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Jerusalem Artichoke
Jerusalem artichokes. Delicious root crop, great for roasting. Also known as the sunchoke due to the beautiful flowers. These Jerusalem artichokes were over 2 m tall with abundant flowers. In subtropical Brisbane they will grow well but be very careful to provide adequate drainage and minimise the use of high nitrogen fertilisers. It is also…
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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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Plectranthus argentatus
Plectranthus argentatus growing happily in Mount Crosby. With beautiful silvery leaves and striking blue flowers, the native bees just love it. Reaching about 60 cm tall it will spread as a dense groundcover if provided with a little water when it starts to droop (only really an issue on the hottest or driest days). A…
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Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis)
Grumichamas come in either black or yellow (orange). They are the equivalent of temperate cherry and are just as delicious. You will find them in full flower across Queensland during spring. Interestingly, only the branched that receive at least 80-100% sun will flower and fruit, so a sunny position is essential. The flowers are small…
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Bush Food Plant Book
Many Australian native plants are edible but not all are as palatable as others. Check out this new booklet, that introduces some of the tastiest and most rewarding Australian natives to grow around SEQ. Produced by Brisbane Edible Gardening, a community education organisation and Land for Wildlife member, based in Brisbane’s west and Paten Park…
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October – what to plant.
Now is the time to put seeds in for Asian Vegetables Beans – French Capsicum Chilli Choko Cucumbers Eggplant Lettuce Luffa New guinea beans Pumpkins Rosella Shallots Snake beans Squash Tomatoes Wing beans It is also the time to plant your choko and sweet potatoes. For those interested in moon planting, here is what’s happening…
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Feijoa Beer (Written by Mark Gould)
Getting more value from your fruit. Fruit skins contain many nutrients and flavours and are often wasted. The skins of feijoas and citrus can however be turned into delicious foods.While many do, I don’t like eating the skins of feijoa, so just scoop out the heavenly centre of the fruit. Don’t throw the skins away,…
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Pullenvale State Primary School
We have been working with the wonderful Prep kids, Teachers and Parents at Pullenvale State Primary School to revitalise their outdoor play space, incorporating many edible, native and sensory plants, artworks and native bees. Plantings include Sambung, All-Herb, Perennial Basil, Brazilian Spinach, flowers, native mulberries and Sandpaper Fig. And who can go past a play…
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Cucamelon (Melothria scabra)
Also, known as the Mexican Sour Gherkin, the cucamelon is an adorable mix of a tiny watermelon on the outside and a sour cucumber on the inside. The cucamelon is a vining plant that grows as a perennial in Brisbane areas so long as it is not exposed to frost. If you are wanting to…
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Salads
Perennial greens in the garden, such as Okinawa Spinach, Brazilian Spinach, Sambung, Lebanese Cress, Mushroom Plant and Sweet Potato leaf can be used as lettuce replacements and eaten raw in abundance.
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