General News
8 August, 2026
Mushroom growing
DON’T miss the chance to find out how to grow your own edible mushrooms at the Friends of the Botanic Gardens (FOBG) Wednesday night talk on August 12.
Expert Dr Ross Bernays will guide participants through growing mushrooms to eat, including one variety that tastes like bacon.
The FOBG talks are held the second Wednesday of the month at the Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre, behind Tank sixtyfour café.
No bookings are needed, just pay at the door, with FOBG members $5 and non-members $10.
The evening starts with a light supper at 6pm before the 6.30pm talk, followed by the chance to question the experts.
Don’t forget to save the dates in your calendar for two other major FOBG events in September.
The magical musical evening that is ‘Jazz Under The Stars’ in the Cairns Botanic Gardens on Saturday 5 September this year, followed by the popular ‘Carnival on Collins’ tropical street party and market day on Sunday 6 September (Father’s Day).
Carnival on Collins features FOBG’s largest plant sale of the year, raising money for improvements throughout Flecker Botanic Gardens.
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