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Butternut Pumpkins

Posted May 23, 2019May 17, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard

We crop swapped some butternut pumpkins seeds and decided to give them a go on the terrace of our new […]

Finger Lime

Posted May 21, 2019April 30, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening - Natives, Orchard

We’re excited to have the Australian native finger lime or Citrus caviar or Pearl as it is commonly referred to […]

Coffee Plant

Posted May 16, 2019May 12, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

One thing we’ve learnt since having Booyong and starting our food forest is the importance of choosing climate appropriate plants. […]

Harvesting Macadamia Bush Nut

Posted May 14, 2019May 12, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

In the Native Food forest we are fortunate to have an enormous Macadamia Bush nut tree, it’s magnificent. As you […]

Grevillea Carpet Queen

Posted May 9, 2019May 8, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat

Anyone who has followed our site for a while would know the challenges, we’ve faced planting new natives at Booyong. […]

Elkhorn

Posted May 7, 2019April 21, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Ferns, Rainforest Flora

Within the rainforest at Booyong, we are blessed with the most magnificent Elkhorns.  Platycerium bifurcatum, the Elkhorn fern, occurs naturally […]

Stinging Nettle

Posted May 5, 2019May 12, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Rainforest Flora

We discovered the stinging nettle at Booyong on a wet day, walking along the bush tracks of the old kiwi […]

Grapefruit

Posted May 2, 2019April 19, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard

At Booyong we are lucky to have both an established and a younger grapefruit tree. We gave the older tree […]

Loofah’s

Posted April 30, 2019April 19, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Who knew loofahs grow on a vine and not the ocean floor! We were excited to discover they are a […]

Mulberry Tree – In Chicken Coop

Posted April 25, 2019April 12, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

One of the first things Bob did when he built the chicken pen was plant a Mulberry tree. There are […]

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