Category: Bush food

Plant Profile: Slender Mint – Mentha diemenica

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Also known as: Growing conditions: Propagation: Named after Tasmania when it was Van Diemens Land, this herb is found on that cool temperate island, as well as in Victoria and New South Wales.  Some sites list Queensland as well, but this could be as a result of the confusion with its cousin, Mentha satureoides. With… Continue reading Plant Profile: Slender Mint – Mentha diemenica

Plant Profile: Lemon Sherbet Coleus

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Coleus bellus, Plectranthus bellus, Australia Also known as This plant profile is now also available as a on my YouTube channel. Growing conditions Brush past the leaves, a faint lemon spritz slips through the air and teases the senses. Pick a leaf, lemon scent drifts lazily around the stalk and lingers on the leaf. Crush… Continue reading Plant Profile: Lemon Sherbet Coleus

Garden to Kitchen: Liquid Lemon Gold

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I love to use produce from my garden and Lemon Myrtle is one of my favourite trees. I don’t need any more reasons to justify its existence in a food forest but recently I read about a new use and I just have to try it! Here’s some of the ways that I already use… Continue reading Garden to Kitchen: Liquid Lemon Gold