What to do with too many organic pumpkins
Pumpkins are one of those easy-grow organic crops that are incredibly prolific. PHIL DUDMAN shares his tips for storing your excess along with a warming pumpkin recipe for winter.
Dirty Dozen list isn’t dinky-di
Australians shouldn’t read too much into pesticide residue figures from the US, reports SIMON WEBSTER.
Football club gives chemicals the boot
Groundsmen bung on the dung to give the environment a sporting chance, SIMON WEBSTER reports.
Time to plant light sensitive alliums
With the Winter Solstice fast approaching, Justin Russell gives the low down on light sensitivity in plants, and suggest which alliums perform best during the increasing daylight hours.
Give chokos a go
Chokos are at their productive peak, but there must be more to cooking them than smothering them in white sauce. PHIL DUDMAN puts the challenge to his foodie buddy Julie Ray.
Peak oil has ‘already happened’
Energy industry experts fear the worst, reports SIMON WEBSTER.
Swale maintenance
SIMON WEBSTER gives the fruit trees in his permaculture food forest some much-needed tender loving care.
How to Transplant Fruit Trees
Got a fruit tree in the wrong spot? PHIL DUDMAN shares his tips for successful transplanting.
Brits at home among the gum trees
You can almost hear the kookaburras in central London, reports SIMON WEBSTER.
An elegant pest control solution
It can be tempting to think that organic gardening is simply about replacing toxic sprays with organic versions. Justin Russell looks at "exclusion" an elegant pest control solution that is about working smarter, not harder.
ABC radio grows their own organic vegies
ABC Staff walk the Grow-Your-Own talk by building their own organic vegie patch at the Lismore studios, reports PHIL DUDMAN
The joy of home grown apples
The number of apple varieties in cultivation has fallen off a cliff in the last 100 years, and commercial orchardists just aren't interested. It's time for gardeners to rediscover the wonders of home grown apples, writes Justin Russell.