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Re: Sourdough starter for Dianne, Christa and Anne

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cathie MacLean Jul 22, 2018. 22 Replies

I'm posting this as a discussion for the ladies who got a starter today. It's ok in the plastic Baggie for a couple of days in the fridge but soon it would be good to put it into the jar you plan to…Continue

Ginger and turmeric storage

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cathie MacLean Jul 5, 2018. 6 Replies

I harvested some more ginger today. It's really quite amazing how it increases from a tiny nub to a big claw of gingery goodness in 8 or 9 months with very little attention. My polystyrene box had…Continue

Blogging

Started this discussion. Last reply by GayleD May 1, 2017. 19 Replies

I'm thinking I'd like to start writing a garden blog like many of you do already and just wonder how to go about it. Do you prepare all your text and pictures in word and then copy and paste?or just…Continue

Gardening calendar

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cathie MacLean Oct 15, 2016. 11 Replies

I am not an organised person.  I do life flying by the seat of my pants and that includes gardening. Sometimes it works out and I have success, but very often I find myself realising that if I’d…Continue

 

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Cathie MacLean is attending Dianne Caswell's event
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GARDEN VISIT - FREE and Demonstration of the Making of Truffles and Rum Balls at Susan's Garden

December 9, 2018 from 9:30am to 11:30pm
SUNDAY Decemberber 9th 9.30am TO 11.30pmAddress has been sent 9.15pm Thurs 6th. The address is always sent to your email you signed up with, if it is different you need to change your profile.Susan will send us a little about his garden at a later date;Many of our members will know Susan's Garden from her Blogs and perhaps you…See More
Dec 8, 2018
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Cathie MacLean commented on Andrew Cumberland's blog post Tales from the Tiny Farm: November 18
"Andy, I'm with you.  Every contribution that my garden makes to the dinner table makes my heart sing. I made Palak paneer with a huge bowl full of silver beet last night  and picked two handfuls of green beans for tonight's…"
Nov 27, 2018
Cathie MacLean commented on Andrew Cumberland's photo
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Peaches

"Just gorgeous!"
Nov 16, 2018
Cathie MacLean is attending Dianne Caswell's event
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GARDEN VISIT AND SAUSAGE MAKING DEMONSTRATION - free at Andy's Garden

November 18, 2018 from 10am to 12pm
SUNDAY November 18th 10.00am TO 12.00pmAddress sent Friday at 8.12am. . The address is always sent to your email you signed up with, if it is different you need to change your profileWe all enjoyed Andy's Beer and Liqueur Demonstration last year (some of us a bit too much). I am sure his Sausages will prove a winner as…See More
Nov 14, 2018
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Jaboticaba october 18

"The fruit is juicy and sweet but the skin is thick and tangy, like a a big round grape.  Makes great juice, wine etc. "
Nov 13, 2018
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What a lovely morning :)

"Just lovely Sid. Wish I had planted my sunflowers earlier. Yours look about to burst into bloom. Corn looks fabulous!"
Nov 7, 2018
Cathie MacLean replied to Tony's discussion Fruit Fly
"Hi Tony, in my experience fruit fly mainly attack my tomatoes, capsicums, chilies and fruits like guavas, feijoa. I don't think I have seen any problems with cucumbers. No problems with passionfruit. Good luck with your exclusion bags. They…"
Nov 7, 2018
Cathie MacLean favorited Dave Riley's discussion Mr Spice is very nice for spice...
Nov 3, 2018
Cathie MacLean commented on Roger Clark's photo
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"Delish! Don't you love it when you have abundance? "
Nov 2, 2018
Cathie MacLean replied to Dave Riley's discussion Hedges : living fences and food lines
"Jaboticaba is another great  fruiting hedge  plant - it fruits all along the trunk."
Oct 24, 2018
Cathie MacLean replied to Dave Riley's discussion Hedges : living fences and food lines
"Seems to me that a number of the plants used provide leafy greens, mulch material etc as well as fruit. For the latter they can be allowed to fruit then be trimmed back to a tidy hedge - not unlike the smaller fruit trees kept pruned to a manageable…"
Oct 24, 2018
Cathie MacLean replied to Susan's discussion Dianne's Garden 21/10/18 in the group Garden Visits
"A couple of extra photos from the day below - unfortunately i had a commitment that meant i could only stay a short time at Dianne and Graham's, but i didn't want to miss the opportunity to see their inspiring garden.  Everything was…"
Oct 23, 2018
Cathie MacLean left a comment for Biju Thomas
"Hi Biju, welcome to Brisbane Local Food.  We look forward to getting to know you in the forum and possibly at a garden visit in the future!"
Oct 2, 2018
Cathie MacLean favorited Dave Riley's photo
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Rye crisp bread: Knäckebröd

