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Weed profile – Common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris
I first noticed this weed at the beginning of secondspring last year when I was out photographing plants to use in weed profile posts. At first I was pleased – it looked a lot like one of the edible chrysanthemums. … Continue reading
Plant profile – Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel is one of those weeds that turns up all over the place around this city. It’s also a useful herb. As both weed and herb it has a potential role in my low-water zones. It’s in the Apiaceae (formerly … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and eating, Plant profiles
Tagged anethole, drylands, fennel, foeniculum vulgare, food forest, herbs, medieval plants, mediterranean agriculture, spices, weeds, zone 3, zone 4
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Friday photo – The stepping tyres, June 2014
Posted in Friday photos
Tagged boundaries, experimentation, organic weed control, oxalis, oxalis pes-caprae, paths, soil condition, soil types, stepping stones, tyres, weed control, weed management, weeds
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Friday photo – 2013’s “also rans” part 1
Each Friday I’ve been putting up what I thought was the best photo of the week, usually with a story relevant to the time of year – what’s in flower, what work I’m doing, what’s being harvested, how the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Friday photos
Tagged Apiaceae, caterpillar, cercis siliquastrum, daffodils, dill, fenugreek, firstspring, lettuce, secondspring, seedlings, seeds, silverbeet, snails, thyme, Umbelliferae, weeds
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Notes on brome grass (greater brome, ripgut brome, Bromus diandrus)
This is a post to record some notes from my current reading, on the assumption that I’ll forget what I’ve read if I don’t write it down. Ripgut brome – common name for two species, diandrus and rigidus. Better common … Continue reading
Posted in Plant profiles
Tagged brome grass, bromus diandrus, cereals, drylands, drylands farming, drylands food forest, fermenting, grains, greater brome, herbicide, herbicide resistance, mediterranean agriculture, opportunities, organic weed control, outside-the-box, ripgut brome, weed control, weed management, weed tea, weeds, weedscaping, zone 4
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Fermented brown gold (the story of my weed bins)
During the heatwaves I still have garden work to do, but it all gets done by 7 am or maybe 8 am at the very latest. The rest of the day will be a writeoff! Many of the jobs are … Continue reading
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