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

Welcome to ABC Organic Gardener

At ABC Organic Gardener magazine, we provide expert advice to help you maintain a productive vegie patch! Our Early Spring 2024 issue is packed with top tips for growing more food in small spaces, including pots and containers, and creating your own backyard egg supply. Plus, discover how to grow delicious rhubarb and sweet midyim berries. Keep growing with us!

Featured Articles in the Early Spring 2024 Issue

12 ways to grow more food

Horticultural editor Phil Dudman shares strategies to maximise your garden’s food production, ensuring a year-round harvest.

The world of container gardening

Jian Liu explores how to make the most of small spaces and even larger gardens using pots and containers.

Rewarding rhubarbs

Karen Sutherland discusses the aesthetic and culinary benefits of growing rhubarb, providing tasty stalks season after season.

Organic basics: building a hothouse

Helen Cushing shows how she created a hothouse from recycled materials, enabling the growth of warm-climate crops in Tasmania.

Edible natives: midyim berry

Karen Sutherland offers tips for growing midyim berry, a native bush that thrives in shady gardens or balconies, producing tasty fruits.

Create your own backyard egg supply

Jessamy Miller provides top tips for becoming egg-sufficient, focusing on chook health, optimal laying, and breeds for coloured eggs.

Discover a farm in Tasmania with an art trail, cafe and more!

Helen Cushing visits a unique farm in Woodbridge, Tasmania, featuring an art trail, a native pepper business, and a kitchen garden.

Meet a chicken lover who also loves to recycle

Jessamy Miller profiles a builder and recycler who helps schools and families build henhouses and gain confidence.

Rebuilding a community after the flood

Simon Webster highlights the remarkable post-flood recovery of a town in Wardell, NSW, driven by food and gardening.

Plus our regular articles:

  • Harvest: Andreas Papadakis, founder of Melbourne pasta bar Tipo 00, shares his pasta making tips.
  • Plant: Add a burst of colour to your patch with flowers for pots and hanging baskets.
  • Action: Our experts share their top tips for gardening success
  • Matters: News and events
  • Library: The best books reviews
  • Losing the plot: Simon Webster was despairing who would follow him on Plot Farm, until…

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ABC Organic Gardener magazine cover features a straw basket filled with colourful eggs.
ABC Organic Gardener magazine’s Early Spring 2024 issue (OG 151)