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Parsnips – Sow, Grow, Harvest, Store & Cook
Parsnips are a stable, nutritious winter vegetable and were used in Europeans diets until the Potato came over from America. Europeans then shared Parsnips by taking them to America in like a swap with gratitude. What is a Parsnip? A parsnip is very similar to a carrot and is related to the carrot and parsley…
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Harvest a Leek with Me
The Big Reveal The big reveal of digging your harvest out of the ground never stops being exciting. Your Leeks have endured: We wait patiently for approximately 7 months to harvest a Leek and this is the satisfying moment where we get to dig them out of their snug ground. The Reward Every vegetable harvested…
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Plant Shallots with Me in November
Growing your own vegetables means that you can harvest gourmet quality vegetables, fresh from your garden. Shallots are considered gourmet because of their depth of flavour and this lends itself well in cooking. Top restaurants and chefs use shallots in their dishes. A shallot has a milder onion flavour with a hint of garlic. Are…
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Can I Eat My Leeks? – Identifying Common Leek Diseases
Have you found spots or patches on your Leeks? Can you still eat your Leeks? Don’t dig them up and throw them away yet! Let’s take a look at a few common diseases of Leeks to see whether you can still take your leeks to the dinner table. Leek Rust It’s November in the Vegetable…
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Planting Elephant Garlic – Have you tried it?
That’s right Elephant Garlic. It is Garlic of Elephant proportions! I’m not joking either, ‘the cloves are big, wow’ exclaimed my daughter, age 5. If the cloves are big, how big are the bulbs?! I thought, well it’s time to plant them out into the ground to find out. I’m also planting normal size garlic…
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November – Planting Vegetables & Fruit Trees
If Chrysanthemums and peonies are the Flowers of November then Garlic and Onions should be the Vegetables of November. Here’s the Top things to plant in November: Shallots, Onion & Garlic Shallots, Onions and Garlic should really be planted this month. The ground will be frozen soon so plant your bulbs before then. If it’s…
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Christmas Potatoes – Are they ready to harvest yet?
Christmas potatoes are ready in 12 weeks or 3 months. Signs your Potatoes are a few weeks away from harvesting: Why are they called Christmas Potatoes, if they don’t last until Christmas? Christmas Potatoes are 1st or 2nd Early in type and their foliage does not like the cold or frost. This is why they…
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Winter is Coming! All About Frost & Growing Veg in the Autumn & Winter.
Weather in the South east of the UK is about to get very chilly at the weekend with a frost warning to UK gardeners for Sunday night. I’ve always wondered what the cold and frost can do to your growing vegetables, so let’s find out how bad it can get. What is Frost? Frost is…
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And Finally we have Sweetcorn to Harvest
If you are a regular to my blog, you may have read my Sweetcorn – Try, Try Again post. We didn’t have much success growing sweetcorn the last time we tried. This year, with the new vegetable garden we put in late in the year, we had no choice but to buy plug plants to…
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