A Christmas Veg Medley – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I am a keen gardener with a big veg plot, and my sister grows her own food too. She is a vegetarian and we both love cooking, so when we…
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Want to grow your own Christmas Veg next year?
If you didn’t grow any of your own veggies to harvest this Christmas, then make sure you don’t miss out next year. Here’s when you’ll need to plant things in…
3 Ways with Sprouts
Stir Fried Sprouts Finely slice your sprouts before stir-frying them quickly with some chilli flakes and garlic slices. Season with sea salt and serve. Alternatively, fry off some bacon lardons…
Christmas Vegetables
If you’re getting ready to harvest some homegrown veggies over Christmas, then have a quick look through our collection of veg recipes and ideas… Brussels Sprouts Finely slice your sprouts…
How to improve your soil
Good soil will give you a better, healthier crop and you’ll suffer less from weeds and pests too. Doing one very simple little thing will make all the difference…add plenty…
December in the Veg Patch
It’s the last month of the year, and hopefully your veg patch is full of parsnips and sprouts to feed the family with over Christmas. Here’s a quick summary of…
Composting for Beginners
It is incredibly easy to turn your garden waste (grass clippings, weeds, pulled up veg plants, fallen leaves etc) into good quality compost, and you don’t necessarily need a huge…
Worms work wonders
Worms have a wonderful way of composting kitchen waste. They are brilliant at it! Our friends at Wiggly Wigglers have a few wise words when it comes to working with…
Squash, Cheddar and Thyme Soup
I made a huge batch of this soup the other day for a charity event, and I thought I’d share the recipe with you all. If you, like me, have…
A pre-winter to-do list
To get a good start to next spring, there are a few things you can do now before winter sets in. It’s definitely worth getting on top of these things…
Harvesting celeriac
Celeriac can be left in the ground until you want to use it, although you will need to protect it against hard frosts. Alternatively you can pull it up and…
The best parsnip soup
If you love a roast parsnip, then you have got to try this delicious soup. It’s a great one for Christmas too with warming ginger and apple flavours. Ingredients 1…