In this warm autumn light, It’s time to sniff out this year’s sweet potatoes like a highly trained truffle pig #sweetpotatoes #ipomoeabatatas #autumnharvest #backyardfoodforest #urbanagriculture #roottubers #autumnlight

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Just got the new rain gauge in! It’s been bone dry for eight weeks I hope this new toy overflows this afternoon. The cloud shot is from this morning overlooking the Brewery smoke stack in Abbotsford #raingauge #measuringrainfall #precipitation #cloudsbringrain #industriallandscape #backyardscience #citizenscience #couldntbemoreexcited #goodbyesummer

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A perfect planting for the southern autumn equinox- late season in-field cuttings of Oca/New Zealand Yams. These unusual plants only start tuber production after equinox so we’re planting them densely. If successful we hope this crop will go to a Burnley student run stall at the melbournefarmersmarkets #happyequinox #oxalistuberosa #lostcropsoftheincas #ancientfood #plantsofsouthamerica #novelcrops #novelcropsproject #dryanddusty #shovelleaners #someoneworking #heavymulch #shortdayplants #burnleyfieldstation

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A perfect planting for the southern autumn equinox- late season in-field cuttings of Oca/New Zealand Yams. These unusual plants only start tuber production after equinox so we’re planting them densely. If successful we hope this crop will go to a Burnley student run stall at the melbournefarmersmarkets #happyequinox #oxalistuberosa #lostcropsoftheincas #ancientfood #plantsofsouthamerica #novelcrops #novelcropsproject #dryanddusty #shovelleaners #someoneworking #heavymulch #shortdayplants #burnleyfieldstation

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Every year I look forward to these autumn flowers of #hopniss; the edible part is the plant’s tuber - wisteria-like flowers, the added bonus #americangroundnut #apios #autumnflowers #nativeamericanfood #indigenousfoods #fabaceae #climbingplant #riparianplants #superplant #setandforget #perennialedibles #novelcrops #novelcropsproject

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Every year I look forward to these autumn flowers of #hopniss; the edible part is the plant’s tuber - wisteria-like flowers, the added bonus #americangroundnut #apios #autumnflowers #nativeamericanfood #indigenousfoods #fabaceae #climbingplant #riparianplants #superplant #setandforget #perennialedibles #novelcrops #novelcropsproject

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First harvest of Jicama bean roots, sweet and crisp and delicious with chilli, lime and salt. These were pot-grown in my garden and squashed together but I’m hoping for big turnip shaped ones out of the ground in late April #jicama #pachyrhizus #mexicanyambean #asianveggies #novelcrops #novelcropsproject #legumes #plantsofmexico #panc

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First harvest of Jicama bean roots, sweet and crisp and delicious with chilli, lime and salt. These were pot-grown in my garden and squashed together but I’m hoping for big turnip shaped ones out of the ground in late April #jicama #pachyrhizus #mexicanyambean #asianveggies #novelcrops #novelcropsproject #legumes #plantsofmexico #panc

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Roselle fruits look like lollies #roselle #hibiscussabdariffa #malvaceae #botanicalfruits #endofsummercrop #bastfibre #jute #edibleleaves #ediblefruits #herbaltea #toomanyuses

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Happy times if you’re a #plantnerd! A rare filled fruit (the swollen green ‘seed’) at the bottom right of this Lotus pod. They rarely pollinate successfully in Melbourne so this must have been a lucky combination of temperature and pollinator. Definitely going to try to germinate this with the Famous Final Five students in Plant Production and Culture #lotuspods #lotusseed #nelumbonucifera #pollination #carpellaryreceptacle #looksalien #fromanotherplanet #notofthisearth #smallwins #burnleynursery #studentfuntimes

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