Tag Archives: Tasmanian

Returning from the west, from Strathgordon-part 3 of 3

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Five minutes’ walk from the Pedder Wilderness Lodge we’d noted a sign ‘Forest Trail 30 mins’. No track should be left untrod and so I walked its length as soon as I had left my room in the morning. The … Continue reading →

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What is a Turbo Chook?

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

How many Tasmanians know what a Turbo Chook is? I didn’t, yet mainlander friend J sent me a recent ABC News story that implied I wouldn’t be a Tasmanian if I didn’t use this expression. I took umbrage having been … Continue reading →

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The stories still come

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

A week ago I feared the worst. Nothing new was happening in my garden and I was bereft of ideas for more blog posts. The day we were dismissed from volunteering at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens on March 15th … Continue reading →

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News from Woodbridge

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

R’s recent email updated me on their produce and southern Tasmanian garden. She says ‘the first photo is of A’s dessert at lunch time today which includes your persimmon (lovely colour) and our stewed quince, stewed peach and frozen cherries … Continue reading →

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The Need to Grow

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

I am drawing a long bow to make a connection between the following story and Tasmania; simply the link to this extraordinary well researched information was given to me by a Tasmanian resident and I am a Tasmanian resident also; … Continue reading →

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‘Fake’ dandelions of prickly lettuce & sowthistle – part 3 of 7

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

In the last two blog posts, you have seen four different types of dandelions plus two ‘false dandelions’, the cat’s ear and hawksbeard. Two more potential look-alikes are offered here; prickly lettuce and sowsthistle/milkthistle. Prickly lettuce (Lactuca Serriola) has a … Continue reading →

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