Feature Articles
Vegan Veg: The pear tree comes a cropper
6 October 2011
When a couple of trees were damaged on the Stream Cottage plot Lonnie and Richard first turned the disaster to their advantage and then made plans to plant some new fruit trees.
Undercover: November 2011
6 October 2011.
Plant fruit - November is one of the best times for planting vines and fruit trees, and types that would be borderline for cropping well outside can thrive in a greenhouse or tunnel, helping to make even more productive use of the space.
Jobs for the month: October 2011
1 September 2011.
Plant spring cabbages
If you sowed some spring cabbages back in July/August they should be ready for planting about now. This will give them time to establish roots before the onset of winter.
Tried and tasted... Broad beans
1 September 2011.
There are many broad bean varieties available, but do they vary much? Joe Maiden took a selection to trial, sowing them in late winter and recorded their yields and compared flavours.
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Raspberry ice cream
1 September 2011.
Though the piles of produce on the kitchen step are reducing, there’s still plenty turning up for processing. The apple press has been brushed and oiled for duty and the freezer in the garage is packed full of processed fruit and veg for the winter ahead.
Young Gardeners: Growing gardeners of the future - October 2011
1 September 2011.
This month in the school kitchen garden there has been lots of growing, harvesting and fun as the garden’s designer and resident tutor, John Cavill, explains.
Vegan Veg: Fruitful days at Stream Cottage
1 September 2011.
Apples and pears and even some late raspberries are being harvested by Lonnie and Richard and a sowing of green manure crops will help get the soil in good order for the season to come.
Undercover: October 2011
1 September 2011.
Crops need much less water now that plant growth is slower, and excess water left on soil or foliage encourages fungal diseases.
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Squash and potato tartlets
3 August 2011.
In the kitchen, if you listen very carefully, it is probably possible to hear the gentle sobs of a man struggling to process the mound of vegetables that pile up inexorably on the kitchen doorstep. Every last bottle, bag, plastic container and galvanised bin seems to have been called into service to store the summer’s haul for the winter ahead. Fingers discolour to an uncleanable level from the pigments of plants only to then wrinkle and split from hours dipped in hot water while skinning yet another cargo ship worth of tomatoes (I admit I may be exaggerating a little – but by this point it feels that way).
Jobs for the month: September 2011
3 August 2011.
It’s time to sow hardy overwintering crops
There are several useful hardy crops that can be sown now for overwintering to give you early harvests in the spring. These include, claytonia (winter purslane, miner’s lettuce) and corn salad (lamb’s lettuce) such as ‘Louviers’, ‘Cavallo and ‘Vit’. Also winter spinach such as ‘Polar Bear F1’ and ‘Crocodile F1’. Choose a variety such as those mentioned which have a good resistance to downy mildew and which are slow to bolt.
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