Bill O’Sullivan, Author at The Canungra Times

Growing asparagus

18 November 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

Have you ever had the pleasure to harvest fresh asparagus straight from the garden and eat it on the spot? Once you have them established, they will crop yearly for about eight months and they […]

Food miles

26 September 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

There are so many benefits to growing your own fruit and vegetables. But what are some of the other reasons for starting or perhaps increasing the amount you are growing at home currently? Most of […]

The most useful plants in the garden

1 September 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

Ginger and turmeric are two of the most useful items we grow here and not cheap to purchase. They can be used in juices, stir-fries, curries and many other dishes. Gotta love the smell and […]

Bees

5 August 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

Have you considered having European Bees at your little patch? There are many benefits including having pollinators living on site plus you know where the honey has come from. There are numerous ways it can […]

Citrus trees

4 July 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

We have over 40 citrus trees here at Tullamore Farm including traditionals like oranges, mandarins and grapefruit. Citrus does well in this region and they are fairly low work once established. They can have problems with […]

Aibika

6 June 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

Aibika is one of the less known vegetables we grow here at Tullamore Farm. In New Guinea Aibika is one the major green vegetables and found everywhere. It is an evergreen perennial shrub. Simply put, […]

Acerola

4 May 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

Acerola, also known as Barbados Cherry or West Indian Cherry is a tropical fruit tree that thrives locally due to our warm sub-tropical climate. The fruit are the size of a cherry and start out […]

Apples

29 March 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

People are often surprised when they see apple trees when they attend farm fours or workshops here. Most people think Stanthorpe or Tasmania for growing apples but there are quite a few varieties like ‘Anna’, ‘Tropic […]

Grown your own – Support species

7 February 2024 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

We don’t just grow fruit and vegetables here at Tullamore Farm. We also grow a lot of support plants that are sacrificed to be used as mulch and for compost. Growing support crops provides quality […]

Bill O’Sullivan with some home grown bananas

Grow your own – Bananas

1 December 2023 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

Those joining us here at Tullamore Farm will nearly always comment on how many clumps of bananas we have. They are the most commonly eaten fruit in Australia and for good reason. I have previously written […]