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with all our water tanks empty and the veggie garden almost completey dead lets hope this happens. bring it on!
Replied Nov 29
Food plants for shady area?
warrigal greens and qld arrowroot like shady areas, but the arrowroot might be a bit big under the stairs. lettuce likes shade in winter, but likes lots of water too.
Replied Nov 8
Bean Questions... and what seeds I am planting now
Im trying to grow pigeon pea from seed at the moment - Ill let you know what they are like. I have lazy housewife beans (Eden seeds) and snake beans in at the moment - all getting some afternoon sh...
Replied Nov 2
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with all our water tanks empty and the veggie garden almost completey dead lets hope this happens.
bring it on!
I would get the biggest that would fit/you can afford - we have a 3000L tank near the veggie garden which is *always* empty - but we refill it from a 24000L tank out the back. i think anything less than 5000L isn't worth it - for veggies anyway.
warrigal greens and qld arrowroot like shady areas, but the arrowroot might be a bit big under the stairs. lettuce likes shade in winter, but likes lots of water too.
Im trying to grow pigeon pea from seed at the moment - Ill let you know what they are like. I have lazy housewife beans (Eden seeds) and snake beans in at the moment - all getting some afternoon shade. the lazy housewife are doing better than the ...
i bet the same shrinking of farming is happening around brisbane too. the Chippendale example gives great hope for the future and such a great idea - I have been thinking about edible 'public' trees for a while now, but have been concentrating on ...
thanks for the link, Mick. I'll check it out.
I have read that a lot of people (in Africa i think) grow them as a hedge and keep them cut back to one metre - causes them to be more bushy, and you can reach the young leaves too.
This has been very interesting - i have just done the same - i have a pile of paw paw seeds which i am going to sow - and see what happens! i have had a few pop up in the compost but not as many compost seedlings as tomatoes and pumpkins :)
Well 10m counts me out... if I ever get a real property then I will definitely give it a go!
It looks like Daleys have these trees for sale:
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Herbs/horseradish.htm
My aunt had a huge old tree in Singapore, we ever only used the pods with the seeds in them, cooked in curries. The pods were quite stringy and we would eat the cooked seeds by putting parts of the whole pods between the teeth and pull them throug...
thanks for the info. I have only just heard about this tree - it sounds like an ideal addition to a permaculture garden, and apparently it can grow easily from cuttings. The leaves are high in protein and calcium and are cooked liked spinach, the ...
I've never heard of them before, but below is a picture and website. I don't have one, but will keep on the lookout...
http://www.astro.com.my/vizhuthugal/capsules.asp?an=306&bid=2494
Drumstick trees are easily grown in hot climate countries....
Hello
I was wondering if anyone had seeds or cuttings from the Drumstick tree / Moringa they would be willing to trade/sell? I live in the Wynnum area, but can travel - i have a variety of seeds (Eden Seeds) I could swap. in the future i will have...
A Local Seed Network (LSN) that has joined with many others who are actively conserving our heritage open pollinated seeds.
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- About me:
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- fruit and vegetable growing, local and organic food, sustainable living.
- About what I can offer:
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- http://pmhewitt.wordpress.com
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- At 9:04am on October 27, 2009,
Kwerry Rwobinson said… - Over the weekend the forecast for Brisbane early this week was for showers and rain. Thus I prepared the soil and planted the seeds with a sprinkle of water to prep them.
Here is my list:-
Capsicum
Cherry Tomatoes
Celery (old seeds - but maybe a sprout or two)
Carrot
Beetroot
Lettuce (iceburg)
Pumpkin
Onion
Spring Onions
What have you planted?
Interested in cucumbers, all melons etc.
Crop swap available with locals. Phone number given to those interested to keep each other in the loop.
Kwerry
- At 9:30pm on October 4, 2009,
christopher zane hart said… - Welcome Paula and family , i had quick look at your website , fantastic effort, will be having a more leisurely look soon , hope you find this site intresting and helpfull .
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