‘If you want to be harvesting year-round, then you need to be planting year-round and that means making the best use of the space that you’ve got.’ Tino

If this newsletter doesn't appear correctly, please click here to view at the Gardening Australia website .

Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 26/09/2014 Coming Up This Week A Labour of Love - Peg's Passion - The Patch: Lean Times - Booderee Botanic Gardens - Trees of Life Read more ABC TV: Saturday 27 September 2014, 6:30pm and Sunday 28 September 2014, 1:00pm Watch a Story Peg's Passion 27/09/2014 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet Booderee Botanic Gardens Presenter: Clarence Slockee, 27/09/2014 Clarence visits Australia's only indigenous-owned and managed botanic garden and national park on New South Wales' south coast Read more Browse the Video Archive There are three ways you can access Gardening Australia video: Streaming: Watch short clips of various segments online. Download: Manually download the complete episodes to your computer. Vodcast: Subscribe and have the complete episodes automatically downloaded to your computer. Weekly Gardening Action Plan Spring brings pest challenges to gardeners around the country. Here's how to deal with some of them: Tropical Zone Integrated Pest Management is a scientific but natural way of controlling pests anywhere in the country: Working in Harmony Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone Fruit fly are starting to appear in many gardens and orchards as the weather warms. The first step is to hang out some home-made baits so you can monitor their numbers before taking the next steps: Fruit Fly Fact Sheet Temperate Zone Many viewers are starting to report caterpillar problems with their tomatoes - here's an organic method for dealing with grubs and other pests on all your vegies: Caterpillar Control Fact Sheet Arid Zone Mealybugs are starting to appear on arid-land citrus trees and can be controlled with home-made horticultural oil: Horticultural Oil Fact Sheet Cool Zone Planting to attract both beneficial insects and plant pollinators will help you manage garden pests without the need to spray: Animals in the Garden Fact Sheet And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App Competition Closes Wednesday Sept 30th! WIN A GARDEN MAKEOVER! Do you dream of turning your urban back (or front) yard into a sustainable, edible paradise but don't know where to start? Well dream no more. 'Patch from Scratch' is ABC Organic Gardener Magazines' biggest-ever gardening competition and will see one lucky reader win a complete garden transformation. This fantastic prize includes consultation, design and plans for a permaculture garden along with raised garden beds, seedlings, seeds, fruit trees and organic soil, plus worm farm, hens, water tank and more! The competition closes next Wednesday, 30th September 2014, so get your entries in now! For more information and details on how to enter, visit the Organic Gardener Website Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription

‘‘With a little preparation, you can look forward to a tree that will endure and thrive in the garden for generations to come.’ John Patrick

If this newsletter doesn't appear correctly, please click here to view at the Gardening Australia website .

Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 19/09/2014 Coming Up This Week Filling the Fenceline - Tips for Trees - Spring Colour - Pruning Grevilleas - Di's Garden Read more ABC TV: Saturday 20 September 2014, 6:30pm and Sunday 21 September 2014, 1:00pm Watch a Story Tips for Trees 20/09/2014 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet Pruning Grevilleas Presenter: Angus Stewart, 20/09/2014 Angus shows how to correctly prune a variety of grevilleas, including groundcovers, shrubs and trees Read more Browse the Video Archive There are three ways you can access Gardening Australia video: Streaming: Watch short clips of various segments online. Download: Manually download the complete episodes to your computer. Vodcast: Subscribe and have the complete episodes automatically downloaded to your computer. Weekly Gardening Action Plan It's a terrific time of year around the country to get into some construction work in the garden, so why not start a new project this weekend? Tropical Zone Build a shadehouse before the Wet season really kicks in: Building a Shadehouse Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone It's a great time to start cooking up compost - here's a three-bay system: Cooking-Up Compost Fact Sheet Temperate Zone Garden projects don't have to cost the earth - here's how to creatively re-purpose 'waste' materials: A Reconstructed Garden Fact Sheet Arid Zone Build a garden seat or wall that will also attract wildlife: Sitting Pretty Fact Sheet Cool Zone Want to attract some free little helpers to your garden? Try this: Building a Bat Box Fact Sheet And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App Great Reading for Spring Gardening! GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAGAZINE - OCTOBER WATER SPECIAL One of the best ways to be waterwise in the garden is to set up an irrigation system. Josh Byrne outlines how to select the right type for your needs, and explains what the different components are. We also show you how to make a wicking bed and planter. CHOOSING A TREE Trees are often the backbone of a garden, adding structure as well as shade and protection. However, choosing the best one for the spot can be daunting. John Patrick demystifies the process and suggests what to look for when you're at the nursery. OLD-STYLE CHARM Take a tour of a Victorian-style garden in a leafy suburb of Sydney that has been given a sympathetic overhaul. It's bursting with classic plants and there are clever touches which help create the mood of the original garden. AUSSIE GARDEN TAKES GOLD An Australian garden has taken out Best in Show and a gold medal at this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. We take a tour of the garden and list the top 10 plants so you can get this striking native look at home. GROWING AND PICKLING OLIVES Sophie shares her secrets to growing a healthy olive tree, a plant that is perfect for her Mediterranean climate. The picked fruit is inedible, so we've included a step-by-step guide to curing them. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Guide to netting your vegie patch What our experts are up to in the garden Delicious leek recipes John Patrick is on the road in Victoria's Central Goldfields Why we love chooks Your garden problems sorted ORGANIC GARDENER MAGAZINE - OCTOBER Spring into organic gardening with the October issue of ABC Organic Gardener magazine. Trouble-shoot tomato problems, grow your own salad greens, spring-clean the hen house, be inspired by Peter and Tina Cundall's beautiful ornamentals and enter our two top competitions: Win a trip to Tassie or win a garden makeover. Grow: Trouble-free Tomatoes 'Often a magnet for pests and diseases, tomatoes can be trouble-free to grow if you know how. Linda Cockburn reveals her essential guide to healthy organic tommies, plus trouble-shooting tips and the top resilient varieties. Grow: Salad Days Forget prepackaged supermarket salads - nothing beats growing your own fresh organic leaves. We list five top salad greens to grow now, plus great recipe ideas. Ornamentals: Bloomin' Beautiful Peter Cundall may be well known for his love of edible gardening but, along with wife Tina, he also grows all manner of flowers, shrubs and trees that fill their Tassie hideaway with beauty and beneficial wildlife. Harvest: Humble Heroes Spuds have been given a bit of bad press over recent years, but carbs need not be your enemy. In fact, Phil Dudman and Julie Ray say they make the perfect match (or mash) for so many dishes as well as starring in our new-season recipes. Action: Spring into Action! It's prime growing time so get your garden into tip-top shape with timely advice from Phil Dudman and Penny Woodward. Plus, a spring planting shortcut! Solution: Net Gains Phil Dudman tests the recently introduced fine netting products that are revolutionising organic pest control. Planet: Corn Rescue Mission Many heirloom sweet corn and maize varieties are at risk of dying out, as Simon Webster discovers when he meets the man trying to save them. Plus, find out how you can help. People: Preserver's Paradise Sally Wise shares her tree-change story and how she established her long-awaited cooking school. Plus, some of Sally's tried-and-trusted recipes. Journey: Tasty Tassie With its many organic offerings and vision for sustainable farming and food, the abundant Apple Isle is Justin Russell's "dream destination". Poultry: Spring-clean the Henhouse It's time to give the henhouse a spring-clean with Jessamy Miller's step-by-step guide. Organic Gardener Website Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription

‘If you’ve never had a go at propagation, now’s the time to start. It is one of the most satisfying things you can do in the garden.’ Angus Stewart.

If this newsletter doesn't appear correctly, please click here to view at the Gardening Australia website .

Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 12/09/2014 Coming Up This Week Tool Maintenance - An Oasis in the Sky - Tom and Lorna's Garden - Spring Propagation - A Colourful Transformation Read more ABC TV: Saturday 13 September 2014, 6:30pm and Sunday 14 September 2014, 1:00pm Watch a Story Spring Propagation 13/09/2014 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet Tool Maintenance Presenter: Tino Carnevale, 13/09/2014 Tino shows how to maintain some common garden tools to ensure they last a lifetime Read more Browse the Video Archive There are three ways you can access Gardening Australia video: Streaming: Watch short clips of various segments online. Download: Manually download the complete episodes to your computer. Vodcast: Subscribe and have the complete episodes automatically downloaded to your computer. Weekly Gardening Action Plan As many gardens around the country are bursting into life, unfortunately so are many weeds! Here are some organic solutions. Tropical Zone Some of the most invasive weeds in Australia's tropics are grasses that spread by seed, like Guinea Grass AKA Itch Grass or Green Panic (Panicum maximum syn Megathyrsus maximus); American Rats' Tail Grass (Sporobolus jacquemontii); Mission Grass (Pennisetum polystachyon); and Gamba Grass (Andropogon gayanus), which is classified as a Weed of National Significance. Cut them back before they start seeding as the first step toward control. Subtropical Zone In the subtropics, vines are some of the most invasive species. They include Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia), Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) and Moth Plant or Moth Vine (Araujia sericifera) are ones to eradicate early, before they start strangling your garden! Temperate Zone Paterson's Curse or Salvation Jane (Echium plantagineum), Blue Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) and Lantana (Lantana camara) are pretty but devastating and potentially deadly weeds in temperate areas. They are toxic to some herbivores. Arid Zone Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum), Mother of Millions (Bryophyllum delagoense) and Artichoke Thistle or Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) are some of the most striking weeds in arid areas - which makes them easier to spot and destroy! On the West Coast, Sweet Pittosporum or Native Daphne (Pittosporum undulatum), although native to Australia's East Coast, has become very invasive, outcompeting WA species. Cool Zone Many cool and damp areas of Australia have become choked with garden escapees, like Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis) and Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). Please take care when introducing potentially invasive plants into your garden, especially if you live near parks, the ocean, waterways or bushland. Your Place - Share Photos of Your Garden THE EASY WAY TO SHARE YOUR GARDENING PHOTOS The Gardening Australia website has a special community section - 'Your Place' - where you can upload your gardening photos. It's easy to do and is a great way to share your garden with others! Upload a photo View garden photos from fellow gardeners Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription

