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Thursday 7th February 2022 at RTBG

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

Summer in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) is a delight. Fruit and vegetables are ripening a plenty as can be seen by today’s harvest collected for charity: tomatoes galore of many types, a variety of … Continue reading →

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Drying herbs

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

The drying of herbs predates civilisation as we know it. But this is a process that I have never done and I can’t give you a good reason for not having done so.  Which means I have wasted lots of … Continue reading →

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Name change and reclassification of a common herb

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Did you know that the herb Rosemary has been reclassified into the Sage family?  Thanks to friend K I found this out recently. Read here for more information. During my Science of Gardening courses last year I learnt that plants have … Continue reading →

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Masses of confusion

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

I like the idea of self-seeding plants and mixtures of plants in one area. Just as my cosmos and marigold plants hide tomatoes, I want to see more of this idea across my garden. I want to create an environment … Continue reading →

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Making my own ‘cups of soup’ mix

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Based on the tip given to me, I have been drying the runts of home grown silver beet/chard etc; these are the final leaves after a summer of large leaves but all nutritious even though diminished in size. A large … Continue reading →

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RTBG Thursday 31st October

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

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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