Grow Your Own Archives - The Canungra Times

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 […]

Pineapples are perfect for the local climate

Grow your own

19 November 2023 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of harvesting your own pineapples. The mere thought of plucking a ripe, homegrown Pineapple from your garden can put an extra spring in your step. The good news is […]

Grow your own – Tullamore Farm

20 September 2023 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

How warm has it been this winter? Normally we get a bit of a break from watering our fruit trees and vegetables this time of year. Watering to keep them alive and thriving is likely […]

Grow your own – Avocados

4 June 2023 Bill O’Sullivan Comments Off

We have six avocado trees here at Tullamore Farm and we are having another good crop this year. People are sometimes a little reluctant to grow them because they can get quite large and they […]