Seed saving goes back to the dawn of agriculture so we are looking at very ancient traditions. Seeds were carried by nomads and planted where they stopped for spring, summer and autumn. Many of their seeds were sacred to them and very important for their ritual life. I was taught about seed saving when I was 4 years old my Grandmother as my Mentor. She had a compost heap. We got cow manure from an uncle out of town. We collected lots of seaweed at the nearby beach. We got leaf litter from the nearby forest where we also filled up our water containers from a sacred mineral spring. Grandmother had a beautiful garden full of edible stuff and lots of herbs and flowers for medicinal use. She taught me how to save seeds and she had a small personal seed catalogue full of information about when … [Read more...] about Seed Saving
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Companion Planting in Mareeba Region
Parsley, Shallots and Marjoram Basil, Shallots and Comfrey Comfrey and Winter Tarragon Winter Tarragon, Brazil Spinach and tomatoes Pigeon Pea and Brazil Spinach Rocket and Wild Rocket Tree Lettuce seems to like all Comfrey grows well with Brazil Spinach and Arrow Root Brazil Spinach grows well with Spring Onion and Shallots Comfrey, Lemongrass, Bird Eye Chilli and Sacred Basil Sunflowers, Arrow Root and Turmeric Cucumber, Snake Bean and Rocket Dandelion, Mint and Tree Capsicum Edible Hibiscus, Sweet Leaf, Chinese Spinach, Arrow Root Brazil Spinach and Pawpaw Silver Beet, Comfrey and Shallots Amaranth, Broad leaf Plantain, tomatoes and beans Passion fruit loves to grow up Mango trees Mint, Parsley, Oregano, Rosemary and Basil Edible Chrysanthemum, Coriander, Winter Tarragon, Nasturtium, … [Read more...] about Companion Planting in Mareeba Region
What to Plant/Sow When in Mareeba Region
What grows all year round in Mareeba Region Aibika, Aloe Vera, Arrow Root and Queensland, Basil, Bean, Bok Choy, Capsicum, Cassava, Chillies, Chives Common and Garlic, Comfrey, Cosmos, Cranberry, Cucumber, Dandelion, Eggplant, Galangal, Ginger, Lemongrass, Lettuce Tree and Darwin, Luffa, Marigold, Mint, Mustard hot green leaf, Nasturtium, Nut Meg Basil, Old Woman Gossip Tree Kale/Cabbage, Parsley, Peppers, Pigeon Pea, Plantain Broad and Narrow leaf, Pumpkin, Rocket, Rosemary, Shallots , Spinach Brazil, Warringal, Ceylon, Salad Mallow and Chinese, Sweet Corn, Sweet Leaf, Thai coriander, Thyme, Tomato, Tree Capsicum, Turmeric, Winter TarragonJanuary Summer and wet season Aibika, Aloe Vera, Amaranth, Arrow root, Atherton Bulb Shallots, Basil Purple, Camphor and Thai, Bean Madagascar and … [Read more...] about What to Plant/Sow When in Mareeba Region