by Lynne Byass | Oct 29, 2021 | Plant of the Month
How many varieties of lettuce can you name? If you’re like most people, the answer is about five: Iceberg, Cos, Salad Bowl, Oakleaf and Buttercrunch. Given that some, perhaps many, of you are members of Permaculture Sydney West, you can probably name a few more:...
by Lynne Byass | Sep 30, 2021 | Plant of the Month
What is that strange looking fruit? It looks like a little paper lantern! This is ‘Cape Gooseberry’, also know as ‘Peruvian Ground Cherry’, ‘Golden Berry’ or ‘Aztec Berry’. Sometimes, in USA, it is marketed as ‘Pichuberry’. It comes from South America, around Peru,...
by Lynne Byass | Sep 2, 2021 | Calendula, Plant of the Month
Spring is very definitely in the air so I thought we’d do something different this month: a flower instead of a vegetable. Before you turn away, asking “What value is that?”, read through the rest of the article – you may be pleasantly...
by Lynne Byass | Jul 30, 2021 | Plant of the Month
Winter is nearly over and many of us are thinking about what to plant in Spring. But don’t start just yet, the soil temperature, even in pots, punnets or modular trays, is still too cold to get most seeds to germinate! You could, of course, start in a...
by Lynne Byass | Jun 25, 2021 | Peas, Plant of the Month
Winter has been cold this year but it’s still possible to plant peas, both those used for shelling and those eaten pods and all, like snow peas (sometimes called ‘mangetout’, literally: “eat all”). Peas need a soil temperature of less...