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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
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Tag Archives: Chives
Was I nettled? No
I was bound to collect weeds. I had a weed soup to make. Most of my fellow Food Garden volunteers were nervous about consuming weeds; ‘are they okay to eat’, was the frequent question. And some are. But which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Chard, Chives, chives flowering head, Food Garden, Garlic, nettles, olive oil, onion, Onion Weed, potato, potato weed, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, Silverbeet, sorrel, soup, stinging nettles, vegetable stock, weed, weed soup
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RTBG Thursday 28 November 2019 – post 2 of 2
After lunch next to the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), I was surprised to see the developments in the area where previously concrete had been removed and a gabion wall had been built. Now soil covered … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged asparagus, Blueberries, borage, Calendula, Chives, fig, Flowering chive heads, Food Garden, Lemon Thyme, Quince, Red Currant, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, Sorell, Sweet Chestnut tree, Tatsoi, tomato, Wild Rocket
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RTBG 15 November 2019
K and I arrived bright and early around 9.30 at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) ready for work in the Food Garden. While the sky was overcast there was no rain –I am delighted to tell you I will … Continue reading
