Bean & Mangetout Salad
Add a simple herby dressing to fresh beans and mangetout peas from the garden and enjoy it warm or cold. Ingredients (serves 4 as a side dish) 300g beans &…
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Courgette, Chilli & Mint
This is the perfect BBQ side dish…. grilled courgettes with mint, chilli, garlic and a squeeze of lemon juice. It’s great with feta, too, and you can easily cook it…
How to extend the growing season
It’s quite easy to extend the harvesting season on into late October by planting up a few extras now.
Potatoes not quite as expected?
Hidden under the ground, potatoes can sometimes be a bit of a suprise when you harvest them. Here are a few common types of crop damage:
Courgette Lemon Drizzle Cake
Such a great recipe, this is the perfect cake to enjoy on a summers day. It’s also a very useful recipe to have up your sleeve if you have a…
Dairy-Free Beetroot Brownies
These beetroot brownies are a really good and surprisingly healthy treat. The recipe uses less sugar than most brownie recipes, and it’s dairy-free too. Ingredients: (Makes approx 16 -20 brownies)…
A Slow Season – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’m definitely finding that a lot of vegetables are growing slowly this season, and, having just done a road trip visiting friends ‘up country’ and seeing their gardens, I think…
Beans not looking too healthy? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I’ve noticed this season, more than any other season, that my bean plants, and lots of squashes, have struggled. I’ve seen several different discolourations in the leaves – from mottled…
When to Feed Tomatoes & Other Veg Plants
A lot of veggies will benefit from extra nutrients during the summer months. This article looks at when and how often to feed them, and what you can use… Which…
Success with Celeriac
Celeriac is easy to grow if you can give it good, fertile soil and keep it well watered. There is still time to plant it up now for a winter…
When to Harvest Potatoes
If you are growing potatoes, they should be a fairly good size by early summer, and hopefully are looking healthy and green, with perhaps one or two flowers showing already….
Growing and harvesting rhubarb
Rhubarb is easy to care for and should be productive for up to ten years. If you plant out rhubarb plants now, you can enjoy harvesting your own next spring……