Author: brisbaneediblegardening
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Ice Cream Bean Tree (Inga sp.)
Article by Jason Hauser Ice cream bean tree. The name alone sparks interest amongst fruit tree enthusiasts and novice growers alike. It certainly grabbed my attention, how could it not. A tree that produces ice cream! With a name like that, the question we all have is: does it live up to expectations? Like other…
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Blue Java Bananas
The blue Java bananas are ready! Also known as ice cream bananas, the flavour is vanilla like with a creamy texture. They aren’t the shortest of bananas (which is why this bunch isn’t bagged) but most survived the possums, flying foxes and birds. Blue Java bananas are a good choice for our climate and are…
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White Sapote
White sapote (Casimiroa edulis). Beautiful sweet custard like flavour. Well suited to subtropical gardens. Drought hardy once established. Native to Mexico and Central America. Not actually a sapote at all but they are delicious.
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Panama Berry
Common Name: Panama Berry, Fairy Floss Berry, Jamaica cherry, Strawberry Tree, Calabur, Singapore Cherry. Scientific Name: Muntingia calabura Height: 3-4 m within a few years and given ideal growing conditions 5-10 m. Width: 4 m Plant type: Perennial tree Climate: Sub-tropical, tropical, cool and warm temperate Soil: Most soil types, provided it is well draining but plants prefer a sandy well-draining…
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Ornamental Edible Gardening
Vegetable patches are wonderfully productive areas however they aren’t always as attractive as the rest of a garden. With annual plants in different stages of dying back and compost piles they may be beautiful to a gardener’s eye, but they are decidedly less so to a visiting relative or passer-by. As a result, food production…
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Edible Ornamental Gardening
Let’s face it, vegetable patches aren’t always the most aesthetically pleasing. Yes, to a gardeners eye an abundant veggie patch is a thing of beauty, but the accompanying compost piles and dying annual plants can be decidedly less so, especially to a visiting relative or passer-by. For this reason, the humble veggie patch is often…
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Brazilian Spinach (Althernanthera sissoo).
Brazilian spinach is one of the most resilient backyard plants around. It can tolerate a wide range of sun and shade conditions along with drought, dying back only to resurge when the rain arrives. Well suited to planting in dense low garden borders and especially along paths to form a dense green attractive edging. The…
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Pumpkin Vinegar
Article by Dr Druce Batstone. Recovered 3060g blitzed pulp from 3233g deseeded JAP pumpkin. Overnight with tbs of pectinase at 40C. Blitzed OK without vinegar. Seeds were 109g. Next morning, used immersion blender to breakup pulp. Extracted 2067g juice, leaving 555g solids. Hand squeezing only. Some losses + evaporation of 448g. Added 500ml of mature…
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Ginger for Sushi
Article by Dr Druce Batstone. Now (late summer) is the time for making sushi ginger. Sushi Ginger 1300g sliced gingerBleached in boiling water for 1min.1l rice vinegar + salt + 400g sugar + 3 candied rosellas. Made 7 packs. Vinegar left over after packing.
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