Who Or What Was Ailsa Craig?
Waiting my turn at the dentist recently I was surprised when they called the name of the next patient. “Ailsa Craig” was not however my expected shiny red …
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Historical Veggie Facts
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading our historical veggie facts over the last few days. Many of these were taken from the 1831 edition of The Companion for the …
Salad Days with Suttons
Browsing through the Suttons archives I came across this little booklet, Salad Days with Suttons. Dating back to the early 1970s the booklet was produced when …
Growing for Showing – The results!
That’s it – show time! All those weeks of sowing, growing, nurturing and care have finally come to fruition. Produce was on the table and the judges …
Showing for Growing – The Good and the Bad
Don’t talk to me about growing for a show. Really – don’t! Everything seemed so in control, everything ticking over nicely when suddenly the best …
GROWING FOR SHOWING – potatoes, onions and garlic
I was doing so well. Most of the seeds and plants are ordered and now I’m awaiting delivery. Great. My potatoes are chitting beautifully and have …
3 Easy Steps to Grow Great Onions
Onions, Shallots and Garlic are some of the easiest things to grow in the veg garden. As there is barely a week in the year where onions are not used at some …
Planting garlic
A couple of weeks ago I spent the weekend trying to get some garlic and other over-wintering veg planted. I’ve already planted my broccoli so I thought I …
Exotic recipes for Aubergines!
A couple of international recipes for Aubergines Aubergine and pepper spread/dip This recipe is from Serbia and is known as Avjar. It is traditionally made in …
August in your garden
With such good weather at the moment why not relax and enjoy it in your your garden, even though we know there are jobs still to be done to keep it looking …