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Anyone interested in a visit to a bush foods farm?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Valerie Jul 21. 1 Reply 1 Favorite
I have been in touch with Veronica Cougan, who runs a Bushfoods farm at Obi Obi near the Sunshine coast. They have a lot of mature Bushfood trees and a nursery. I have been there before and we had a…Continue
Harvesting Ginger and Turmeric
Started this discussion. Last reply by Roger Clark May 31. 1 Reply 2 Favorites
Recipe for Char Grilled Red Capsicum Dip
Started this discussion. Last reply by Janet Fong Apr 17. 4 Replies 5 Favorites
Char Grilled Red Capsicum Dip6 Italian Fryer Capsicums, halved and deseeded400 g tin of chick peas,drained5 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive OilSalt to taste (1 teaspoon)I Garlic Clove -…Continue
Organic matter slumping - another try to counter this.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine de Saxe Aug 25, 2018. 8 Replies 4 Favorites
Those of you who have been members for a while will (maybe) remember my fixation with trying to correct the problem of being able counteract the slump that occurs when you grow a fruit tree in a…Continue
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GARDEN VISIT
October 27, 2019 from 10am to 12pm – Address will be sent closer event
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"I didn't know you were a scientist! I was a researcher. I published an article in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Social Science about predicting with an offender would reoffend and then tailoring the frequency of probation…"
"Hi Elaine, I have done all that already. I was a scientist for 10 years so am quite good at research :) The difficulty is that there is no place listed as selling and only a phone number. I have tried it once and did not get a reply to…"
Jeff Kiehne commented on Roger Clark's blog post A report on a talk on Fruit Fies from the Nambour gardening show"Fruition fruit fly trap developed and marketed by AgNova Technologies Pty Ltd, an Australian Company based in Melbourne.AgNova Technologies are on Facebook and have website but do not seem to be on sale any where…"
"Thanks Elaine. "
"Search Agnova Technologies."
"If anyone can source the fruition traps , I would love to know where you get it. I heard a podcast about them 2 years ago and try as I might could not find a way to source them"
Jeff Kiehne commented on Roger Clark's blog post A report on a talk on Fruit Fies from the Nambour gardening show"They need to look at GMO if they can modify can make the pests less efficient at causing the damage .If cane toads had there poison removed they would just become food ."
"Good report Roger, unless everyone puts fruit-fly traps in their yard, I feel we are losing the battle. Surprised to hear that they are travelling south, I thought the cold might stop them, but then our temperatures are not as they used to…"
San favorited Roger Clark's blog post A report on a talk on Fruit Fies from the Nambour gardening show"Thanks Roger. "
"it is an 1 hour 42 mins drive for us so definitely something to combine with other events.
It "
Anyone interested in a visit to a bush foods farm?
I have been in touch with Veronica Cougan, who runs a Bushfoods farm at Obi Obi near the Sunshine coast. They have a lot of mature Bushfood trees and a nursery. I have been there before and we had a walk and talk tour and a Bushfoods morning tea. They still do this at a cost of $10 p/p.There are a number of possible ways to visit. A stand alone visit. A visit to this on the way to a garden site at a members house (Northside). A visit on the way to or from Susan's place at Gympie. Or if there…See More
A report on a talk on Fruit Fies from the Nambour gardening show
Fruit Fly talk by Professor Richard DrewFruit flies have spread down to Victoria and now some have been discovered in Auckland. We used to treat with systemic cover sprays but these are not used very much now and growers now have had to turn to less harmful (to human health) methods. These systemic sprays would be ingested by people eating the sprayed fruit as the insecticide travelled into and through the fruitAdult Fruit Flies can travel 20 to 90 kilometres to reach fruit targets, this is…See More
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- About me:
- I garden on a 5 acre block of terrible soil. Therefore most of my gardening is done in containers where I can control the growing conditions. Old baths, laundry tubs, pots, PVC pipes, above ground wicking beds. I like experimenting with new growing ideas.
- I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
- Logan Food Gardeners
Bogi
- I am interested in:
- growing all veges and fruit trees, finding out what to grow, where and when.
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A report on a talk on Fruit Fies from the Nambour gardening show
Posted on July 21, 2019 at 9:31 10 Comments 2 Favorites
Fruit Fly talk by Professor Richard Drew
Fruit flies have spread down to Victoria and now some have been discovered in Auckland.
We used to treat with systemic cover sprays but these are not used very much now and growers now have had to turn to less harmful (to human health) methods. These systemic sprays would be ingested by people eating the sprayed fruit as the insecticide travelled into and through the fruit
Adult Fruit Flies can travel 20 to 90 kilometres to…
ContinueSAD - but things are looking up!
Posted on April 7, 2019 at 9:15 7 Comments 4 Favorites
Back to the world of the living!
My summer hibernation is now over, the weather is so much kinder, and I am able to get about outside without frying in the horrible hot sun. The jobs to do outside are many and varied but at least I have some enthusiasm back, which enables me to get stuck in.
My cousin's wife in the UK suffers from SAD, (Seasonal Affective Disorder) - which is caused by a lack of sun in the northern hemisphere. Here we get far too much sun, and while I…
ContinueGarlic for the year!!
Posted on October 5, 2018 at 7:55 13 Comments 6 Favorites
Lance Percival, an English comedian, of a bygone era (That was the week that was), brought out a song about veges, that has long been a favourite of mine.
Some of it went,
My sister Jean's always eating Beans
My little brother Leeks
I just saw Ma eat a piece of Garlic
Everybody duck when she speaks
So, Lettuce get us to the church by half past two
and if you like Beetroot I'll be true to you
There is more but I'll spare you, I…
ContinueRoger's May report- Growing anti Inflammatory plants , etc.
Posted on May 15, 2018 at 8:18 10 Comments 4 Favorites
With the weather now much more bearable, it is becoming a real pleasure to get out in the garden and come out of summer hibernation. A holiday in Tasmania in late summer saw us enjoy a few weeks of much cooler weather, but on return, it had obviously rained quite a bit while we were away and the rampant growth everywhere has/is taking a lot of work to get under control again.
The weedy TRAD has grown like Topsy and covers a lot of ground. It will take all of the cooler months to clear…
ContinueComment Wall (3 comments)
- At 0:13 on November 14, 2015,
Andrew Cumberland said…
Hey Roger - if I can't get there tomorrow, can you pop by my place (quite near the GV) to collect it please?
- At 17:28 on August 19, 2014,
CHERYL SLAPP said…
Hi Roger, glad you have decided to join us. Any input into growing fruit and vege's in pots welcome
- At 17:03 on August 19, 2014,
Welcome to our little group Roger. Hope you find lots of things to interest you. Don't be shy about sharing your experience with containers.
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