Warm Earth is Australia`s down-to-earth organic gardening magazine. It is full of practical information on how to grow your own vegetables fruit and herbs. Also included are articles covering soil building natural pest and disease control water management composting eco-friendly landscaping care of poultry animal husbandry and much more. Warm Earth is written by organic gardeners for organic gardeners. There`s plenty of variety in this edition of Warm Earth. The old favourite staples of pumpkins and potatoes are covered in depth and if you`ve never planted green manures to enrich your soil you`ll want to make a start after reading Lyn Bagnall`s article The Marvel of Green Manures. Wendy Bartlett reveals the secrets of growing crunchy celery and for readers in cool climates Jill Warburton writes about red and blackcurrants including a great recipe for blackcurrant wine. For those in tropical and subtropical areas you can read how to grow bananas and the exquisite rambutan. Graham Smith writes of his love affair with donkeys and Dennis Stapleton tells all about stocking a dam with fish and catching them too. Other articles cover truffles living with fruit bats autumn in the garden gardening on a shoestring budget nature`s pooper scoopers - dung beetles plus all the regular features.