by Lynne Byass | Jul 4, 2022 | Bananas
Although sometimes referred to as ‘trees’, banana plants (Musa species) are actually herbaceous perennials: herbs, distantly related related to ginger. A tree forms a woody stem, banana plants never do. Instead they form ‘pseudo-stems’ that...
by Lynne Byass | Jun 3, 2022 | Collard Greens
Collards are a loose leaf vegetable from the Brassica family, which includes cabbages, kale, broccoli and mustards. They are sometimes referred to as “collard greens”, “tree collards” or ‘borekale’.1 Botanically speaking, they are...
by Lynne Byass | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chicory is a perennial grown as a leaf and root vegetable, or as a coffee substitute. The plants originated in the area around the Mediterranean sea: western Asia, southern Europe and northern Africa.1 Chicory is from the same group of plants that include...
by Lynne Byass | Apr 1, 2022 | Coriander, Plant of the Month
Coriander, also known as Cilantro, is a herb that divides people – you either love it, or you dislike it, it seems there is no ‘take it or leave it’!! For those who think that coriander tastes like soap, apparently it’s a matter of genetics...
by Lynne Byass | Mar 4, 2022 | Beets, Plant of the Month
The beloved addition to Australia hamburgers is not just a root vegetable. The species that we call ‘beets’ includes plants grown for their roots, such as beetroot, sugar-beet and mangel wurzel, and plants grown for their leaves, such as silver-beet and...