Recent content by Chris4066

I successfully germinated and grew perpetual spinach, tomato and summer squash seedlings over summer, but in seed trays inside my apartment. I've now transplanted the spinach (it's tough as nails - Mark is dead right - everyone should grow this stuff) and squash into planters on my balcony. The...

I have a baby Atherton Raspberry that I bought on ebay a few weeks ago from a bloke out near Ipswich - it was basically a stem about 30cm with a few sad-looking leaves when it arrived (I think raspberry stems are called canes? Still learning). The Atherton is a rainforest native that produces...

FYI - my raspberry arrived and is coming along nicely in spite of the weather and the fact that it was left in a post tube outside of my apartment all weekend because I got The Postman Who Doesn't Even Ring Once. I will put a thread together when it starts getting interesting.

I'm in the same boat on my balcony - the 33 degree days and now a full week devoid of sun has been rough. To add insult to injury, my building decided to replace the railings on all the balconies to bring things up to code - and I've lost 15 percent of my bloody floor space! I could only laugh...

According to this site, it will likely be around half as big. And its fruit sound a bit rough - plus it doesn't produce for 7 years. https://tuckerbush.com.au/blue-quandong-elaeocarpus-angustifolius/

Yes, I imagine most bush tucker could benefit from some haute cuisine input. That being said, the Atherton raspberry's flavour is apparently just a milder version of its European cousin.

Thanks! - just nabbed one.

Thanks for that, Dave. Sounds like a plan. Yeah, after I read this thread I went down the bush tucker rabbit hole. I found this useful site: https://tuckerbush.com.au/peanut-tree-sterculia-quadrifida/ and also learned that Les Hiddins has put together a database from his travels...

I've also been using this site and it hasn't steered me wrong so far...

Re: Perpetual Spinach; I bought a packet of these. The writing on the packet includes the scientific name, Beta Vulgaris. So they are not actually spinach, but rather a type of beet. Mine are only seedlings at present, so I can't verify if they are exactly what Mark is talking about. Hope this...

I had no idea these things existed. Looking forward to seeing them fruit!

Cheers, Mark.

Cheers, Dave. And thanks.

Hi folks, Beginner balcony gardener in Brisbane, here. Been enjoying Mark's videos for a few months. Looking forward to learning more and contributing anything useful I come across. I've had gardens in the past, but never in pots, and I didn't take it seriously at all. Currently in the process...