Growing our first hard neck garlic
Garlic is an amazing vegetable to grow because it requires very little space and attention (just a little bit of light weeding) and in early summer you get your own,…
Garlic is an amazing vegetable to grow because it requires very little space and attention (just a little bit of light weeding) and in early summer you get your own,…
We love mushrooms. In fact, mushrooms feature in some way or another in our dinners 4-5 per week because they’re so versatile, healthy and delicious, and we enjoy them all…
Spring is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to get the seeds out and start prepping for the growing season ahead. This year, we went with seeds…
The lovage in our herb garden has exploded. Lovage is like supercharged celery in terms of taste (with a hint of aniseed), so here’s my lovage soup recipe, which is…
We headed down to the bottom of field yesterday and filled three punnets with wild blackberries. It wasn’t easy, as you’ll see in the video, but it was deeply satisfying, and the wild blackberries are really, really delicious. They certain taste as good as they look.
Our first year of growing our own vegetables has been a mixed bag. The kale is still going strong as is the celery, and the lettuce is finally starting to fade. Our Isobel onions are now also ready and they’ve been fantastic. We grew them from seed, and only planted about a dozen as an experiment to see what grows well. We’ll definitely be planting a stack of these next year.