First Homegrown Lunch
Red Duke of York potatoes are so pretty when cleaned up… bright scarlet red. I was feeling a little lazy so just boiled them up, fried some onion and …
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Red Duke of York potatoes are so pretty when cleaned up… bright scarlet red. I was feeling a little lazy so just boiled them up, fried some onion and …
Grafting is a process of joining young plants of one variety with the a vigorous rootstock of another so that the grafted plants are healthier and produce …
Hooray! Please see pic for this evenings’ tea. Am v. excited. Enjoyed myself throughly scrambling for potatoes in the soil. I have some practical …
I felt exceptionally proud last night – we had a roast dinner (it’s July but it felt like November so a roast seemed preferable to a salad) and the …
Was happily fiddling with my tomatoes the other day when I pulled back in horror. On the bottom side of the lowest branch (or stem or whatever it’s …
After reading an article in one of the garden mags earlier this year, I was interested in the concept of biodynamics, or planting with the moon phases. The …
It’s all coming together… my tomato plants are covered in yellow flowers and yesterday I spotted my first tomatoes! I have become slightly obsessed …
I am fully aware that MANY people will have had lots of strawberries already. A friend of mine has already had over 8lbs! But I planted mine late and …
I decided to grow this vegetable because, 1) it looks great, and 2) it’s supposed to be easy. It’s confirmed on both counts, chard looks …
Back when I embarked on this little gardening journey of mine – I had the best intentions. I would not use any chemical pest control. I would be …