The most amazing, calming herbal tea
Back in July I added a few more herb plants to the pots outside my front door and now that we’ve had a bit of rain they are doing really…
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Vegetable paella to the rescue…
Sometimes you just need a dish that you can load up with veggies, and paella is a great option for doing just that! The added beauty is that it’s a…
How to make sensationally good-looking salads
This is an easy win. By carefully picking a selection of different leaves, of different sizes and dressing them with edible flowers and herbs you’ll have all your lunch guests…
A fab side dish using beetroot and chard
This makes a great side dish,and if you have a cast-iron skillet it can easily be made on the bbq too, making it a good option for those that don’t…
Grilled Courgettes
If you’re growing courgettes you may be wondering what on earth to do with them all. This little recipe is delicious and can be easily adapted for variety. It works…
Amazingly quick and yummy mixed greens
This is such an easy way to use up lots of leaves and other greens, but the best bit about it is that it’ll have everyone wanting more as the…
3 ways to barbecue corn-on-the-cob
There’s nothing quite like homegrown, barbecued corn-on-the-cobs. The key is to cook them fresh on the same day that you pick them to get the best flavour. BBQ them in…
Invasion of the Voles
Harrumph. I have just seen a vole (I am pretty sure it was a vole) scurry across the log store in the veg patch. I suspect he is just one…
Sundried tomatoes, anyone?
With the long, hot summer still stretching out before us you can use it to your advantage and try sun drying tomatoes. It’s a great way to store and preserve…
Let your borlotti grow on for dried beans to store
If you’re growing borlotti beans why not let them just grow and grow, allowing them to dry out on the plant before harvesting them and storing them, ready to use…
A look ahead to autumn
Well, we’ve sold out of our summer plants and now we’ve launched a limited Autumn range of veg patches while we get a few tweaks made to our processes so…
August in the Veg Patch
It’s been an interesting year of growing so far, and undoubtedly everybody’s veg patches will be looking very different, depending on when plants were planted, how much water they’ve had…