Feature Articles
Let forbidden flowers 'bee'
1 November 2012
Flowers among your veg was once thought to be frivolous, but as Toby Buckland explains, their presence is not simply to make your plot pretty... they will help produce better crops too.
Jobs for the month: December 2012
1 November 2012.
Although December can be reasonably mild, this is by no means guaranteed and natural forage foods such as berries and nuts start to be in short supply by the end of the month.
Young Gardeners: Something's cooking!
1 November 2012.
As another year draws to a close the pupils of the John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby are looking forward to Halloween and the Christmas break, but not before they have harvested some tasty winter crops.
Vegan Veg: Grape expectations
1 November 2012.
Lonnie recommends growing a grapevine or two and Richard has some recipes to make use of smaller quantities of grapes should you not have enough to make wine.
Undercover: December 2012
1 November 2012.
Sue Stickland brings you the essential tasks for the month in the polytunnel and greenhouse and offers her tips to help you save heat this winter.
Pest Watch: Know your enemy... Broad bean chocolate spot
4 October 2012.
Few plant diseases sound so good and yet wreak such havoc as chocolate spot and this year has seen ideal conditions for it to thrive. In mild doses this most common of fungal maladies may be perfectly tolerable but when it gets its way it will render your broad bean plants a blackened mess.
Jobs for the month: November 2012
4 October 2012.
Order and plant windbreaks to protect your produce - Strong wind can be disruptive and damaging at the best of times and unless you are lucky enough to garden on a sheltered site it is always worth minimizing the problem by installing windbreaks wherever possible.
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Dried Fig Jam
4 October 2012.
I have to agree with Lonnie; the best fig is undoubtedly an unadulterated fresh fig. If I can avoid processing figs then I will – but if your tree goes into overdrive and there’s a glut, you may have to find innovative ways to use them.
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Fig & Walnut Log
4 October 2012.
I have to agree with Lonnie; the best fig is undoubtedly an unadulterated fresh fig. If I can avoid processing figs then I will – but if your tree goes into overdrive and there’s a glut, you may have to find innovative ways to use them.
Young Gardeners: Bringing in the harvest
4 October 2012.
The pupils of John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby have come to enjoy their time tending their kitchen garden under the watchful eye of tutor John Cavill. Now they are reaping the rewards of all their hard work.
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