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Gardening Tips for August from Pippa Greenwood
Still Time for Salad The first of my gardening tips for August is for the kitchen. If you’ve ever been to the supermarket on a sunny weekend, you’ll know just...
How to Grow Crunchy, fresh Watercress
Watercress is an indigenous plant known for its food value since Roman times. The crop was introduced to commercial cultivation in England in 1808. Up until the 1960's it was...
How to Grow Microgreens from seed in the UK
What are Microgreens? Microgreens are tiny, edible, immature veg plants. They are ready - from seed to plate - in just a few weeks so are satisfyingly quick to grow....
The best way to Grow Radishes
This extremely fast growing vegetable is available in more varieties than many people realise. Along with the familiar round red radish often used in salads, there are also varieties with...
How to Grow the best Salad Leaves
Growing Salad Leaves Growing your own salad leaves is SO easy and a great way to start if you want to grow your own food. The best thing about salad...
Mastering Cucumber Growing: Female vs. Male Flowers
Growing Cucumbers Like many other veg, cucumbers you grow yourself have much more flavour than those from a supermarket. They can grow outside, in the ground, or inside in pots and...
Spinach ready for eating?
If your spinach is ready then here is a lovely recipe for you. With a few tweaks it would also work with swiss chard if you have that ready at...