Grow Your Own: Chilli Success

You asked what my secrets are for growing chillies successfully. Now let me think, where shall I begin? I like…

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Maintaining Pruning Tools

Plants. Who doesn’t love them. Whether its your home garden with bountiful borders or a few raised sections of vegetable…

Maintaining Blackcurrant Shrubs

Blackcurrants, I call them glistening (edible) black jewels of any Kitchen Garden. They are packed full with Vitamin C and…

Grow Your Own: Manure

Forget lugging barrows and barrows of farm manure. Sprinkle a few green manure seeds. Green Manure is 100% plant based,…

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The Edible Allium

Common Name: Onion Scientific Name: Allium cepa Onions, are the most used vegetable in many Kitchens. It ranks above Potatoes…

Lettuce Gazpacho

Gazpacho or Cold Soup originates from Spain.  Originally made with stale pieces of Bread, Olive Oil and Garlic pounded together,…

Fresh Fruit Ice Pop

This Ice lolly has become somewhat a favourite every summer for the past 3 years. Ever since, taking part in…

Pea and Red Orach Muffins

You’re probably wondering what is Red Orach? Let me explain. It also known as Mountain Spinach, Red Orach Spinach and…