Outdoor sweetcorn success. Repairing the bird damage to the polytunnel. Radish leaves become a delicious and nutritious soup, ...

Radish leaf soup, appears in various cuisines as a peasant or rustic dish. Its origins are deeply rooted in traditional agricultural communities where minimizing waste and making the most of available ...

Well we just had a patch of brilliant weather. Dry, bright and sunny but not so hot you end up hiding in the shade. Having ...

Welcome to my allotment garden diary. Quite simply this is a record of our success and failures growing our own, gardening and trying to live the good life. A diary is actually a really useful tool ...

Recipe for Butternut Squash Soup. Can be frozen and the cream added when warming through after defrosting so you can cook a large batch.

Unlike mass social media; X, Facebook, etc. our chat and help forums are closely moderated by volunteers who are knowledgeable gardeners and cooks. Any member may post and answer posts but some forum ...

The results are in from a comprehensive trial of Bustaseed Seedling Trays with standard commercial seedling trays undertaken by Queen’s University Belfast. The results show that seeds germinate better ...

Apple trees are reasonably easy to cultivate. Choose a variety to suit your location, space, and needs. They can be grown along a fence, as a cordon or espalier/fan; or as a stepover, trained along a ...

Every year we sit down with the merchant’s catalogues and try and decide what potatoes to grow. With the all the different varieties on offer, no easy task. Usually we stick to some that we know grow ...