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Yates seed packets

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

A while back I subscribed to the Yates gardening website. Occasionally I receive emails which attempt to sell me products via offering guidance and advice on some gardening matters. Not long ago they posted two packets of seeds to me. … Continue reading →

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Seed saving webinar

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Recently I registered for a Permaculture Tasmania webinar delivered by Linda Cockburn and Trevor Wittmer from SeedFreaks. Their business, located south of Hobart and centred on the small township of Geeveston,  grows plants organically and specifically for collecting open pollinated … Continue reading →

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Saving seeds from my Ukrainian tomato plant

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Last October, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens  (RTBG) held public sales of tomato plants. One that I acquired was labelled  Hurma Ukrainian.  It grows high and wide (is an indeterminate tomato) and develops large yellow tomatoes. The eating texture is … Continue reading →

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Saving seed

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

I asked friend K about the best way to collect seed from tomatoes. After all, they are squashy and wet and, if left, may not dry out rather rot and grow mould. K learnt the following process from another – … Continue reading →

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Green beans from the garden

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Last year a couple of scarlet runner bean seeds were ‘lost’ on the ground near the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Food Garden tool shed. Waste not want not, I decided, and brought them home. The seeds are a pretty pink … Continue reading →

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Seed-collecting

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

At the end of 2017 I planted a punnet of the flowering plant Cosmos. They reared themselves in early 2018 and were a pleasure to behold. I didn’t grab them out when they died only ages later. By that time … Continue reading →

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