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Brew your own liquid fertiliser
Article and Photos: Ed Highley (Canberra Organic – Spring 2023) For a few years now, I’ve had good results using a ‘solution’ of the organic fertiliser and soil conditioner ‘Dynamic …
Phoenix rising
A tale of renewal after Canberra’s bushfires Article: (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2023) After one our wettest years on record in 2022, it is hard to fathom the events that …
From Bush To Bounty : Cook Garden
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The Leaf Collective
The Leaf Collective The Leaf Collective is a six week program being trialled in suburbs near Lake Tuggeranong until 20th March. The Leaf Collective is bringing ACT residents together to …
Building a Hugelkultur Bed
Article: Haydn Burgess (Canberra Organic – Summer 2012) What is hugelkultur? Hugelkultur (pronounced ‘hoogle culture’) is a gardening technique whereby woody debris is used to build raised garden beds. Hugelkultur …
Artichoke Tea
Article and Photos: Dr Van Kien Nguyen (Canberra Organic – Summer 2021) My family has enjoyed artichoke tea for years. Each year we would buy artichoke tea from Dat Lat …
Micromanaging: My adventure in indoor gardening
Growing Microgreens Article and Photos: Cathy Morison (Canberra Organic – Summer 2019 [Part I] Autumn 2020 [Part II]) Winter is normally a time for using up the pumpkins from the …
Brainy gardeners
Article: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2019) All gardeners know that gardening is good for your soul as well as your body; but did you know that gardening is …
Celebrating new beginnings
Erindale Community Garden Article and Photos: Didi Sommer (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2021) We may be the smallest in scale of all of the COGS community gardens, but we are …