Monthly Archives: March 2021

Disaster has struck

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Over recent weeks, some blog followers have revelled in watching the growth of the Giant Atlantic pumpkins in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG).  Last week I reported that one remained. Since then, the RTBG has … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

I presume that gardeners everywhere work on assumptions and habitual practices. For example, in Hobart the prevailing wisdom has always been that tomatoes must not be planted until Show Day in October. For a range of vegetables, a set of … Continue reading →

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Tasmania’s ‘Overland Track’

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

As a Tasmanian icon for those who love the bush and wilderness, the walking track between Cradle Mountain in the north of the state and Lake St Clair in the centre of the state, offers a rite of passage. The … Continue reading →

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RTBG Thursday 5th March 2021

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

In the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), the Giant Atlantic pumpkin story is reducing.  Now only one large and growing ‘beast’ remains – not affected by rot on its base or having been moved accidentally by … Continue reading →

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The end of summer in a Lindisfarne garden

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

On Sunday, members of the Hobart’s Eastern Shore Permaculture Tasmania group visited the fruit and vegetable garden of a couple of our members in the suburb of Lindisfarne. Situated on the other side of a hill from where I live, … Continue reading →

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Thursday 25th February at the RTBG

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Last Thursday work doesn’t stop at the Food Garden in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). Pam provided a ‘gardens update. We stripped the remaining fruit from 3 tomato beds, 2 piles, one coloured and the other green. Pulled out … Continue reading →

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