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Urgent - Tomato Netting
The growing of tomatoes is something most members wish to do so it is a priority of the BCG Management Committee to establish rules to...

BCG Committee
Dec 15, 20191 min read
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Fruit Fly: Search and Destroy
There's nothing as good as eating a home grown tomato picked straight off the vine. Until you realise you're eating a bit more than...

BCG Committee
Oct 13, 20192 min read
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Fruit Fly: Public Enemy No. 1
With the weather warming up we'll be seeing more growth in the garden, but unfortunately this time of year also signals the return of the...

BCG Committee
Oct 13, 20192 min read
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Community Composting
We get a lot of questions about whether the Garden accepts scraps from the community to be composted. The answer is yes! If you've got...

BCG Committee
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Hansel and Gretel
Two new ladies have moved into the coop. The old girls aren't happy about the new development - yet. They'll make friend in the next few...

BCG Committee
Sep 12, 20191 min read
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Top Tomato Tips
To get ready for your summer crop, have a read of Karen's info from her August Working Bee tutorial. We will put up some information soon...

BCG Committee
Sep 12, 20191 min read
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Golden Hour
Thank you Miki for sharing your photo of our sun-loving visitors :)

BCG Committee
Sep 12, 20191 min read
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Thursday Sketchers
In early May this year BCG was lucky to have some intrepid artists from Urban Sketchers visit. Those in the "Thursday Sketchers" club...

BCG Committee
Jul 13, 20191 min read
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Putting up the Ritz
Garden members Gary and George have been busy updating the chook shed. Our girls are now living large with the front of the shed being...

BCG Committee
Jul 13, 20191 min read
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New Opening Hours
BCG will now be more accessible from July 1st - hours will be extended during the week, and the garden is now open on Sundays! We are...

BCG Committee
Jun 30, 20191 min read
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Cate's Creations
Here is another installation from one of our resident artists - I think the purple eggplants capture the summer vibe perfectly! Cate has...

BCG Committee
Jun 30, 20191 min read
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Beetroot glut
This post is a little late in being put up, but I thought I would share it anyway as the recipes below are pretty yummy. Tony and I had a...

BCG Committee
Jan 31, 20192 min read
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Gorgeous Galangal
This summer the Thai ginger is looking as good as it tastes

BCG Committee
Jan 31, 20191 min read
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Green Tomato Chutney
I couldn't bring myself to chuck out all the green tomatoes I had to pick off my green zebras due to fruit fly, and am very glad it...

BCG Committee
Jan 5, 20191 min read
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Jan 5, 20190 min read
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Dec 15, 20180 min read
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An intro to compost
Compost occurs spontaneously in nature where the right conditions allows dead plant matter to be broken down by aerobic microbes (oxygen...

BCG Committee
Dec 15, 20181 min read
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Northern Beaches Council Meeting Update
On the 29th of November Committee Members met with Northern Beaches Council staff to talk about future plans for BCG. Practical support...

BCG Committee
Dec 15, 20181 min read
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Summer crops
It’s getting to the end of the tomato planting season, so get those seedlings in quick if you want a crop this summer. As later seedlings...

BCG Committee
Nov 27, 20181 min read
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2018 AGM
With end of the year fast approaching the Management Committee has planned our Annual General Meeting for the 29th of November. It would...

BCG Committee
Nov 13, 20181 min read
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