First Flowering and Fruiting of the White Pitaya
February 20, 2006 // 1 CommentDawn Meneikys from the Mossman Branch tells the story of her White Pitaya, and how she got it to fruit for the first time. The white Pitaya showed the first buds of the season on Nov. 22nd, 2005. There were forty buds in all - the biggest budding yet. The cactus plant is three years old and this is it’s third fruiting. The first flowers opened on the evening of the 9th Dec. –...
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Rare vegetables for the tropics
February 12, 2006 // 2 CommentsThis article lists some of the rare tropical vegetables listed in the The Green Harvest Organic Gard...
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Permaculture in action: The Rasmussen farm
February 8, 2006 // 2 CommentsSoren and Yvonne Rasmussen have converted dry bushland at Julatten, inland from Mossman in Far North...
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Breadfruit - The Tropical Potato that Grows on a Tree
February 8, 2006 // 0 CommentsA short introductory article about Breadfruit written by Roger Goebel, which promotes breadfruit as ...
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Pepino - the Basic Facts
February 8, 2006 // 0 CommentsThis information about Pepino is a small brochure which Fay Adams found. It has been scanned asa pdf...
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Local Cafe has Dragonfruit on the menu
February 8, 2006 // 3 CommentsAre you ever driving between Cairns and Innisfail? Think about stopping at the Bush Tucker Cafe and ...
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Tree Wound Dressing
January 29, 2006 // 2 CommentsA recipe that you can make at home for damaged tree branches, provided by Roger Goebel Publishe...
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Custard Apple Growing in Far North Queensland
January 29, 2006 // 2 CommentsWritten by H. Flynn, St. Joseph's Church, Weipa, Q. 4874 "These are merely personal an...
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Growing Ginger in the Home Garden
January 29, 2006 // 1 CommentOfficers from the Horticulture Branch of the DPI share their expertise on Ginger, in simple language...
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Canistel - First Fruiting
January 29, 2006 // 1 CommentMarjorie Spear describes her experience with the Canistel "This is a truly lovely backyard tree w...
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Amaranthus - A Food to Feed a Nation
January 29, 2006 // 0 CommentsJOYCE ALLEN tells the story of Amaranthus, once widely grown in the Americas, and a mystical food to...
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Chinese Water Chestnut
January 29, 2006 // 0 CommentsRoger Goebel describes his experiences with growing water chestnuts, and the lessons he learned. ...
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Preparing a Potting Mix
January 26, 2006 // 2 CommentsNick McLeod, an Extension Officer with the DPI, Rockhampton provides some good advice to beginners. ...
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The Story of Yerrolina
January 21, 2006 // 0 CommentsRegina Parsons tells the story of how she and Errol Duffill found their block and settled.'The h...
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The Story of Yerrolina
January 21, 2006 // 1 CommentRegina Parsons tells the story of how she and Errol Duffill found their block and settled.'The h...
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Feast of the Senses
January 18, 2006 // 2 CommentsThe feast was first conceived in 2004 to introduce local residents to the mouthwatering and colourfu...
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Spice up your life with allspice
January 17, 2006 // 6 Comments"I was rather amazed when it actually set fruit for the first time. I don't know if the fru...
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A Gift from Borneo
December 21, 2005 // 1 CommentA small bush from Borneo called Sweet Leaf provides a steady source of ‘spinach’ to peop...
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From Seed Collector to Importer
December 21, 2005 // 3 CommentsThe Borneo Collection of exotic tropical fruit trees thrives on a rainforest property some two hours...
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Put Jaboticabas on your List
December 12, 2005 // 0 CommentsThe fruit with the great taste that makes mighty wine WORDS BY REGINA PARSONS, PHOTOGRAPH BY DI...
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In Harmony with Nature
November 28, 2005 // 1 CommentIn the rainforest hinterland above Cairns, Harmony Farm is living proof that there is a Garden of Ed...
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Ceylon Spinach – Love Me Tender
November 28, 2005 // 0 CommentsPluck the leaves from the stalks, steam them lightly, and they will melt in your mouth.WORDS BY ARTH...
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The Bosworth Lychee
November 28, 2005 // 1 CommentThe story of how the Bosworth No. 3 Lychee was discovered and selected. WORDS BY HERB BOSWORTH. Publ...
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Low-fat treats a miracle
November 28, 2005 // 0 CommentsA Japanese cafe has started serving up berries that make sour desserts sweet, offering dieters the c...
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First Fruiting of Isau
November 28, 2005 // 0 Comments"I now wish I’d planted more Isau trees. I was considering the fruit with the wrong attit...
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Pioneers in Borneo
November 28, 2005 // Comments OffA fruit collecting and exploration in the early 1980s discovers a range of exciting new tropical fru...
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Gene Pool Branches Out
November 28, 2005 // 1 CommentWhatever happened to the collection of valuable fruit trees, after the Queensland Department of Prim...
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Life of Spice
November 25, 2005 // 3 CommentsHermann Egger grew some of the world’s best pepper in the rich volcanic soil of Papua New Guinea. WO...
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