The cabbage tree is the gift that keeps on giving, if you know its secrets. Words: Ben Gaia If you’ve got cabbage trees in your garden or orchard, you probably don’t think of them fondly. The leaves are always falling and they always seem to end up wound around your mower. 1. Turn windfall leaves into firelighters A little effort with the rake and a minute or two spent tying them into knots or bundles will give you a never-ending supply of firelighters for winter as the leaves are full of…
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