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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
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Tag Archives: tomatoes
Normality in the Food Garden
Think Thursday. Think volunteers. Think plants. Think harvests. Think weeding. Think Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Nothing could be more normal than our wonderfully committed voluntary team who plunge their hands into the soil, dig holes, nestle … Continue reading
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Tagged bay tree, Blueberries, Cinderella pumpkin, Food Garden, Kiwi fruit, KY1 tomatoes, La Rouge D'Etampes, leeks, oxalis, pumpkin, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Shallots, soy beans, strawberry, sunflowers, tomatoes, zucchini
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A lot happens over a fortnight
It had been only a fortnight since I last visited the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, yet when I arrived last Thursday I could see significant and substantial changes had been made. Highly visible was the deepened … 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
Shaking the lettuce 10th March 2022
Two weeks ago in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), our wonderful volunteer team made some simple but important advances. As usual, and extremely importantly, Tony harvested produce for charity and, being that time of the … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, lettuce, Mustard, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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Thursday 24th February 2022 – RTBG
I am never sure what aspect of my Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) experience will thrill me when I volunteer, but I prepare, travel there, and then discover some freshness, vista, or collegial atmosphere that lifts my spirits. This week’s … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, bean, chestnut, cucumber, Food Garden, Quince, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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Thursday 7th February 2022 at RTBG
Summer in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) is a delight. Fruit and vegetables are ripening a plenty as can be seen by today’s harvest collected for charity: tomatoes galore of many types, a variety of … Continue reading
Thursday 28th October 2021 at RTBG
Glorious Thursdays have returned! In 2019 every Thursday was a sunny day regardless of season. Then last year and for many Thursdays of 2021, wet weather has hampered my spirits on volunteering Thursdays. But yesterday, working in the Food Garden … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 5th March 2021
In the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), the Giant Atlantic pumpkin story is reducing. Now only one large and growing ‘beast’ remains – not affected by rot on its base or having been moved accidentally by … Continue reading
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