A wise gardener – Growing leeks and onions
A wise gardener - Growing leeks & onions I believe The Self Sufficient Gardener has been reprinted fairly recently and is still available. If you come across a copy in [...]
A wise gardener - Growing leeks & onions I believe The Self Sufficient Gardener has been reprinted fairly recently and is still available. If you come across a copy in [...]
Yakon/Peruvian Ground Apple Botanical name: Polymnia sonchifolia Yakon in flower Yakon is a perennial plant native to the Andes, Columbia, Peru and Equador. It has large felty leaves [...]
How to Grow Terrific Turmeric Turmeric roots Turmeric is used as a food colouring and flavouring, a fabric dye and a wonderful spice that’s said to reduce inflammation [...]
Growing Chinese Keys or Kra chai Chinese Keys/Kra chai/Temu kunci/Lesser galangal Botanical name: Boesenbergia rotunda Although it sounds like it should be used in Chinese cooking, Kra chai is loved [...]
Growing Chia from Seed A small chia plant We grow our own Chia seed. Yes, it’s that wonder food that is all the rage at the moment. High [...]
Reducing Plant Stress & How to Grow Better Coriander Here are my top tips 1. Keep the water up to your plants. Moist soil is essential It’s best to water [...]
Are You Eating the Right Foraged Herb? Dandelions are an edible forage herb, renowned as a herbal tonic for liver and blood cleansing. Its a bitter herb which we eat [...]
Plants to Grow for Chooks happy hens When our parents or grandparents kept chooks, they gathered the for eggs, and butchered poor layers for the annual roast or [...]
Small Space gardens Grow in small spaces like baskets Living in the city, suburbs or in a unit often means that while you’d like to grow some of [...]
Soil Organic Matter - Can You have too much? A richly organic soil supports lots of life The idea is to add a little organic matter at each [...]