Organic Gardening Magazine

Features

6 Great outdoors
Dare you grow outdoor tomatoes? They’re a crop to relish, says Terry Marshall, so don’t let a little thing like blight stop you – plan on a season to beat the odds!

12 Bring on the broccoli!
Sprouting broccoli has to be one of the best reasons for being a gardener, says Joyce Russell – to get to eat this delectable crop, you have to grow your own.

16 Grow your own heirlooms
John Yeoman celebrates the joys of growing and trading heritage seeds – and, for good measure, breeding your own varieties to hand on.

24 Open weave
Why buy, when you can make your own for next to nothing – and with such job satisfaction? Toby Buckland turns his hand to weaving willow wigwams.

28 History lessons
Are there sound scientific reasons for preserving heritage flower varieties – or is it just our nostalgia that keeps them alive? Gunars Ulmanis investigates.

32 A spot in the shade
Forget the idea that shady areas are a problem and make the most of their huge wildlife potential, says Jenny Steel.

36 Home-grown home-brew
You don’t need complicated recipes or a degree in rocket science – making wine from your surplus produce is straightforward, satisfying and fun, says Mike Clark.

50 Waste of space
As UK research identifies widening ‘food deserts’, it’s time to pull down your garden fence and help turn barren green spaces into edible havens, says John Walker.

68 Big on small bulbs
Ann Somerset Miles picks up some tips from bulb grower Lady Christine Skelmersdale.

 

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Regulars

20 10 things about… broad beans
Christina Maxfield digs up facts, folklore, tips and techniques on our kitchen garden crops.

42 This month in your garden
Helen Penrose checks off jobs coming up in March.

44 New series
The blackbirds’ taleGunars Ulmanis recalls the trials and tribulations of sharing his garden with a high-maintenance family of blackbirds.

46 Gardener in the kitchen
Seasonal recipes from Anna Corbett.

48 Backyard botany
Lucy Halliday takes a look at the plants that have mastered the art of movement.

52 Organic news
John Greenway and Kate Chancellor report.

56 March cut down to size
What to prune this month, with Paul Hending.

58 The permaculture plot
Paul Jennings considers the sobering prospects for gardening in a changing climate.

62 Tom Petherick’s garden diary
To dig or not to dig? Tom weighs up the pros and cons of cultivation.

63 Webwatch
Virtual gardening with Helen Gazeley.

64 Q&As
Christina Maxfield answers your queries.

72 Resources
News from the organic marketplace.

74 Out & about
What’s on for gardeners?

76 Book reviews
The pick of the new titles.

78 Letters
Your news, views and comments.

79 Down the garden path
Mat Coward has the last word.

80 Next month
A look ahead to what’s coming up in the April issue of OG, out March 27.

 

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