Discover the benefits of cultivating your own spices, including enhanced freshness, cost savings, improved flavor, and environmental sustainability. Learn the distinction between herbs and spices, and explore a selection of common spices that are well-suited for home cultivation, such as ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and galangal.
The one hour online session will be taken by Clair Bickle and will cover -
Selecting the Right Spices to Grow - Take into account your local climate and available space when choosing which spices to grow. Understand the differences between tropical and temperate species, and consider whether the plants are annuals or perennials. Explore how microclimates and indoor vs. outdoor growing conditions affect your options.
Light and Temperature Requirements - Gain insight into the sunlight and temperature needs of popular spice plants. Understand the ideal growing conditions to ensure healthy growth and maximum yield.
Spice Spotlight - Delve into the specific growing needs of ginger, turmeric, galangal, cinnamon, pepper, cumin and coriander seed, discussing the soil, growing, water harvest and pest management needs. We will also briefly highlight some native spices - allspice, all the native myrtles (lemon, cinnamon, curry and aniseed).
This session is part of a three part series called “Grow More Flavour”. Other topics include ‘Grow Spices – Ginger Turmeric an more.’, ‘Edible Flowers’ and ‘Plants for Vinegars Sodas and Cocktails’. Book the Series Package for discount. Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on Master Class full price tickets. You can become a Friend of SGA here. Green Garden Professional (GGPs) receive a 30% discount.
You will learn
- How to grow spices suitable for their climate
You will get
- Free access to recording for 2 weeks
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Claire Bickle is well known for her enthusiastic presenting, writing, broadcasting and educating on her favourite topics; gardening, chooks, children and all things related to sustainability and nature.
She has written for many publications and companies over the years, and you can currently read her regular articles about these topics in Gardening Australia, Earth Garden and Good Organic Gardening Magazines, Rocky Point Growing Confidence and more. Claire is also a regular presenter of gardening and sustainability topics on ABC Radio Brisbane.
On her 2acre garden in the western suburbs of Brisbane Claire takes pleasure in creating, enjoying and working her eclectic productive yet ornamental garden for herself, husband and 3 children. This is all combined to blend in with the surrounding native habitat.
She has over 30 years’ experience in the horticultural industry ranging from, retail, teaching at tafe, radio, journalism/writing, judging, presenting, photographing, a brand ambassador and taking gardening tours. Claire has a Diploma in Horticulture, a Cert IV in workplace assessment and training and an Adv Cert in Permaculture Design. And is a current member of the Horticultural Media Association of Australia.
Organized by
Sustainable Gardening Australia
603 reviewsSustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) is a not-for-profit non-government organiation dedicated to achieving a healthy biodiverse planet.
Its driving purpose is to:
- Encourage, educate and enable home and professional gardeners to adopt sustainable gardening practices to protect or enhance the natural environment;
- Provide information, education and undertake research about the natural environment;
- Reconnect people to the natural world through gardening; and
- Ensure an understanding of the impacts that gardening decisions about chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighbourhood.
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- Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time for registration and seating
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