hello from Alison at Cape Trib

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  1. capetribber

    capetribber Junior Member

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    I live at Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland
     
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    Hi Allison , plenty of exotic fruit trees grown up there .. a great place to live .
     
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    Welcome Alison. What are you growing? (apart from everything really quickly because it is the wet tropics)
     
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    Oh I just saw your other post - you really are growing everything!
     
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    Welcome to the forum Alison :)
    I just checked out your For Sale advertisement ... the property sounds fantastic! I didn't see a link for any photos? I'd love to see it :)
    I hope you find some spare time to contribute here - you must have an absolute wealth of information with all you have done :)
    Best Wishes with the sale & your retirement plans :)
     
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    Alison was editor of our wonderful ' Rare Fruit Review ' for many years ..
     
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    I definitely need to hang out here more & get up to speed! Thanks for pointing that out aroideana :)
     
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    yes - shorts and singlets all year round
     
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    thanks helen

    I am still trying to work out this forum. I put up an album but don't quite get how to do a link yet. Also how did you get a photo up - when i try it says i don't have this access right.

    I have started to reflect more on what I have learned and to make the time to write and share about permaculture, rather than just 'doing' it. I went back to read some of my early stories about the farm and the observations made over the years, and realised I should be posting links for others.
     
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    I have just 'retired' as editor. A new volunteer has taken it over - Anita Lee - and I am really thrilled to see this changing of the guard. It's time for some new blood. I started the RARE FRUIT REVIEW in 2005, as a way of bringing back together all the rare fruit council members, and capturing their knowledge. The organisation was going through a decline at the time, with branches all threatening to breakaway or disband. Hopefully it will continue to exist.
     
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    And we still have trees fruiting for the first time. The most memorable was the Langsat Duku which took 25 years to produce its first fruit - when I tasted it I thought - Damn! We should have planted 100 of these - beautiful taste. We have just had a first fruiting of the Maprang - also known as the plum mango, though no relation to mango. Pictures are here, if you want to have a look on our Facebook Album
     
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    I've been on this forum for years & I have spent the afternoon tearing my hair out trying to upload a photo ... sigh ... so I'm not the best one to ask.
    It's always wonderful to have more experience people paving the way for new comers - or at least shining a torch :) ;)
     
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    lol ... life's a bit like that isn't it?
    Just off to check out the facebook page - if my satellite behaves nicely that is :)
     
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    There are a good smattering of lovely shots on Alison's website (see the ad in the for sale section). I think you need to have made a certain number of posts before the photo posting thingy turns on (gee that was technical!) so try again after you've chatted for a bit.

    I discovered purple mangosteens when I was in Cambodia last year. My word they are good! The local woman who's house I was staying at was puzzled - no matter how much she fed me (fabulous food it was too) I would pop across the road and get a bag of fruit every couple of days and get tucked right in whenever I could! White pomegranates were my other discovery. She thought we must be crazy when I told her that they sell for about $3 or $4 each - I was buying a kg for $1.

    I have recently planted what I was promised is a subtropical mangosteen. Fingers crossed…. Though it has copped a beating in the dry spring we have had to date. Hopefully it'll rain soon.
     

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