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The Food Garden continues to flourish

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Tasmanian Traveller

First I had a book to complete and publish and then I got Covid the day after publication – so my stories of changes in the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens came to a halt. Earlier on, … Continue reading →

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A special Ukrainian tomato

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Tasmanian Traveller

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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Green tomato sauce

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

In the month of June in cooling Tasmania, tomato plants should not be growing and flowering but so many of my cherry tomatoes were. From experience, I remember this has always happened and I have let them continue to flourish … Continue reading →

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More recipes for non-astringent persimmons – part 3 of 5

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

You may not be able to access non-astringent persimmons, so bear with me on this series of blogs. Perhaps there will be ideas here for use with other produce which comes your way. Below I have created recipes for jam … Continue reading →

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RTBG Thursday 16th May 2019 – remembering

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

For my first week volunteering at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) you can read about eggplant, garlic and feijoa here. In my second week, I picked olives, planted two different kinds of mustard under the olive trees, cleared out … Continue reading →

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Preparing semi-dried tomatoes

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Friend R has been hard at work preserving her recent crop of cherry tomatoes.  A couple of weeks ago R told me ‘I’ve just done some semi-dried tomatoes (our smaller variety, which were particularly successful this year).’ Cut in half … 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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Patatas Bravas with green-tomato sauce

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

I had hoped to make relish but sauce was all I could manage. Red tomato sauce always looks appealing and dramatic. A green/brown mixture has no such appeal. Therefore, I’ve been giving a great deal of thought as to how … Continue reading →

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RTBG Thursday 12 March 2020

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

The sky was patched with blue in places but often overcast during the morning.  A warm mid 20 degree day was forecast with rain expected at the end of the day.  Ah – the new normal. I can accept that. … Continue reading →

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