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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: Silver beet
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
Thursday 26th August 2021 at RTBG
Yesterday I spent a modest amount of time at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) weeding before being defeated by the inclemency of the day; the drizzle and the penetrating cold dampness of the air. Janet and Meg did the … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged artichoke, borage, Dunganski garlic, Food Garden, Garlic, hellebores, Kale topped turnip, Kangaroo Apple, Lokalen garlic, Mustard, Olive, Olive trees, Red Currant, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, Silver beet, Tamarillo
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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
Silver beet
How large can a leaf of silver beet grow? Months ago I wrote about establishing a hugelkultur garden. In that space I planted, over time, an assortment of vegetables as an experiment. I am delighted to say the feverfew, garlic, … Continue reading
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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Thursday at the RTBG
Yesterday was Thursday. Long term blog followers will know the day is always glorious if I am (we the Food Garden volunteers are) going to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). And we did. And it was. Earlier in the … Continue reading
Making my own ‘cups of soup’ mix
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
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged besan flour, Chard, cups of soup, flat leaf parsley, homemade soup mix, onion, parsley, Silver beet
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Tasmanian Discoveries 