Growing & Using Edible Flowers
Growing lots of flowers is great for bringing in bees to the veg patch which will in turn help your veggies. Why not make them edible flowers that you can…
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Roast Squash with Garlic, Rosemary & Thyme
If you’re cooking up a roast this weekend and have some winter squash to use, then try roasting it up with garlic, rosemary and thyme. Delicious! Ingredients (serves 4-6 as…
Yummy Linguine with Spinach (or Chard) & Garlic
If you’ve got some spinach (or rainbow chard) growing in the veg patch, this is a very simple pasta dish to rustle up this week… Ingredients: (serves 4) 350g linguine…
Beetroot, Kale & Lentil Salad
We’ve been using up the last of our beetroots which were harvested in autumn and have been storing well. This is a popular recipe, and makes a good healthy lunch…
Squash Risotto with Rosemary & Thyme
Roast up some squash with rosemary and thyme to use in this tasty risotto. It’s the perfect food for this time of year as you harvest all those beautiful squashes…
A Medley of Festive Greens
Ditch the sliced carrots and steamed broccoli and make way for a beautiful dish of greens that’ll wow whoever is at your table… Ingredients: (serves 4-6 as a side) Any…
Rosemary & Garlic Hasselback Potatoes
If you’re cooking a smaller Christmas dinner than normal, then why not take the time to prepare these delicious looking spuds… they are much easier than you’d think. Ingredients: (To…
Rainbow Hummus
Here’s a recipe for some very colourful hummus that you can make with your own homegrown veggies. It’s a great way of using up wonky veg! Ingredients 1 can chickpeas/250g…
Gnarly Celeriac? Make Soup…. Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Well I had a somewhat unsuccessful celeriac harvest this year – all my own fault as well. I knew better than to not water them! Celeriac needs a lot of…
3 ways with squashes
If you’ve enjoyed a bumper crop of lovely winter squashes and pumpkins, then you may be wondering what on earth you are going to do with them all. Here are…
5 dishes to use up more veg
If you have more veg than you know what to do with, then you may find these suggestions useful. Each dish can be tailored to use up whatever you currently…
Large Companion Plant Pack (Autumn)
Companion planting is a lovely traditional, and natural way to deter pests from crops that you are growing and to draw in the good insects such as hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds which are the best natural predators of naughty aphids such as greenfly and whitefly. Our little companion plant pack is a great way to get started and not only do the plants look lovely when interspersed with your vegetables, they all have the advantage of being edible too.