Author: brisbaneediblegardening
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Ponds
Ponds are a wonderful addition to any garden. They are beautiful, encourage wildlife, improve your microclimate but most of all they are an excellent way to, very simply, grow an abundance of edible food. Delicious salad green such as Lebanese Cress, Water Parsley, Native River Mint, Water Celery and Kangkong thrive in water. Medicinal plants…
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The Importance of Soil Carbon
Organic matter in the soil is so important. Undisturbed soil typically has more than 5% carbon. In today’s backyards it’s not uncommon for soil to have less than 1% carbon. Carbon is vital for soil health. It helps the soil drain efficiently, retain moisture and provide food for soil biota. Healthy soil is a healthy…
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Native Sea Celery
Sea Celery (Apium prostratum) is an Australian native biannual herb. It will grow in full sun to part shade and adapts to growing in a wicking pot very well. It has a pleasant but very strong celery/parsley flavour so use sparingly in salads or cooking. Ours are grown in wicking boxes on top of a…
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Community Food Swaps
We are big fans of community food swaps. Once a month we gather at the local park to share our excess produce and plants. No money changes hands just smiles and plenty of invaluable local gardening knowledge. We have met so many lovely gardeners this way. Most people are very generous with their knowledge and…
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Native Australian Mulberry
Native Australian mulberries (Pipturus argenteus). Our favourite bush snack! They last just minutes once picked but are sweet and delicious. This tree is just 12 months old and has been fruiting constantly for the last 6 months. Just a marvellous native plant for the garden.
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Vegies for a year….
The idea growing all of your own fruit and vegies is a very appealing one. Never having to go to the grocery store and instead simply walking out the back door to fill a basket from the garden. Many glossy articles and TV programs promise to have the key to your years worth of growing.…
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Backyard bounty
What a wonderful time of year for a backyard abundance. We have local mangoes, black sapote, bunya nuts, greens by the wheelbarrow load, native mulberries, Brazilian cherries, panama berries, macadamia nuts, pepinos, tomatoes, beans, tamarillos, lillypillies, blueberries, Sandpaper figs, tumeric flowers, Paw paws and so much more. It’s such a joyful experience to walk through…
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What we grow
Many of you have asked for a list of plants we grow. We have a very diverse garden. The garden is a testing site for plants. So far we have evaluated about 500 different edible species. Of those 500 about 200 turned out to be real winners in our climate. I’m not going to go…
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Fruit Tree Varieties
There are so many fruiting plants that will do well in South-East Queensland. The star performers (in terms of hardiness, productivity, and flavour) are listed below. I would love to hear of hidden gems I’ve missed. Acerola Cherry Atherton raspberry Atherton raspberry (Australian native) Bananas (Pisang Celang, Ducasse and Blue Java varieties) Black sapote Blueberries…
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Gardens are like pets…
When people say to us that they have trouble keeping plants alive, our response is usually a reminder that plants are like pets, they all need shelter, regular food and water. Some gardens are wilder, like a food forest system, and can survive predominantly on their own. If on the other hand you’re planning on…
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