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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
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Tag Archives: tomatoes
RTBG Thursday 29 Oct 2020 –what a day!
Thoughtful Pam offered me a lift to the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens, a gift that raised my spirits enormously. I wasted less time in travel and used the opportunity to water my newly planted tomatoes before … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 8th October 2020
I need to listen to my own inner voice. On the Wednesday I was in my garden when my neighbour commented on the very wet day to be expected the next day. Later I checked the weather forecast and could … Continue reading
The last of autumn harvest drying; a tale of two dryers
Gardening friend N now has his own food dryer and had been eager to try it out. It had its first run last week and was an outstanding success. According to N, ‘I did a lot of reading about food … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged apples, cherry tomatoes, food dryers, Granny Smith, green tomato sauce, Pink Lady, seed collecting, semi-dried tomatoes, tomatoes
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Community garden
A couple of weeks ago I set off in the dark around 6am and headed for the Heemskirk Community Garden in the next suburb of Warrane. Members of the local community value the garden. It was well into development at … Continue reading
Masses of confusion
I like the idea of self-seeding plants and mixtures of plants in one area. Just as my cosmos and marigold plants hide tomatoes, I want to see more of this idea across my garden. I want to create an environment … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged asparagus, Calendula, carrots, companion planting, Cosmos, cucumbers, marigold, Paper daisies, parsley, peas, seed collecting, seed harvesting, seed saving, tomatoes
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RTBG Food Garden continues
A month ago my world compressed. Notice was given that, due to the COVID virus, volunteering at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) could not continue for its duration. A fortnight ago the RTBG was closed to visitors. All very … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged beans, Capsicum, Eggplant, Feijoa, Food Garden, hazelnut, passionfruit, pumpkin, Quince, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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I made a mistake
Yesterday the blog post showed you a bench load of beautiful tomatoes. I made a mistake. K did not grow them. K says ‘those photos of tomatoes I sent you were not my tomatoes! hahah I wish – I’m not … Continue reading
