Tag Archives: Flick Weed

A lot happens over a fortnight

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

It had been only a fortnight since I last visited the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, yet when I arrived last Thursday I could see significant and substantial changes had been made. Highly visible was the deepened … Continue reading →

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Thursday 28th April 2022 RTBG

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

It was one of those mornings when the Bridgewater Jerry filled the air above the Derwent River and spread left and right across the Greater Hobart areas. Kunanyi was missing. Nipaluna seemed to be missing. Occasionally the sun found holes … Continue reading →

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RTBG Thursday 29 Oct 2020 –what a day!

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Thoughtful Pam offered me a lift to the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens, a gift that raised my spirits enormously. I wasted less time in travel and used the opportunity to water my newly planted tomatoes before … Continue reading →

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RTBG on Thursday 24 Sept- part 3 of 3

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

While I pulled Flick Weed/Bitter Cress ‘weeds’ from beneath the tea bushes, other fellow volunteers were hard at work elsewhere in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). A selection of brassicas, large purple leafed mustards and … Continue reading →

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RTBG on Thursday 24 Sept- part 2 of 3

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

I signed into the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) just as a newbie arrived and was introduced; one with whom I worked until we had a tea break. She and I were assigned to the tea … Continue reading →

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