Tony Armstrong with members of the Kiwirrkurra community.
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Our planet: Eating the invaders

Tony Armstrong, with the help of scientists, land carers, an artist and a chef, looks at how we can turn ecological trash into culinary gold.

OG reader Marilyn Mifsud needs help with her garlic crop.
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Reader question: why is my garlic so small?

Marilyn Mifsud of Modbury Heights, SA, needs some advice regarding her garlic crop.

Australian packaging can be misleading when it comes to the use of the term organic.
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Organic Protection Bill update

Australian packaging can be misleading when it comes to the use of the term organic, that's why a new protection bill is important for consumers.

Brassicas like cauliflower can be started in punnets then transplanted.
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Prepare your patch for the cool season

Autumn is the time to turn our attention to planning and prepping our winter garden.

Silverbeet growing in a Melbourne garden.
What to plant

Grow these summer-proof leafy greens

Here are three leafy greens that you can plant today. They thrive in the heat and will provide nutrient-dense salads, pasta, pastries and more.

Your chance to win a gardening tool pack
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WIN 1 of 2 gardening tool packs, worth $500 each!

You'll be summer ready if you win this pack of gardening tools from Fiskars. Enter today!

Enter the ABC Organic Gardener Show Us Your Shed competition
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Show Us Your Shed competition

See below for full terms and conditions for the ABC Organic Gardener Show Us Your Shed competition.

Your organic pest control kit
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Your organic pest control kit

Learn how to keep snails, slugs and other pests in check before they eat their way through your garden.

Excastra albopilosa
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Beetle discovery sign of hidden biodiversity

A new beetle discovery, Excastra albopilosa, sheds light on the importance of natural pest control and biodiversity.

There's multiple benefits to having a garden in the school environment.
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A green learning environment

One principal’s vision to enhance his students learning environment through gardening has everyone at the school seeing green, writes Kate Neale.

Floating wetlands have been installed in the Yarra River near Enterprize Park, Melbourne.
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Reviving the Yarra River: Melbourne’s Floating Wetlands Initiative

A new initiative is set to improve the urban ecological diversity along the Yarra River.

You may have to search online for heirloom tomato seeds.
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Heirloom seed suppliers

Following on from our top-tasting tomatoes feature in our Spring 2023 issue (OG 144), here’s a selected suppliers list to search out your favourites.