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Sophie commented on Dave Riley's blog post Our new vetiver farm: the first planting in peri-urban Brisbane
"well done Dave, may your vetiver forest prosper!Yes Andy, that's our idea too. Getting a site set up for Help X!"
Sep 26, 2022
Andrew Cumberland commented on Dave Riley's blog post Our new vetiver farm: the first planting in peri-urban Brisbane
"My aim is to get to divide mine.  I'm beginning to think I may need staff.  "
Sep 6, 2022
Dave Riley posted a blog post
Our new vetiver farm: the first planting in peri-urban Brisbane
The first plant out of Vetiver slips at the new Farm.A few thousand more to go! We have eleven beds to fill in the first stage of the project. Overnight rain made it squelchy work.As we dig up and divide our current crop, for once we know that we…
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Sep 5, 2022
Dave Riley commented on Dave Riley's blog post The Kitchen Garden in August
"While I have chia growing in a few hedges outback I cannot as yet speak about the harvest.
As for the seeds in the kitchen...I'm truly addicted to them.
Since I'm trying to use them as the Maya might have I've been experimenting with tortilla…"
Aug 12, 2022
Andrew Cumberland commented on Dave Riley's blog post The Kitchen Garden in August
"Thanks for putting this here too mate.  I was listening to the crickets here the other night but then a tumble weed rolled through and killed the poor buggers.  The old chokos have gone way up in my estimation lately.  Good abundant tucker…"
Aug 11, 2022
Dave Riley posted a blog post
The Kitchen Garden in August
I've tried to show all the elements:raised bedsaerialsmulchpolycultural mixhard to show: I have just planted several chaya, aibika and bitter leaf bushes which hopefully will add significantly to my green leaf powder supply.They will become the…
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Aug 10, 2022
Andrew Cumberland commented on Dave Riley's blog post Surviving Inflation by Growing Your Own Food
"I agree.  What interests me is that after 10 years or more I have changed my diet completely.  Chokos are actually appealing now.  Tromboncinos when picked green are a great zucchini.  I don't like them as a squash.  I remember thinking silverbeet…"
Aug 3, 2022
Dave Riley posted a blog post
Surviving Inflation by Growing Your Own Food
I am not of the self-sufficient ilk ideologically. I grow my own comestibles for a mixed bag of reasons...and from a lifestyle habit. But current food prices are hurting enough for me to rethink my outback activities.Coming into Spring -- albeit…
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Aug 3, 2022
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  • Janey February 13, 2021 at 10:34pm

    Aw what a shame - but you can’t beat the tide- probably even with a rock wall...our beach lost a lot of sand this year too. It’s been exactly one year now since we planted our 100 tiny vetiver plants and they have grown so quickly and made a huge difference to soil- lots of worms wherever we dig and they grow 6 inches a week, - so make lots of mulch! Also stops grass from invading new beds and keeps dogs off! 

  • Janey February 8, 2021 at 9:53pm

    Hey Dave the vetiver I got from you for my sandy garden at Straddie are going great guns, I even had enough now to give some to a neighbour and spend the word about wonderful vetiver!

  • Susan March 28, 2020 at 6:38pm

    Hey Dave, I use "after photo" - it's free but with ads. 

  • Dianne Caswell March 27, 2019 at 9:11am

    And you probably could do that to Dave.

  • Dianne Caswell February 2, 2019 at 10:37am

    Oh, and I forgot how good his jokes are too????

  • Dianne Caswell February 2, 2019 at 8:29am

    Love the Updated Profile and Avatar, you really have a gift Dave, you are an inspiration to all our Members I am sure. Could I say to all if you are a newer member please take the time to read through some of Dave's Blogs etc I promise you that you will gain a different prospective on how Sand can become Humus. Be sure to read about how Dave has inspired Children to garden at his local school, and his Cooking and Recipes skills have gone from strength to strength.

  • Vinay Nellipudi February 23, 2016 at 3:37pm
    Thanks for friend request.
  • DARREN JAMES January 10, 2015 at 12:06pm

    Thanks Dave for your recipes ,will you be going to lissas garden visit as I can give you those brazillian spinach if not will bring them over for you cheers

  • DARREN JAMES December 21, 2014 at 4:52pm

    Hi Dave havent forgotten you caught up with work .will get them over to you in the new year sometime hope you have a good xmass  

  • DARREN JAMES December 16, 2014 at 8:32am

    Hi mate leave us an address at darren_and_deb@hotmail.com and I will get them over to you

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