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I was deliberately late in sowing tomato seeds this year (hellooo urban flat, shady interiors, minimal windowsill space). A good decision a...

Celeriac is a health giving root vegetable that can be easily put back on the menu. I've been diving into the cookbooks and have come up...

October can be a time of harvests and preserving the year's bounty. But it's also a good time to think about gardening for winter ...

Now that the last of the fruit blossom has dropped - quince excepted - my current obsession is to walk around the garden checking for fr...

I woke up to sunshine this Friday morning and, in an optimistic mood, headed down to the veg patch to do some sowing. Mr Fothergill...

~ Purple reigns! Red Bull Purple Brussels Sprouts growing in the veg patch ~ Did anyone notice the purple cauliflower purée on the...

Brrrr! Ooh, I'm feeling the chill today - probably because I've not been darting around outdoors.  Instead, I've been sitting in...

(Photo: Looking back on the glory years!)  I'm fascinated how language constantly evolves and new words pop up. I discovered an am...

As the summer slowly transitions into autumn, is it all doom and gloom?  No, not at all.  In fact it's almost a relief that I no longer ...

I haven't written much about the veg patch for a while so I nipped down to the garden on Friday evening to take a few snaps and found ...