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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
Tag Archives: lettuce
The Conservatory
Thursday’s volunteering at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens happened amidst blustery breezes and overcast skies. Nevertheless the harvesting of fresh produce, weeding and hoeing around the tea plantation and across under trees including the bananas, and the podding of soy … Continue reading
A holiday in the Horseradish 24th March 2022
Always early to arrive in the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), fellow volunteer Neil was hard at work clearing the expanding forests of horseradish plants – just the tops, not digging down for their tasty roots. … Continue reading
Shaking the lettuce 10th March 2022
Two weeks ago in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), our wonderful volunteer team made some simple but important advances. As usual, and extremely importantly, Tony harvested produce for charity and, being that time of the … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged basil, lettuce, Mustard, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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RTBG Thursday 10 December 2020
Last week in the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens (RTBG) we cleared and prepared garden beds ready for planting this past Thursday. I am grateful that two of my fellow gardeners reported on the activity and for … Continue reading
Lunch with RTBG friends
It all started when A of the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) invited all its volunteers to lunch at his property. Immediately we considered the tasty treats we could create from any of our gardens, and … Continue reading
Phone Apps can identify plants
How often have we walked around neighbourhoods or gardens and wondered what name a plant has? To have the answer at your fingertips seems like a luxury. The idea that you can hold your smartphone over a plant and activate … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged avocado, Lactuca Sativa, lettuce, parcel, PictureThis, Plant identification Apps, Romaine lettuce, Wild Celery
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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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RTBG Thursday 31st October
When I thought of pine cones, the image which came to mind was of large heavy seed free pods that litter the ground at certain times of the year and then get scooped up for Christmas wreath creations. Once upon … Continue reading
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