Feature Articles
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.
Young Gardeners: Rain (nearly) stops play in the school garden
2 August 2012.
Torrential rain may have caused the students in the garden of the John Whitgift academy to run for cover on occasions, but they have still managed to harvest some tasty crops, as tutor John Cavill explains.
Vegan Veg: Make room for mooli
2 August 2012.
Lonnie likes to grow more unusual vegetables including large white radishes that are also ‘idiot proof’ in the kitchen, according to Richard.
Undercover: September 2012
2 August 2012.
Despite the shortening days and colder nights, September can be a very productive month for tender crops.
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Mooli salad
2 August 2012.
I love moolis! They are versatile and easy to use. Moolis can be eaten raw but will retain their integrity when cooked and are pretty well idiot proof in the kitchen (which is always a bonus).
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Burmese style mooli & potato curry
2 August 2012.
I love moolis! They are versatile and easy to use. Moolis can be eaten raw but will retain their integrity when cooked and are pretty well idiot proof in the kitchen (which is always a bonus).
Vegan Veg - Recipe: Mooli stuffed parathas
2 August 2012.
I love moolis! They are versatile and easy to use. Moolis can be eaten raw but will retain their integrity when cooked and are pretty well idiot proof in the kitchen (which is always a bonus).
Aaaaargh… it’s red mite!
5 July 2012.
The red mite population loves the warmer weather as much as we do. Jane Howorth of the British Hen Welfare Trust has some practical advice to help you keep the situation under control.
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