Hello, I’m Purslane Botanical Name Portulaca oleracea DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am actually a herb, with fleshy light green to golden leaves and stems. And I have lots of health-giving benefits if you’ll just try me! I am considered a weed because I grow easily...
My Top 10 Fruit trees to grow in the Sub-tropics I was giving a presentation to a Horticultural group the other day about Edible Gardening, and mentioned that my Tropical Apricot fruit tree has finally deigned to flower! The group were very interested in an Apricot...
How to grow Galangal I was down at my local farmers market on the weekend, and I noticed some Galangal root for sale. This is great, as it can be hard to find in the shops and local markets at this time of year. I grow my own Galangal and it will soon be in flower and...
How to Grow Vanilla Beans in Australia I can’t believe that my vanilla bean orchid is out in flower again. I mean I shouldn’t be surprised as it is September, and it flowers every September. It’s just that it seems to have come around sooo quickly!...
What Fruit Tree is That? I was talking with a client the other day about some of the more unusual fruit trees you can grow in the subtropics. One of the fruit trees growing successfully in my garden at the moment is the Brazilian cherry, also known as Pitanga or...