Oct 2, 2018
Cathie MacLean replied to Christa's discussion OUR WILLOW TREE
"Yikes, Andy! Lucky indeed! One of the most memorable trees in my life was a sturdy mandarin tree that three 8-10 olds could sit in comfortably. This tree had the most delicious and abundant crops of mandarins you can imagine and we would sit in the…"
Sep 26, 2018
Cathie MacLean left a comment for Kelly Medhurst
"Hi Kelly, glad you have joined us. Most of us love veggie gardening and chickens too! Hope this turns out to be a fun and informative forum for you to be part of. Cheers, Cathie "
Sep 17, 2018

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I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
I am very involved with the community garden at the retirement village where I work. I have applied for membership with Brisbane Organic Growers.
I am interested in:
Growing food in an urban environment. I am very interested in food from many cultures, ferments etc.
I can offer (you can't offer too much or too little - we don't mind)
Plants and Produce, Community Involvement
What I am looking for:
Plants or Produce, Garden Materials, Events, Community Involvement
Location
Brisbane Northern Suburbs

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Lovely greens - featuring Senposai and Tokyo Bekana

Posted on July 24, 2018 at 20:19 3 Comments

I love this season for growing leafy greens, and I feel so virtuous for eating so many of them! My recent favourites for sheer ease of growing are Senposai and Tokyo bekana. Being brassicas they are so easy to grow from seed - up in a few days, grow well in seedling cells until transplanted into a rich soil when they really take off. Within four to five weeks of transplanting they are ready to be harvested.

Those who were at my recent garden visit would recognise these vegetables from…

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Glorious days in May

Posted on May 23, 2018 at 22:30 17 Comments

These are the best days in the year for gardening, the best time to live in Brisbane in my opinion.  Less pests and  less sweat but the dense winter shade is the main challenge I face in this garden built around a two storey house with trees also blocking the low winter sun in the northeast.  I have to plant in different beds just to get enough sunshine. 

This month I will start in the front garden so that I can show off the tall tutuers that my son, Wil, made me.  I wanted something…

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It's a jungle out there! My garden in March 2018.

Posted on May 1, 2018 at 19:40 13 Comments

With the amazing season of rain we've had (plus several weeks of full time work) I've been finding it hard to keep up outside. The growth is rampant! My tanks are full and I've had little call to use them. …

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At 15:10 on July 11, 2018, Che Corrie said…

Thanks for the welcome Cathie.  Sorry it took me so long to get back, I've not been here.

At 20:18 on April 28, 2018, Karon Swift said…

Thanks so much Cathie. I have only been gardening a short time and really taken to it like a duck to water. I spent a few years overseas doing volunteer work and dragon fruit was my absolute favourite fruit. I was so happy when I came back and found out I could grow some of my own. I look forward to hearing about your varieties and what you have been doing in your garden. chat soon K

At 21:52 on June 19, 2017, Mrs Shirley Arnold said…
We arrive Sunday 25th June and leave Friday 30th. We have transport
Shirley
At 9:31 on June 7, 2017, Connie VALENTI said…
Hi Cathie
I found your friend request! Thanking you for taking my call and I look forward to seeing you on the 16th June.
Connie.
At 15:06 on April 22, 2017, conrad maharaj said…

I"II be there wed morning around 10am if ok mobile 0412118234

At 22:40 on July 10, 2016, Rob Collings said…

Thanks so much for being a GV Reporter Cathie! ... and sorry to hear about the posting issues.

Myself and other GV reporters have most likely had similar fun with this at some time.

With so many photos, we have split the report into 2 parts on 2 separate posts in many cases.

I tend to keep the picture file sizes between 100K - 500K, and sometimes a little larger.

And using a word processing program on the computer to prepare the report, followed by a cut & paste when ready can avoid loss resulting from potential site, Web, ISP or local networking issues.

At 4:24 on June 27, 2016, Lissa said…

Cathie - which retirement village do you work at? If you don't want to state publicly can you send me a PM (Private Message - top right of any page where it says Inbox).

I also work in aged care and would be interested to know about your community garden in the retirement village.

At 5:01 on February 4, 2014, Lissa said…

Welcome to Brisbane Local Food Cathie :)

Please get in touch via message or the discussion forum if you need help finding what you are after, or in using the site.

Otherwise simply explore, join the conversations and enjoy.

All the best and happy gardening

Lissa

 
 
 

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