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PNG Traditional Vegetables Project'
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Moringa (Malunggay)
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Making Bone Broth
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Milk Crate Garden : Expanded
"You know when you have Frogs you have a great ECO System going, along with Mushrooms & Other Fungi you know everything growing & living is in harmony."
"What flowers would you plant now in SEQ in a cottage garden, Dianne?
What perennials do you think are essential in the subtropics for cottaging?"
Profile Information
- About me:
- I grow vegetables on what was sand along the shores of Moreton Bay.After years of mulching I have a rich loam to work with and plenty of earth worm helpers.
I also run a Vetiver Grass nursery.
- I am interested in:
- Vegetables.Vetiver grass. Various cuisines and the plants they make use of -- especially Turkish, Mexican, Caribbean, Korean and Sri Lankan.
- I can offer (you can't offer too much or too little - we don't mind)
- Information, Products and/or Services
- My website is:
- http://www.growvetiver.com/
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- Moreton Bay Region
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Designing Garden Bed layout using Vetiver Grass Clumps
Posted on May 1, 2021 at 22:00 2 Comments 0 Favorites
This is the layout/design I'm experimenting with.
I actually mix up the food plants rather than block plant, but they…
Continue April in the Garden
Posted on April 27, 2021 at 21:30 5 Comments 3 Favorites
April is always the best time outback. The transition is palpable and you get more opportunities to spend time relating to the dirt because the days are no longer so darn hot.
I'm in the process of reducing my veg garden size -- that is the plots for annuals -- by engineering some efficiency changes via group and intense plantings. I'm also culling my plantings by staggering them more.
I have expanded the chook pen yet again, which now encompasses the Vetiver nursery. That's…
ContinueThe joy of April:out back making things happen.
Posted on April 10, 2021 at 20:30 6 Comments 0 Favorites
You know how it is...
You do one thing and that suggests another in way of flow on. What with the change in the weather and my collection of seedlings I've been out back making things happen.
Maybe I'll add some photos tomorrow when it is daylight...but my garden is a sea of fluro bamboo stakes like these shown right.
I've…
ContinueWorm Farmer Dave : Vermiculturalist with stabbing stick.
Posted on March 5, 2021 at 23:30 1 Comment 0 Favorites
One of my chooks died a couple of days ago. It happens.
So I had to bury her deep so that the dogs didn't dig her up.
See! the chickens round the gate
For their morning portion wait;
Fill the basket from the store,
Let us open wide the door;
Throw out crumbs…
Kitchen Garden Gallery for January 2021
Posted on January 31, 2021 at 9:00 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Outback kitchen garden maybe needs a trim.
I'm growing Vetiver amongst the vegetables. The greenery…
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Living Mulch : Scurvy Weed
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Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 22:34 on February 13, 2021,
Janey said…
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!
- At 21:53 on February 8, 2021,
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!
- At 18:38 on March 28, 2020,
Susan said…
Hey Dave, I use "after photo" - it's free but with ads.
- At 9:11 on March 27, 2019,
Dianne Caswell said…
And you probably could do that to Dave.
- At 10:37 on February 2, 2019,
Oh, and I forgot how good his jokes are too????
- At 8:29 on February 2, 2019,
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.
- At 15:37 on February 23, 2016,
- Thanks for friend request.
- At 12:06 on January 10, 2015,
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
- At 16:52 on December 21, 2014,
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
- At 8:32 on December 16, 2014,
Hi mate leave us an address at darren_and_deb@hotmail.com and I will get them over to you
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Vetiver grass helps to stabilise soil and protects it against erosion. It can protect against pests and weeds. Vetiver is also used as animal feed. (Wiki.)
GrowVetiver is a plant nursery run by Dave & Keir Riley that harvests and grows Vetiver grass for local community applications and use. It is based in Beachmere, just north of Brisbane, Australia.
Place your business add here! ($5 per month or $25 for 9 months)
Talk to Andy on 0422 022 961. You can Pay on this link
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