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CONTENTS<br />

Contents<br />

52<br />

58<br />

6 Manag<strong>in</strong>g Editor’s Note<br />

A small tribute to our farmers,<br />

plus what’s <strong>in</strong> this issue<br />

8 The Grapev<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Jo Immig discusses the role<br />

of <strong>in</strong>dustrial agriculture <strong>in</strong> the<br />

warm<strong>in</strong>g of our planet<br />

10 What’s Hot<br />

Horticulturist Melissa K<strong>in</strong>g<br />

profiles some lovely specimens<br />

to spruce up your garden<br />

12 & 14 Clever Crops<br />

Jennifer Stackhouse looks at<br />

two clever crops: flower sprouts<br />

and Tazziberries<br />

16 Plant Profile<br />

Once, almost every garden<br />

had an apple tree and for good<br />

reason: this iconic fruit is healthy<br />

and delicious<br />

20 Power Plant<br />

Turmeric has been hailed as the<br />

anti-<strong>in</strong>flammatory wonder spice.<br />

Why not grow your own?<br />

22 Family Heirloom<br />

An old-fashioned favourite that’s<br />

used like a fruit but is actually<br />

a vegetable: rhubarb<br />

38<br />

26 <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Folk<br />

Come and browse around<br />

Brisbanite Emil Wenner’s<br />

urban orchard<br />

30 <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Folk<br />

The Van der W<strong>in</strong>ckel family have<br />

built an organic bus<strong>in</strong>ess and a<br />

way of life <strong>in</strong> Tasmania<br />

34 Amaz<strong>in</strong>g Garden<br />

Dunkeld’s Royal Mail Hotel has<br />

one of the f<strong>in</strong>est restaurant<br />

kitchen gardens we’ve ever seen<br />

38 Weekend <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />

Mulch<strong>in</strong>g, done properly, is a little<br />

more complex than you th<strong>in</strong>k,<br />

says Jennifer Stackhouse<br />

42 The Underground<br />

As we all know, soil health is the<br />

basis of life. Angie Thomas offers<br />

an overview<br />

46 Time to Plant<br />

It’s a good time to put <strong>in</strong> carrots,<br />

snowpeas and sugar snaps, says<br />

Melissa K<strong>in</strong>g<br />

4 | <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong>

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