Salad growing tips from the experts
Our friends over at Newlina Eco Gardens (near Newquay) grow and harvest the BEST salads from their farm – so tasty and so beautiful. We asked them to share a…
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Keep an eye on the weather
It looks as if we’ve got some warmer temperatures coming back over the next few days, but please do keep an eye out for forecasts of frosts, cold nights and…
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…
3 Ways for Pumpkin (or Squash) Soup
Now that Halloween has passed, all those winter squashes and pumpkins are looking very tempting for some comforting soups. Here are our three fave recipes… In first place is Riverford’s…
Frills Mustard (Autumn)
Frills Mustard is a fab addition to the winter veg garden, providing you with loads of lovely leaves that’ll add real flavour to your salads. It’s easy to grow and if you keep picking off leaves it will keep producing more for you to enjoy.
Veg Patch Benchmarking
This season more than any other, most of my conversations with other local gardeners have been centred around “How are your beans doing? Mine are really late”, or “My courgettes…
Pickling for Beginners
Pickling is a very handy culinary skill for the kitchen gardener, and it is very simple and straightforward to do. It’s a great way to preserve some of the gluts…
Wild Rocket (Autumn)
Rocket Gardens deliver fresh Wild Rocket plug plants at the ideal time for growing in your vegetable garden. All plants are delivered with a free growing guide.
Are things finally beginning to grow?
The other week I was writing about how slow things have been to grow in my veg patch, but I am happy to report that I’m starting to see a…
Planting in unpredictable weather
We’ve had a bit of a chilly spell here in Cornwall, with strong winds too (the squash plant pictured here was the victim of a late frost!). It’s not ideal…
No greenhouse? You can still grow tender crops…
If you don’t have a greenhouse, then don’t be put off growing things like tomatoes, aubergines and peppers. These tender crops do much better in warmth, but that doesn’t mean…
How to grow sensational summer salads
Growing lots of lovely, flavoursome leaves is the starting point for phenomenal summer salads, and picking them regularly while the leaves are young is the second key! But don’t forget…