The Elements of Organic Gardening written by Prince Charles, was published this month. Prince Charles has invested his organic principles in his garden at Highgrove for years. So the systems described in the book are tried and tested! Read More »
According to the Horticultural Trades Association, sales of the seeds of edible plants and herbs reached a record 40.3 million pounds last year. Sales of edible seeds are up 30% and sales of flower seeds are dropping.
On Breakfast TV this morning, Pippa Greenwood urged everyone to have a go at growing some vegetables. She said you do not need a big garden. A balcony, window box, or even a bucket with holes in the bottom, can act as a container for growing vegetables. Read More »
cabbage health radish vegetable garden
Chives (Latin name - Allium schoenoprasum) - Hardy Perennial
Plant Height - 25cm/10″
Where to Sow - Indoors in pots or trays 7.5cm/3″ diameter
Outdoors - directly into the ground
Sowing time - March/April - temperature +16C/61F
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Experts cannot agree on whether Oregano and Marjoram are the same herb, or different herbs.
Oregano (Latin name - Origanum vulgare) is a culinary herb, widely used in Greek and Italian dishes. Oregano is frequently used on pizzas.
Marjoram is a type of Oregano. Read More »
HerbDay2007 marjoram oregano
Cabbage is a brassica with thickened, overlapping leaves on the terminal bud of the plant. When the cabbage is cut in half, the structure of the bud can be seen.
Cabbage is usually eaten cooked, but sometimes it is eaten fresh in coleslaw. Cabbage may be pickled in sauerkraut.
cabbage vegetable garden
Sir Alan Sugar’s first job was boiling beetroot. At the age of 11, he used to cook beetroot for the local greengrocer. In those days it was usually sold ready cooked and often sliced. Read More »
This pot of Basil is sitting on the kitchen window sill, and providing an abundant supply of basil leaves.
The secret to a long life for Basil, seems to be watering from the bottom of the pot. This means just putting the water into the plate that the pot is standing on, so that the roots in the pot can draw the water up. Basil soon dies if it is over-watered when in a pot. Read More »
Farming Friends have kindly produced some herb growing cards for us to share, which can be printed off and used as a reference.
Basil adds flavour to salads and cooked tomatoes. It brings a touch of the Mediterranean with it.
Click on the image to view the Basil Growing Card.
Herbs have attractive flowers, though often small. These thyme flowers cheered up the herb trough for weeks - and the bee thought they were good, too!
HerbDay 2007 is on Saturday 13 October, and we are running a series of posts about herbs before then.
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Sara from Farming Friends has kindly been using her considerable artistic talents to design some growing cards which explain how to grow herbs. These can be printed out on paper - and will be available to download, for free!
This is a photo of the growing card for Basil - what do you use Basil for?
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