Making Home Biochar
What a destructive and terrible summer of bushfires in Australia, to say the least. Over 11 million Hectares (yes, thats a shitload) completely burnt (not…
Growing Kava (Piper methysticum)
After growing Kava for the best part of 20 years (and out of its natural climatic range), I've settled on a few things that are…
New Psychotria hybrids
Last summer I had the chance to cross pollinate some different Psychotria viridis varieties with our Nexus hybrid. Several of them took and the fruit…
Native Ipomoea hybrids
Native Ipomoea species such as I. costata, I. abrupta and I. polpha have a long history of traditional use by Aboriginal peoples of central and…
Chilli breeding for subtropical Australia
I love jalapeño chillies, they are probably my favourite all rounder in the kitchen. I used to pickle them, make smoked jalapeños (chipotle) and use…
Growing Trachymene incisa (Native Parsnip)
Trachymene incisa is one of those rarer bushfoods; one that has a pretty agreeable flavour and would actually require only a short domestication for it…
Sersalisia sericea – Australian Bushfood
Sersalisia sericea (syn. Pouteria sericea) the Native Prune or an Aboriginal word for the fruit, Mongo, is a small tree or shrub native to northern…
Peganum harmala (Syrian Rue) seed germination
I've covered this topic before here, halopriming is basically soaking seeds overnight in a salty solution, whether that be calcium chloride, potassium nitrate or common sea…
Galbulimima baccata Info
Galbulimima baccata (syn. belgraveana) is a beautiful rainforest tree used by tribes in Papua New Guinea with Homalomena spp. to make an intoxicating tea,…
Brugmansia – an interesting new cultivar
An interesting new Brugmansia seedling we have been waiting to flower has finally done so and it's certainly an interesting one! It is a cross…
Grafting Tabernanthe iboga (Iboga, Ibogaine Plant)
Tabernanthe iboga is a member of the Apocynaceae family. Many species in this family, such as Frangipani, Oleander or Allamanda are considered poisonous due to…
Banisteriopsis caapi – cover ya fence
A great way to screen out neighbours and prying eyes is to use Banisteriopsis caapi as an effective visual barrier on fences and even gates.…