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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: tomatoes
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
Growing varieties of tomatoes
In her garden fellow RTBG volunteer K grows an impressive range of tomatoes. The harvest has been extraordinarily successful this year. I am sure you noticed the variations in size, shape and colour of these fruits. Probably, like me, you … Continue reading
Seed-collecting
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
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged cherry tomatoes, Cosmos, flower, marigolds, seed, seed collecting, tomatoes
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RTBG – the produce gets picked
First one fellow volunteer sent me an email exclaiming ‘Adam has sent a Patch tomato update…. amazing!’ Then a phone message was left for me from another ‘Did you get Adams photos? All those tomatoes!!!’. Adam is the Coordinator of … Continue reading
Not the RTBG but another garden
One of my fellow volunteers at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) sent me an email yesterday (Thursday) and remarked “ I know I’m not the only one missing our day at The Patch today, so very much.” R continued “I … Continue reading
Green tomato sauce
I keep giving you recipes with green tomato sauce. Where did that sauce come from? A few mornings ago I set out to make green tomato relish. However, after much boiling and the addition of cornflour the mix failed to … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged Allspice, Apple Cider Vinegar, black pepper corns, Cloves, dates, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, green tomato, green tomato sauce, Leatherwood Honey, Malt vinegar, olive oil, onions, rock salt, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Sambal Olek, tomatoes
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RTBG Thursday 28 February 2020
I knew I had personal jobs to do at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) not just volunteering in the Food Garden: Once there I purchased a tiny tubed Chinese paper bush (Edgeworthia) for a friend (long term blog readers … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged beans, Buffalo grass, Chinese Paper Bush, Edgeworthia, Food Garden, Global Food Security, Golden Marjoram, Gravel, horseradish, Magpie, marjoram, Medicargo, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, soil, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, weed
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