Plotting and Planning My Garden in September: Tomatoes, Squash and Beans

Plotting and Planning My Garden in September: Tomatoes, Squash and Beans
I miss blogging about my garden. Not lists of what to do or how to do things, but just sharing updates on what’s done well, what hasn’t and what I’m planning for the months to… View Post

How to Grow Potatoes: Spring in the Kitchen Garden

How to Grow Potatoes: Spring in the Kitchen Garden
If you’re in the Northern hemisphere, now is the time to get seed potatoes in the ground so that they have time to mature by late summer/early autumn. With that in mind, I thought now… View Post

How to Use Windfall Apples: Toffee Apple Steamed Pudding Recipe

How to Use Windfall Apples: Toffee Apple Steamed Pudding Recipe
We eat a lot of apples but our dessert apple tree ripens early, and they don’t store well. We also have a problem with codling moth, which means many apples drop early and with the… View Post

How to Use Up a Courgette Glut: Crispy Courgette Bites

How to Use Up a Courgette Glut: Crispy Courgette Bites
Simple recipe for cooking crispy courgette bites and making the most of summer vegetables or a glut. View Post

What’s Growing in the July Vegetable Garden

What’s Growing in the July Vegetable Garden
This year, I haven’t planned as successfully for succession growing of quick crops like lettuces and salads, and I’m late to the brassica party too. We had a lot of renovations going on inside the… View Post