Mint is often seen as the delinquent in the food garden, overgrowing other plants, slurping up their food and water, interbreeding and running wild. Such unruly behaviour surely needs to be contained, which is why gardeners are advised to plant it in a pot and keep its roots clipped! But if you are a free-spirited […]
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Cabbage Salad
Cabbage salad with apples, walnuts and pecorino This recipe is also delicious with uncooked Brussels sprouts. 200 g baby cabbage or cabbage, finely shredded 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into thin matchsticks 100 g macadamias or other nuts toasted on a baking tray in the oven 1 cup fi nely grated pecorino […]
Problems with my Brassicas
What’s wrong with my Brassicas? As families go, the brassicas are demanding and temperamental, especially if they’re expected to perform outside their comfort zone (which they won’t do!). But what would the winter veggie garden be like without them? A little empty for sure, because they are the big shots of the veggie garden. To […]