‘Most gardeners dream of having a hothouse. Well, I’ve got the next best thing - a mini-hothouse that you can make yourself.’ Sophie

If this newsletter doesn't appear correctly, please click here to view at the Gardening Australia website .

Welcome to the Gardening Australia Newsletter: 5/09/2014 Coming Up This Week New Opportunities - 25 Years of Landcare - A Simple Hothouse - Perfect Plants for Pots - The Grassroots - Caterpillar Control - A Spring Delight Read more ABC TV: Saturday 6 September 2014, 6:30pm and Sunday 7 September 2014, 1:00pm Watch a Story A Simple Hothouse 06/09/2014 Preview a Story from the Upcoming Show Watch video Find a Fact Sheet New Opportunities Presenter: Josh Byrne, 06/09/2014 Josh turns the loss of some plants on his verge into an opportunity to trial some tough natives Read more Browse the Video Archive There are three ways you can access Gardening Australia video: Streaming: Watch short clips of various segments online. Download: Manually download the complete episodes to your computer. Vodcast: Subscribe and have the complete episodes automatically downloaded to your computer. Weekly Gardening Action Plan Tomatoes are the single most commonly-grown backyard edible plants in Australia - and now is the time to grow them in many parts of the country. What are your favourite home-grown varieties? Tropical Zone In the Top End, wilt is a perpetual threat to tomatoes. Don't plant tomatoes or other solanums like eggplant or chillies where they've grown in the last four to six years. Water early in the morning, avoiding the leaves. Choose from wilt-resistant varieties like Tropic, Scorpio, Roma and the many cherry tomatoes: Tomatoes for the Tropics Fact Sheet Subtropical Zone Cherry tomatoes will produce buckets of fruit. Try Brown Berry, Green Grape, Broad Ripple Yellow Currant, Red Fig, Yellow Honey Bee, Cocktail and Pink Marbles. Jerry recommends keeping them off the ground to help prevent fungal diseases: Staking Tomatoes Fact Sheet Temperate Zone Temperate gardeners can take advantage of their climate by growing a wide variety of tomatoes with staggered growing periods, producing flushes of different fruits. That means you can grow anything from large beefsteak tomatoes, like Big Beef, Grosse Lisse, and Black Krim to Roma-type tomatoes, like San Marzano, Amish Paste and Napoli and the cherry types mentioned above: The Vegie Patch - Growing Tomatoes Fact Sheet Arid Zone Tomatoes are best grown in self-watering pots in fresh potting soil in arid areas. Here's a great home-made soil mix that will keep them producing for months. Firstly mix 50% compost and 50% aged or composted manure, then to three parts of a general potting mix add one part of the compost and manure mix, plus 1 teaspoon of trace elements and 1 teaspoon of sulphate of potash. Mix well. Also feed fortnightly with an organic liquid fertiliser that has high potassium and phosphorous levels. Cool Zone Start seedlings now to plant out once the frosts are past and the soil is warming - although Tino has some tips for planting established tomatoes in the ground early: Spring Planting Fact Sheet And if you want some ideas of what to plant in the vegie patch, don't forget to visit The Vegie Guide or Download the App 2015 Diaries and Calendars Available Now! 2015 ORGANIC GARDENER DIARIES AND CALENDARS Organic Gardener 2015 Diary This beautifully bound, hard-cover diary features organic gardening advice by some of Australia's top gardeners, plus gorgeous colour photographs of plants and produce, great organic gardening tips, recipes and planting guides. Organic Gardener 2015 Calendar Get set for a new year of productive gardening with the Organic Gardener 2015 Calendar. Featuring a rich mix of beautiful images and practical information, with luscious colour photographs of plants and produce, along with monthly planting guides to help you enjoy the benefits of good, chemical-free gardening, working in harmony with nature. Available from Newsagents, ABC Shops, ABC Centres and ABC Online or from the Organic Gardener Website Gardening Australia - gardening for you, gardening for the planet Join us on Facebook Follow @gardeningaus Follow gardeningaus © 2012 ABC | Privacy Policy | Homepage | Manage newsletter subscription