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These are stem tubers of Mashua, a type of Nasturtium. They’re an ancient crop from the Andes in the same indigenous agro-ecosystem as Potatoes and Oca. They’re slightly hotter than radishes raw, less so cooked. The small leaves aren’t so hot and have a much nicer flavour than ‘normal’ Nasturtium. Mashua is not heat tolerant so in the past I’ve grown it in the shade. Grown as an ornamental in Europe for its tubular flowers #tropaeolumtuberosum #mashua #lostcropsoftheincas #novelcrops #panc #stemtubers #shortdayplants #nasturtium

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Happy World Lizard Day everyone (August 14)! Here’s an avatar of myself from a bygone age with a Blue Tongue Lizard at Eagle’s Nest near Inverloch #bluetonguedlizard #bluetongueskink #tiliquascincoides #worldlizardday #longago #pastavatar #ageingprocess #closethippy #catchinglizards #herebedinosaurs #dinosaurcoast #eaglesnestinverloch #southgippsland #prepandemic

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Malabar Gourds on their way to @fruitnerd for making Shark Fin Melon soup (follow him for great recipes and fascinating insights into the life of a wholesale fruiterer!); these giant gourds/melons can be stored for up to seven years . Their young shoots are delicious. Four plants grew 70 melons this year and although zapped by frost they’ll probably re-shoot. These are monstrous in their spread and will grow up and over trees. You have been warned #sharkfinmelon #malabargourd #curcubitaficifolia #plantsofmexico #shortdayplants #weighsatonne #specialdelivery #novelcrops #panc #perennialvegetables #burnleyfieldstation #pandemicgardening

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For many years I took students on an all day excursion to visit different types of green space across suburban Melbourne. We would always come to this spot at the Glen Iris wetlands, constructed by Gardiners Creek in 1991 as part of a compensation package for building the Monash Freeway through the Valley. As a kid this was our Upper Volga, at the limits of tolerance of even non-helicopter 1970s parenting but good for occasional freerange adventures, putting coins on the train tracks, walking up storm water drains, throwing rocks at rats etc Anyway then they built this wetland, bike paths etc. You weren’t formally invited to contemplate electricity coming into Melbourne from the La Trobe Valley here. In actual fact there used to be and an alarming piece of interpretive signage warning about the dangers of exotic Mallard ducks mating with native Pacific ducks. Worrying about the sex lives of ducks is now out of fashion and the sign at this view point is about frogs. Belated thank you to former student @laurakate_t for saying that she like the ‘juxtaposition’ of the powerlines and nature here back in 2012. (I always remember student contributions and do full attributions when I use them in future classes - mostly 😬) #gleniriswetlands #powerlines #constructedwetlands #juxtaposition #oncewasferal #childhoodadventures #reflection #interpretivesignage #browncoal

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Aliens in our midst. These specimens of Agave americana variegata sit in garden beds on the Brunswick St side of the Edinburgh Gardens in North Fitzroy installed in 2011. Long, long ago during a brief but virulent natives-only phase I used to detest these plants but now I love just how over-the-top they are including the variegation #agaveamericana #variegatedagave #looklikealiens #alienplants #kangandkodos #thesimpsons #theyrealreadyhere #tinfoilhat #gothicplants #sculpturalplants #desertplants #mezcal

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Kniphofia uvaria ‘Winter Cheer’ in the herbaceous border at the Burnley Gardens. Winter Cheer says it all really #redhotpokers #kniphofiauvaria #plantsofsouthafrica #winterflowers #wintersunshine #lit #litup #inflorescence #asphodelaceae

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On the tools mate! First in an occasional series on former students working in horticulture. Here’s @georgiemoyes weeding the indigenous grassland at Burnley and adding in a few forbs (wildflowers). The substrate here is crushed gravel based on the low/no fertility theory of helping stress tolerant indigenous plants deal with the mostly exotic competitive species that love fertile soils. It also helps that scraping off the top soil before planting removes millions of weed seeds #onthetools #highvizlife #gainfullyemployed #graduateemployment #urbanhorticulture #appliedecology #ecogardening #ecologicalgardening #restorationecology #novelecosystem #weneedgardeners #peopleinthelandscape #urbangreenspace

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Go for it Mum! Judy scissor-hand making short work of winter Rhubarb harvest #muminthegarden #wherearemygoodscissors #rhubarbislife #harvestingrhubarb #winterharvest #backyardveggies #herbaceousperennial #perennialvegetables #petioles #bigleaves

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It’s Oca time. Also called New Zealand Yam even though it’s not from there nor is it a (true) Yam. It is on the other hand delicious and easy to grow #oxalistuberosa #oca #newzealandyam #stemtuber #tasteslikepotatoes #easytogrow #lostcropsoftheincas #novelcrops #panc #prettyvegetables #gnarlyveg #abitdifferent #plantsoftheandes

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Pumpkin squad: Queensland Blue and Kent #pumpkinpicking #queenslandblue #kentpumpkin #justanotherpumpkin #autumnharvest #wheelbarrowfull #notforhalloween #eatthelot #makesoupnotwar

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