2015 Winter meeting
Winter is upon us and there is a lot of activity in the seed world… It has certainly been a strange year so far in the Blue Mountains to the west of […]
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What to plant in the Blue Mountains in Winter
WHAT TO PLANT NOW! Suggestions for what to plant in Winter in the Blue Mountains in June, July & August. These can be either direct sow into the ground […]
The Pumpkin Story
The Pumpkin Story – By John Gordon “Non e’ farina del mio sacco!” Family Cucurbitacea are made up of about 114 genera with over 500 species. We will look at one […]
Seed Germination
‘Seed saving’ is not just one activity – it’s more a description of a whole life cycle process – the whole point is that the seeds be used to grow new plants to continue the cycle […]
What to plant in the Blue Mountains in Autumn
Here are some suggestions for vegetables to plant in Autumn (March, April & May) in the Blue Mountains NSW Australia . These can be either direct sow into the ground or […]
Australian Bureau of Meteorology Confirms El Niño event
In a media release this week the Australian Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that our situation in the El Niño Southern Oscillation shows we have now moved fully into an El Niño climate event […]
Blue Mountains climate – some observations & resources
Living in a fairly mild growing environment like the Blue Mountains I feel lucky that when growing food plants I don’t have to plan like some do in much harsher […]
An introduction to Garlic growing
Garlic – Allium Sativum Garlic is an interesting food plant that has developed over a very long time with human intervention in selecting and growing varieties. It has a deep human history […]
2015 Autumn Meeting
Another beautiful Mountains day was the setting for the Autumn meeting where we celebrated the oncoming end of what has been an unusually wet and warm summer. The rain and […]
2014 Summer meeting
Well the weather was fantastic in the morning for our Summer Seed Savers meeting on Dec 7 – the last for 2014 – celebrating the end of the year and […]
Mid Blue Mountains Seed Savers 