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"A few years ago, my cottage garden was largely perennial shrubs and annual flowers. That is changing as food plants have been added - fruit trees, perennials like ginger, lemon grass and turmeric, and the annual crops, more and more of which are…"
ADVANTAGES OF THE MODERN COTTAGE GARDEN
A Group for those Members who love growing their Herbs, Fruits & Vegetables but would also like to be able to grow Flowers alongside for use as Companion Plants, The House and to Gift to Friends.ADVANTAGES OF THE MODERN COTTAGE GARDENMy Idea of the Modern Cottage Garden is not that far removed from the Traditional Cottage Gardens of the 1800's, though we do not have…See More
Zucchini meals: a three course feast
"Andy, that was great. Thanks for the inspiration. I wonder how sweet potatoes would go in the soup instead of ordinary potatoes. Must try it."
"The home-made BSF farm is very clever indeed."
"Doug are you going to Susans - would love to buy a couple of plants - Brian gave us one ages ago but everything got so dry !!!! and we lost it even before it fruited ! sounds awesome "
GARDEN VISIT - 17th APRIL - SUSAN'S GARDEN VISIT at MANLY
April 17, 2021 from 10am to 12pm
SATURDAY 17th April 10.00am TO 12.00pmPlease NOTE:- This is a Saturday GVA little about Susan's Urban Eden - My garden is on 580 square meters and we’ve lived here for 15 years. In that time, I’ve turned it into an Edible Oasis. 40 varieties of Fruiting Trees, Vines and Shrubs with Garden Beds for Vegie growing. I have just repotted my Strawberry Patch so will have Strawberry Plants available as well as Cucamelons and Eggplant Rosa Bianca. Ground is flat but uneven.The address will be sent…See More
"Yup. Planted on 18th - the day after Paddy's Day. They have popped up already. I hope they will be OK - didn't buy from Green Harvest this year, just got some from our local fruit shop, who told me they had come from near Gympie."
"They should be OK for a while, Christa, as I've potted them up a size. Maybe next GV."
"Christa, I've got a couple of seedlings from Vivienne's bisexual red pawpaw left if you'd like them. They've been in the pots quite a while now, but might save you the angst of waiting for new seedlings to declare their gender.…"
"Inspirational again, Susan. I can tell you that I have grown pineapples in my southern fence garden, where they get full sun for eight months of the year and shade for most of the other four months. The fruits were lovely and sweet, though the…"
"So funny. You were very brave to try it, I guess - you'll never die not knowing..."
"Well, where did you get it? Looks like it tasted really bad - or did it just smell bad?"
"Thanks, Doug. I'll let you know how mine go."
"Hi Barbara, the fruit was guabiju.
The botanical name is
Myrcianthes pungens. They sprout pretty well, I have about 50 seedlings popping up so if they don't work I can give you a plant some time in the future"
What was that fruit?
Doug, when we were at Dianne's place, you had some small fruits which you said came from a tree which was fairly hard to come by. They tasted quite good, and I took a few seeds home. Do you remember what that fruit tree was called? I'm putting in the seeds and would like to label them as something other than 'that-nice-fruit-that-Doug-brought-to-Dianne's'.See More
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- I live on a 900sq m block. The house is biggish, as we had a big family, most of whom have left home. The gardens were more or less tacked on by the previous owners after the house and various landscaping features were finished, so no chance to do the permaculture thing, but gradually a food garden is taking shape. My background is in revegetation, volunteer management, and growing and selling local native plants, but I am a total convert to the idea of producing as much of our own food as possible. Fruit trees - in ground and in pots - are a particular enthusiasm, and I like to preserve my own and purchased produce.
- I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
- Rode-Chermside garden club
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- Permaculture, growing my own food, preserving the produce. I would like to see other peoples' gardens, and
join in discussions to learn as much as possible about the ins and outs of growing food. Happy to share bits and pieces of whatever I've got growing, and whatever knowledge I have accumulated over the years.
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What was that fruit?
Posted on March 5, 2021 at 8:03 3 Comments 0 Favorites
Doug, when we were at Dianne's place, you had some small fruits which you said came from a tree which was fairly hard to come by. They tasted quite good, and I took a few seeds home. Do you remember what that fruit tree was called? I'm putting in the seeds and would like to label them as something other than 'that-nice-fruit-that-Doug-brought-to-Dianne's'.
Drying the Dragon Fruit Harvest
Posted on February 12, 2021 at 17:09 7 Comments 0 Favorites
There was a bit of chat a while ago about drying Dragon Fruit, so I am going to dry some of the 40-odd Dragon Fruit that are ripening all at once on my vine. I plan to just use my oven, since I don't have a dehydrator, and I suspect air drying with the humidity as it is won't be too successful. Has anyone got any tips or pointers about what I should and shouldn't do?
This week in the garden
Posted on January 26, 2021 at 9:00 11 Comments 3 Favorites
Picked the first pineapple of the year yesterday - no photo cos I cut it up straight away - couldn't wait to try it. It was OK, but I think I jumped the gun a bit - not as sweet as they usually are, and the top quarter was still pale yellow, not golden. I'll leave the next one on a bit longer. Pineapples are going in all over the garden in odd spots - and I've got a lot of odd spots in my garden!
The Zucchinis are finished, and I'm letting the tromboncino go to seed now - sorry,…
ContinueZucchinis and Tromboncinos
Posted on January 11, 2021 at 14:01 2 Comments 1 Favorite
This year Zucchinis and Tromboncinos have been really successful for me.
I put down the zucchini success to tying up the vines to 8-foot star pickets driven well into the ground. Never thought to do this until someone on BLF - Dave, I think it was, thank you - posted up a link to a zucchini grower in the US who did this, and who also advocated taking…
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- At 23:41 on November 18, 2020,
Andrew Cumberland said…
Give me a ring on 0422 022 961. I have at least two laying girls you can have.
- At 12:30 on August 29, 2020,
Give me a ring on 0422 022 961
- At 20:38 on August 24, 2015,
Elaine de Saxe said…
Ditto for me with night meetings. Look forward to seeing you :-)
- At 7:16 on August 24, 2015,
Not BOGG but Greening Australia seed-cleaning volunteers. Potted up seedlings at your place and at Rosemary's.
Join our Garden Visits group and come along to our GVs we love to share :-)
- At 5:45 on August 24, 2015,
Lissa said…
- Welcome to BLF Barbara :)
You should find lots to interest you on the site. Feel free to join in conversations, post photos and blogs.
If you need any help please don't hesitate to ask.
Happy gardening
Lissa
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