Vegetables for Hanging Baskets
October 10, 2023 8:27 amSmall food gardeners and those with only a balcony are always on the lookout for ways to maximise the number…
Small food gardeners and those with only a balcony are always on the lookout for ways to maximise the number…
Cool, crispy and crunchy! That’s the food that most appeals as we move towards the hottest days of summer. How…
Remember when ‘Heinz 1370’, ‘Floradade’ and ‘Rodade’ were about the only tomatoes you could grow from seed? When heirloom tomatoes…
We plan and plant with the harvest in mind, and just as timing is critical for sowing, so it is…
The trusty tomato is a household staple and doesn’t necessarily scream ‘exotic’. However, there is one tomato that stands out…
Herbs are the major ingredient in Thai curry paste, which forms the base of vegetarian curries as well as chicken,…
Heirloom tomatoes offer colour, flavour and endless variety, and more and more wonderful varieties are becoming available locally. Heirloom fruits…
Mint is often seen as the delinquent in the food garden, overgrowing other plants, slurping up their food and water,…
Basil is regarded as the king of summer herbs – and that includes the perennial varieties which have as many…
Cherry Tomato Crumpets Great for snacks or a breakfast treat 115 g self-raising flour A pinch of bicarbonate of soda…
Upside-Down Tomato Planter Home-grown tomatoes always taste better, and to make the most of available space they can even be…
Take all the ingredients of a taco dinner and turn it into a party salad for a crowd. Let your…
Grey Water Growing veggies with grey water Grey water is waste water collected from the shower, bath, hand basin and…
Before 2019 celery was an elusive vegetable that appeared in the occasional salad or disguised in a chef’s mirepoix. But…
Sweet basil is the basil that everyone knows, with large, soft green leaves and sprays of white flowers. It grows…
Sweet Basil Ocimum basilicum Sweet basil has a unique taste that is closely related to its spicy sweet fragrance. Of…
Companion planting has a long tradition in organic gardening practice. The principle behind companion planting is that certain plants either…
Leaf vegetables: spinach, rocket Root vegetables: beetroot (cooler areas) Legumes: bush and runner beans Brassicas: broccoli (first sowing for cooler…
March Vegetable Sowing Guide Summer rainfall temperate: Broccoli, Broad beans, Cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Beetroot, Lettuce, Leeks, Garden…
One of the joys of growing tomatoes in pots is that they do so well, and if the pots can…
Start planning your winter food garden now, before summer becomes autumn, as dictated by the March solstice.
Ingredients: 4-6 Large Green Tomatoes – Sliced 5mm thick Salt and Pepper Flour for dusting 2 eggs, beaten Maize meal…
• Line a flat serving dish with fresh salad leaves. • Add a layer of thinly sliced tomatoes. • Sprinkle…
