Even where the land was more receptive, settlers soon learned to take some precautions before planting their vegetables. Maize and pumpkin seeds were soaked in water for several days and then blackened with tar before planting - the most effective… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
For those dependent on their gardens for fresh food, it was often a case of feast or famine... (One settler wrote), "Strawberries were now… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
Even where the land was more receptive, settlers soon learned to take some precautions before planting their vegetables. Maize and pumpkin seeds were soaked… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
When possums were introduced in 1837 to start a fur industry, no one predicted that these Australian neighbours would naturalize with destructive enthusiasm, wreaking… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
My attempts at a lawn. Twice have we had the ground carefully dug up, and prepared; twice it has been sown with the best… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
Not all introductions worked well. Rabbits were an unmitigated environmental disaster. Unchecked by any natural predator, they bred at a staggering rate and chewed… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
