Sow radish and lettuce in cold frame
Plant garlic & onion sets if not already done
Crop:
celeriac, celery, leeks, parsnips,
sprouts, cabbages, kale
Jerusalem artichokes, & spinach beet
Other jobs: Read More »
blackcurrant cabbage carrot lettuce parsnip potatoes radish rhubarb sprouts
The asparagus foliage has remained green throughout the autumn, but has now started to turn yellow. Read More »
‘Experienced’ vegetable gardeners have some interesting benchmarks as far as dates are concerned.
In the old days potatoes were stored in a ‘clamp’ or ‘pie’ - which was a heap of potatoes covered with straw to keep the frost out, then the straw was covered with soil, & sometimes another layer of straw on top. Potatoes inside the clamp would keep to the spring.
Potatoes will not keep well when left in their growing position in the soil in the vegetable garden if they get frosted. Read More »
potatoes store vegetable garden
How to Store your Garden Produce by Piers Warren with illustrations by Chris Winn was first published in 2002. It is a key to self-sufficiency, showing how to eat home-grown goodness all the year round.
The book has two sections: Read More »
Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook demonstrates the pleasures involved in harvesting and cooking from the vegetable garden.
The book is divided into monthly sections, showing which vegetables are in season in the garden, and how to cook them. Read More »
book vegetable garden
The vegetable garden has been badly damaged by deer. The young cabbage plants had escaped the pigeons and were looking promising. Read More »
deer pigeon rabbit vegetable garden
Brussels Sprouts start to develop at the bottom of the main stalk first. Then the sprouts further up the stalk start to grow, and the last to develop are those sprouts at the top of the stalk. Read More »
The leeks are cropping well and will be in season until the end of March. The leeks were grown from seed and transplanted into the leek bed in early July.
The edible parts of the leek are the white base and the light green stalk.
Leeks qualify as a super food because: Read More »
leek vegetable garden
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