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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
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Tag Archives: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
RTBG 12th May 2022
A blanket of greyed clouds formed the umbrella for the day, and the temperature failed to rise to anything remotely comfortable – Neil had started before us in 4 degrees. At lunch we sat in the hardly ‘balmy’ temperature of … Continue reading
Critters in the garden 31st March 2022
Thanks to Pam I can share photographs of a couple of garden critters that were disturbed when working in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). One of the jobs that the volunteer team tackled this week, … 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
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Tagged basil, lettuce, Mustard, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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A special Ukrainian tomato
There has never been a better moment to reintroduce to you a variety of tomato, the Hurma Ukraine, which was mentioned in a 2019 blog post here. Right now, I would rather forget any association with Russia. Two years ago … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurma Ukraine, Hurma Ukraine tomato, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania, tomato
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Thursday 24th February 2022 – RTBG
I am never sure what aspect of my Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) experience will thrill me when I volunteer, but I prepare, travel there, and then discover some freshness, vista, or collegial atmosphere that lifts my spirits. This week’s … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, bean, chestnut, cucumber, Food Garden, Quince, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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Thursday 7th February 2022 at RTBG
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
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) continues to be open to the public, because staff and volunteers are all vaccinated. Of course the Food Garden (ex Pete’s Patch) continues to flourish. Yesterday, volunteer Pam took a swag of photos to … Continue reading
Eggplants at the RTBG 2nd December 2021
Always my volunteering experience at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) provides learning opportunities and so it was last Thursday. I have never grown eggplants (Solanum melongena) nor looked at young plants so it was instructive to see and feel … Continue reading
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