Harvesting and Storing Vegetables
Here's how to harvest and store your vegetables.
Homegrown Food
National Gardening Week: 5 Benefits of Gardening
It’s National Gardening Week, and we’re celebrating all the benefits associated with getting out into the garden as much as you can. National Gardening …
Growing Your Own Quinoa
Quinoa burst onto the foodie scene just a few years ago and is now considered a store cupboard staple. Although it may seem trendy and fashionable quinoa is …
Cooking with Lavender
Cooking with lavender was not something my grandmother ever did. However, open any wardrobe and you’d find a handmade lavender bag fighting the smell of …
Raspberries: What to grow, When to pick & Making Gin
Few things taste better than a ripe raspberry picked on a warm day and eaten from the hand. To my mind strawberries are great but raspberries are better. They …
1 tree that grows 5 dessert apples – Introducing Gourmet Fruit Trees
The term “family tree” usually brings to mind thoughts of ancestry and possible skeletons in the cupboard yet it also applies to a range of really exciting …
The Art of Grafting
It would be easy to think that the art of grafting one plant onto the rootstock of another is relatively new but in fact evidence exists of it having been used …