Article: Jackie French (Canberra Organic – Spring 1995) I fell in love with cabbages the day I realised they didn’t have to be boiled. That was in the sixties, when …
How To Grow A Cabbage
Swedes (with recipes)
Article and illustrations: Marjatta Asa (COGS Quarterly – Winter 1994) From a talk given by Marjatta at the February (1994) meeting. Swedes aren’t turnips, or are they? Yes, swedes are …
The Challenge of Growing Onions
Article and illustrations: Michelle Johnson (COGS Quarterly – Winter 1994) Onions are one of those crops often overlooked by gardeners to whom gardening means sun-ripened tomatoes and golden corn, yet …
Sugar Snap Pea
Article: Traudi Kalivoda and Mary Flowers (COGS Quarterly – Summer 1993) The sugar snap pea is a wonderful vegetable – easy to grow, productive and tasty. Eaten fresh from the …
Recommendations for selecting inputs for organic gardens
Recommendations for selecting inputs for organic gardens Download the PDF here. Organic growing is a cultivation system that uses biological fertilisers derived from animal and plant wastes and nitrogen fixing …
Kohlrabi
Article: Traudi K (COGS Quarterly – August 1993) Kohlrabi is a cool weather crop but tolerates heat well. Although available plants or seeds are mostly of the purple variety, the …
President’s Report Winter 2022
Winter 2022 Article: Andy Hrast (Canberra Organic – Winter 2022). Dear fellow COGS member Welcome to the winter 2022 edition of Canberra Organic. Our gardens are looking very green after …
COGS Membership Price Reduction
COGS Membership Price Reduction The COGS Executive Committee have decided to reduce membership fees for 2022-23. Annual Membership Fees for 2022-23 Concession Card holders – $10 (was $25) Full membership …
Roast pumpkin and chickpea salad
Article: Neil Williams (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2022) Looking for something to make with all those pumpkins? Why not try this tasty salad — perfect as main meal or as …
O’Connor Open Day
After a busy few weeks of planning and asking a lot from volunteers and members of the O’Connor COGS Garden, a beautiful day dawned on 23 April making a great …