Feature Articles
Vegan Veg: Figgy fascination
4 October 2012
If you have fig trees, you’ll know what a joy it is to eat the ripe, sun-warmed fruit straight from the tree. If you don’t have a fig tree, why not, asks KG’s vegan veg expert Lonnie Morris.
Undercover: November 2012
4 October 2012.
Sue Stickland brings you the essential tasks for the month in the polytunnel and greenhouse as well as essential tips on the autumn cleanup.
A passion for growing
14 September 2012.
Gerard Baker travels to Ireland to meet a highly modest gardener who through her inspired writing has encouraged so many of us to follow her passion for growing fruit and veg.
Jobs for the month: October 2012
14 September 2012.
Have a garden clean up - With the plot slowly emptying as summer crops come to an end and autumn types are harvested, clear the soil of weeds and any old crop debris such as leaves and other trimmings that might have got left behind. These will act as a home for pests and diseases over the winter months and should be added to the compost heap (as long as they are not obviously diseased and weeds are not seeding).
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Crostini with a simple tapenade
14 September 2012.
When Lonnie first suggested the idea of olives, I have to admit that I began to question her sanity. Not least in my mind was the fact that any crop was going to be miniscule both in size and quantity. More importantly, olives need curing. They can’t just be eaten raw or used in cooking straight from the tree. Any home crop in this country is unlikely to produce enough olives to press oil from, so what on earth was I going to do with them.
Young Gardeners: Rising to the challenges
14 September 2012.
The weather has presented some challenges for the pupils tending to the John Whitgift Academy fruit and vegetable garden this year, but the students have not lost their enthusiasm and have been clearing the ground for winter sowings, as tutor John Cavill explains...
Vegan Veg: A taste of summer sunshine
14 September 2012.
Forget the washout that was summer 2012. Forecasters tell us that the trend is towards warmer, drier summers, so could olive growing be a practical proposition? Lonnie Morris thinks so and encourages us to give it a try.
Undercover: October 2012
14 September 2012.
Sue Stickland brings you the essential tasks for the month in the polytunnel and greenhouse and encourages us to try growing our own exotic spices.
Fork to fork on the Falklands
2 August 2012.
Lillian Kidd has a gang of helpers – a seemingly infinite number of grandchildren whose pumpkins have taken over a number of her greenhouses. She is, it has to be said, a little nervous for their future – the pumpkins that is – as the summer is rapidly drawing to a close and they may not ripen enough to store for the winter. You see, we are talking the Falklands here, and the growing season is unnervingly short.
Jobs for the month: September 2012
2 August 2012.
September is usually a productive month in many ways. Hopefully you are busy harvesting, cooking and eating the fruits of your labours and perhaps preserving the excess. The soil is at its warmest and most active, with fungi and bacteria breaking down organic matter and releasing plenty of nutrients. In such prime conditions, growth can be almost too fast.
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