Growing local
Started this discussion. Last reply by Janet Fong on Wednesday. 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
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
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine de Saxe Aug 7, 2018. 24 Replies 3 Favorites
An article in Organic Gardening magazine's 100th edition - March / April 2018 by Malcolm Maguire is an eye opener for me. I have known that many fruits and vegetables are subjected to spraying and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine de Saxe Jul 18, 2018. 15 Replies 3 Favorites
I thought I'd report on a talk given by Phil Dudman at the Nambour Annual garden show last weekend. I know that some people are having success with growing Garlic, but any additional knowledge that…Continue
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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…
ContinuePosted 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…
ContinuePosted 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…
ContinuePosted on October 16, 2017 at 9:16 6 Comments 4 Favorites
BLF seems to get a huge range of people interested in growing veges, herbs, etc. The great majority of people have a suburban context where the garden size is very manageable,…
ContinueHey Roger - if I can't get there tomorrow, can you pop by my place (quite near the GV) to collect it please?
Hi Roger, glad you have decided to join us. Any input into growing fruit and vege's in pots welcome
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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