In the subtropics there are still lovely balmy days and warm evenings throughout winter that warrant a tasty snack in the form of a dip such as this. Continue reading Hummus Green Pea Dip
Aloe Aloe!
Had the pleasure of dropping and catching up with the man behind Aloe aloe nursery – Michael Dent and this aloe was flowering right at the front gate – what a stunner ‘Capricorn’ is growing to around 1.5m.
Winter is their time to shine, producing an abundance of flowers.
Pop into your local nursery and pick up a copy of Searles About the Garden to read my article on these stunning hybrid aloes
Native Beauties of Winter – The Wattle
There are Acacias endemic to every state in Australia and some curse the pollen heavy spherical ball shaped flowers but for me the scent of wattles starting to bloom in South East Qld heralds winter. Continue reading Native Beauties of Winter – The Wattle
Coriander Woes
Warmer climate zones can really struggle when it comes to growing coriander throughout the warmer months of the year, with some resigning themselves to being complete brown thumbs and sworn to never to try coriander growing again.
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Compost Tea, Pomegranates and Spurtopia!
A bumper crop of clips here across two episodes!
How to make compost tea
Pomegranate woes – looking at fruit that has split and soft sunken patches.
Visiting an urban edible paradise in Brisbane’s inner city suburb of New Farm ‘Spurtopia”
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Claire Bickle 