seed-saving.
Propagating

Essential guide to seed saving

Saving seed from your garden is an important part of organic growing: it saves money, helps reduce food miles and means what you grow is better suited to your microclimate.

Herbs, such as thyme and rosemary, thrive in terracotta pots.
Growing in pots

How to master the art of growing plants in containers

Pots are used in smaller yards to conserve space, but growing in containers can be very handy, no matter the size of your garden.

Seedlings growin in multicell punnets.
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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.

A henhouse with a number of chooks scratching in a sandbox. One chook, a barnevelder, is sitting on the edge of the sandbox.
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How to maximise your hens’ egg production with a balanced diet

If you are dreaming of an achievable and rewarding way to supply some of your own food, you can’t go past keeping laying hens, such as the barnevelder.