![How to pollinate zucchini plants How to pollinate zucchini plants](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Male-and-female-zucchini-flowers_istock-500x500.jpg)
How to pollinate zucchini plants
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The only tricky aspect of growing zucchini can be ensuring plants are pollinated and so produce the fruit that's a kitchen staple year round. These tips from Penny Woodward will help.
![How to put in place a crop rotation plan Soil pests and diseases can accumulate in a bed if the same crop is grown repeatedly.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lettuce by Kirsten Bresciani July 2020_social-500x500.jpg)
How to put in place a crop rotation plan
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Whether simple or more complex, it’s good to have a crop rotation plan to avoid pest and disease build up, writes Justin Russell.
![Which manure is best? Any herbivore manure makes a great soil conditioner.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/OG 149 best manure Phil Dudman_Anne Hutchcroft-500x500.jpg)
Which manure is best?
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Asking yourself whether chook poo or that bag of horse manure a friend has offered you for free is what you need? Consider these points first.
![Plan for the future: grow fruit trees Picking your own fruit fresh from a tree is one of the top gardening joys.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lemons_Kirsten Bresciani-500x500.jpg)
Plan for the future: grow fruit trees
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Honey and Leonie Atkinson transformed a patch of kikuyu grass into a thriving orchard, here's their planting advice to help you have your own bumper fruit harvest.
![How to bring more birds into your garden A juvenile eastern spinebill uses its curved beak to access nectar in kangaroo paws.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Juvenile eastern spinebill_Georgia Angus-500x500.jpg)
How to bring more birds into your garden
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Georgia Angus looks at the vital role insects play in supporting native birds and how you can plant to attract more bugs, and so more birds, to your backyard.
![Don’t cry over out-of-date milk & other tips Don't throw that old milk out, you can use it on your garden.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OG 147 Milk as fertiliser_Karen Sutherland-500x500.jpg)
Don’t cry over out-of-date milk & other tips
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Our experts have some simple solutions to help you grow your harvest organically.
![Join the no-dig revolution As soon as you stop digging the soil starts to repair itself.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/OG 147 how to have a no-dig garden_Anne Hutchcroft_web-500x500.jpg)
Join the no-dig revolution
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There's a growing number of gardeners who have hung up the spade and adopted the no-dig approach. Phil Dudman explains why.
![Worms in small spaces Red wrigglers are the best worms to use.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Worms in small spaces_Honey Atkinson-500x500.jpg)
Worms in small spaces
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Not everyone has a backyard with space for a compost or worm farm, but these ideas from Kate Flood will work on a benchtop or balcony.
![From seabirds to soil: the use of guano to boost soil health Guano is a word that originates from the Andean indigenous language, and means, “the droppings of seabirds”.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Istock_sea bird-500x500.jpg)
From seabirds to soil: the use of guano to boost soil health
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Guano is a natural fertiliser that, once harvested, can be processed sustainably. The result? A soil additive that provides essential nutrients for plants.
![Your end of spring to-do list With a bit of prep work you'll have a bountiful garden this summer.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kirsten Bresciani-500x500.jpg)
Your end of spring to-do list
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Before spring ends and the worst of the heat arrives, take some time to prepare your garden for a successful summer, writes Angie Roach.
![Small container wicking beds Sophie Thomson's mini wicking beds in old washing machine drums.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Washing machine tub wicking beds by Sophie Thomson_web-500x500.jpg)
Small container wicking beds
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ABC Gardening Australia’s Sophie Thomson was sceptical about wicking beds but now has 22 and is a convert, saving huge amounts of water, and time, in her vegie garden.
![Success with seedlings Raising your own seedlings is a great skill to have as an organic gardener.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Seedlings by Anna Hutchcroft_socials-500x500.jpg)
Success with seedlings
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If you think raising your own vegies from seed is too hard, or you’ve tried it with limited success, don’t give up! Phil Dudman is here to offer some help.
![Grow more with climbing frames Plant support frames help with the organisation of your garden.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OG 143 Mesh frame_Phil Dudman-500x500.jpg)
Grow more with climbing frames
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Build up to help you grow more in a limited space, care for your plants better and get higher returns at harvest time, writes Phil Dudman.
![Health-boosting plants for your chooks Chicken can help keep garden beds tidy.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OG 143 chicken helpers_Jessamy Miller-500x500.jpg)
Health-boosting plants for your chooks
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Jessamy Miller suggests some crops to grow that your chooks will love, but are also good for their health.
![Does your soil pass the test? Elemental sulfur corrects sulfur deficiencies and lowers soil pH.](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sulfur for soil by Phil Dudman_web-500x500.jpg)
Does your soil pass the test?
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Knowing which nutrients are in short supply (or oversupplied) can help you take a more targeted approach to fertilisers that you add to your soil.