Root-to-stem veggies
November 9, 2021 10:07 pmThrifty gardeners like to use every part of the vegetable. Why throw away luscious beetroot tops, colourful Swiss chard stems…
Thrifty gardeners like to use every part of the vegetable. Why throw away luscious beetroot tops, colourful Swiss chard stems…
First it was broccoli, then kale, and now it is cauliflower that has assumed super-star status for its culinary qualities…
Get ready for winter! Like September, March is a prime sowing month, only this time it is for autumn and…
These are some of our favourite greens that keep on giving. Cut and come again veggies are so satisfying, and…
Even if you are not a fan of winter veggies, don’t leave the beds bare during winter. Rather sow green-manure…
Herbs are the major ingredient in Thai curry paste, which forms the base of vegetarian curries as well as chicken,…
Mint is often seen as the delinquent in the food garden, overgrowing other plants, slurping up their food and water,…
Don’t Slow Down Now! TEXT Alice Spenser-Higgs Autumn is a good time to grow vegetables in containers. The milder days…
As families go, the brassicas are demanding and temperamental, especially if they’re expected to perform outside their comfort zone (which…
Do flowers belong in a food garden? They certainly do, and not only those with edible petals! Many flowers double…
Grey Water Growing veggies with grey water Grey water is waste water collected from the shower, bath, hand basin and…
Leaf vegetables: spinach, rocket Root vegetables: beetroot (cooler areas) Legumes: bush and runner beans Brassicas: broccoli (first sowing for cooler…