Germinating and growing seeds
A few notes about seed germination. There are few things more saddening than planting a pot or tray of seed out and after several weeks seeing that nothing has come […]
Category Archives: Seedsaving
Introduction to Seed Saving workshop at Lyttleton Stores 14 March
‘Introduction to Seed Saving’ – the Mid Blue Mountains Seed Savers will be running a workshop at the Lyttleton Stores in Lawson on the 14 March. This workshop will cover […]
Seed saving workshop and seed swap!
The Mid Blue Mountains Seeds Savers will be running a small workshop at the Katoomba Community Gardens on Sunday 4th March 2pm-4pm as part of the Blue Mountains Edible Garden […]
Mid Blue Mountains Seed Saving Workshop – 19 Feb 2017
2017 Seed Saving Workshop The Mid Blue Mountains Seed Savers will be running a workshop in the new year on 19 Feb 2017. This workshop will cover the general aspects of […]
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 […]
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 […]
