Article and Photos: Rebecca Travers (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2021) As part of my ‘small-scale’ courtyard gardening journey, I was keen to find out which of my favourite vegetables would …
The Elegance of Eggplant
Overrun by pumpkins?
Article: Michele Barson (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2021) Will you have a bumper pumpkin harvest this autumn? Not sure what to do with them? Here are a couple of recipes …
President’s Report
Autumn 2021 Article: Andy Hrast (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2021) Happy New Year to all our COGS members. We hope 2021 will be much better than 2020. It has already …
The Zucchini Glut
Zucchini Cake Story and photos: Janet Popovic (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2019) Janet Popovic shared her well-loved recipe for zucchini cake “as the extremely hot weather has boosted the harvest …
Rhubarb History
Story: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2020) All things old are new again. All things once derided are now acclaimed. Although I am still waiting for tripe to make …
Controlling snails, slugs, slaters and earwigs in organic gardens
Article & Photos: Teresa Rose (Canberra Organic – Summer 2020) Plentiful rainfall during spring has favoured an increase in snail, slater, slug and, to a lesser extent, earwig populations. Some …
Growing a sense of community
Story: Dr Joanne Dolley, Research Fellow, Griffith University (Canberra Organic – Summer 2020) By being an active member of a community garden, you are contributing to achieving several of the …
Cool Cabbages
Story & Photos: Heather Campbell (Canberra Organic – Summer 2018) Last summer I had a disastrous crop of tomatoes and lost most of them to root rot despite diligently removing …
Gardening in a time of plague
Gardening in a time of plague Story and Poems: Gerry Jacobson Lockdown and isolation. Months of chocolate and TV. Can’t travel. But in Canberra there’s always somewhere to walk. And …
Calendula officinalis
Article: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Summer 2020)Photo: Harish Kumar The pot marigold, or Calendula officinalis, lights up our winters with its bright yellow and orange daisy flowers when everything …