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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Bucks Horn Plantain
A couple of weeks ago K emailed and asked me if I could identify the weed shown below, noting she had seen it ranging ‘in size from a 10c piece to palm of my hand sized just smaller or larger … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Bucks Horn Plantain, erba stella, minutina, Plantago coronopus, plantain, Weed Book
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Planting my hugelkultur – garlic, lettuce and silver beet
Weeks ago, before the lockdown, I spent a glorious day at the Koonya garlic festival. While there I purchased garlic bulbs and reserved some for planting. Recently I have wanted to plant them where the colourful cosmos plants were still … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Garlic, garlic cloves, hugelkultur, Koonya Garlic Festival, lettuce, Silver beet
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Hugelkultur in my back yard
When K talked about hugelkultur as she built her garden beds (refer here) I googled and read more. My understanding is that a mound is built with layers of vegetation which will gradually deteriorate and provide nutrients for plants above. … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged coffee grounds, Cosmos, feverfew, geraniums, hugelkultur, marigolds, seaweed
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Walking on the mountain
Recently, fellow RTBG Food Garden volunteer N was delighted that walking on tracks on Mt Wellington above Hobart was permissible again, as isolation restrictions have been relaxed. With relief and excitement he set out on a combination cycle and walking … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Morphett's Road, Mount Montagu, Mount Wellington, Mt Wellington, Neika, RTBG, Wellington Falls
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Pickling walnuts
The Honest Food site tells me ‘There may be few foods that are more English than pickled walnuts’. Apparently they make for wonderful eating when munched along with cheddar cheese and ploughman’s lunches. In Australia pickled walnuts are not a … Continue reading
Walnuts
Many grand walnut trees grow around Hobart. Recently a friend F moved from one property to another; from one with a walnut to another. Both have been prolific and this year’s harvest was no exception. ‘Would I like a bag?’, … Continue reading
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Thursday at the RTBG
Yesterday was Thursday. Long term blog followers will know the day is always glorious if I am (we the Food Garden volunteers are) going to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). And we did. And it was. Earlier in the … Continue reading
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