Author: brisbaneediblegardening
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Book Availability 2022
Brisbane Edible Gardening now has two booklets available. Available for purchase at: Paten Park Native Nursery (The Gap)https://ppnn.org.au/ Northey Street City Farm (Windsor), https://www.facebook.com/northeystreetcityfarm Jez’s Seedlings (Inala)https://www.facebook.com/jezsseedlings/
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Putting Back the Forest
For those interested in regenerating the land, here is a fantastic (free!) resource from the Moggill Creek Catchment Group. Thank you to everyone who worked to put this together. So much valuable information for those wishing to rehabilitate their properties.
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Midyim (Austromyrtus)
Common Name: midyim berry, midgen berry, sand berry Scientific Name: (Austromyrtus dulcis) Height: 0.8 – 2 m Width: 1 m Plant type: Perennial shrub Climate: Sub-tropical, tropical, cool and warm temperate Soil: Most soil types, provided it is well draining but plants prefer a sandy well-draining soil. Position: Full sun to part shade. Native to the islands of Moreton Bay where…
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Retirement Village Community Education
On Wednesday 28th July, Brisbane Edible Gardening visited the lovely Sugarwood Grove Retirement Village to talk about the best backyard food crops for our local climate. What an enthusiastic chat we had about edible foodscaping, lots of taste testing as well a local garden tour to see these wonderful plants in action (thank you Nina!).…
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Simple Wicking Boxes
Getting enough water is often the greatest challenge. Wicking beds are an excellent solution to this for many plants. Start small, even a single wicking box and a nice perennial salad green like Lebanese cress for example. It can be as easy (and inexpensive) as this: 1. Use a styrofoam box (often free from the…
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Worm Farm (Inexpensive)
Worm juice is a key fertiliser in our garden. We have three worm farms in a nice shady spot in the garden to recycle fruit and vegetable scraps from the kitchen. For an easy and inexpensive worm farm setup try this: 1. Get two styrofoam boxes and place one on top of the other. 2.…
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Curry Bush
Curry bush (Helichrysum italicum). A beautifully aromatic perennial herb with a warm curry fragrance. This wonderful companion plant even appears to deter possums. It grows well in a pot that can be moved around as need be. It thrives in full sun, growing into a hardy dense bush that releases a beautiful curry scent when…
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Bush Basil (Plectranthus graveolens)
Bush Basil (Plectranthus graveolens). An awesome edible Australian native plant. It is a low growing shrub to 1m that likes to spread and is perfect for filling gaps. It has a Mediterranean flavour and is great in pastas. It has the added advantage of attracting bees and deterring possums. https://tuckerbush.com.au/bush-basil-plectranthus…/
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Outsmarting the Possums
Companion planting techniques to deter wildlife from vegetable gardens. We’ve had success with planting strongly aromatic plants such as Curry Bush, Vietnamese mint, dogbane, native basil, rue and Tansy around vegetables. Planting Brazilian spinach as dense borders along garden pathways also helps. The possums tend to graze on the more accessible border plants rather than…
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Outsmarting the Birds
You’ve spend months nourishing your plants and tending their every need. The fruits of your labours are just about ripe, then birds swoop in just when they are ready to harvest. Animals have an uncanny knack for knowing when a crop is just ready to eat and often beat us to our produce. While we…
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