Dill Seed once worth more than Gold
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens
Dill was once known as the beauty herb. Before the days of crash diets, health spas and diet pills, when a woman was expected to retain her youthful figure after bearing eight or more children, dill seed was used to maintain a […]
Rasta Subtropical Vegetable Planting Guide
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Spring is a very special time for gardeners. It is not the growing season for nothing and is time to get into your rasta garden and start planting your home grown ital organic vegetables.
If you have been preparing compost then it is time to dig it in and prepare the beds to plant your […]
Rastaseed Saving in Shashemene Ethiopia
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Â
Browse the magical posters of Ethiopia like this one
Anteneh Fantaye from Ethiopia is man on a mission. I first made contact with him through the Seed Saving NGO that I work for in Australia. Unfortunately we do not encourage the passage of vegetable seed internationally due to many quarantine risks and also due to […]
Luffa sponge for your carbon neutral backyard rasta garden
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Luffa Sponge
Luffa cylindrica Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa acutangula
Family: Cucurbitaceae
The smooth Luffa is also known as the vegetable sponge or dishcloth gourd. A rapidly growing annual climber with a large fruit containing small black seeds.
A member of the cucurbit family ie. cucumbers, pumpkins and melons it trails around the garden and need something to climb […]