The sprout top is the growing point at the top of a brussels sprout stalk.
The top can be broken off with a sharp twisting action.
The process of removing the tops is often called ’stopping the sprouts’ as it stops the elongation of the stalk and causes all the sprouts to equalise.
We have known for ages that growing your own vegetables is a healthy activity, but now it is cool. The Wild Green Yonder have written a great post advocating home vegetable production and city farms, with extensive links to back up their reasoning.
There are many advantages to vegetable gardening, whether it is in the back garden, on an allotment or in containers on the balcony. Read More »
The Autumn Giant Leek variety are living up to their name. One leek is large enough to feed four people, as a vegetable or in leek soup!
The leeks were grown from seed in the vegetable garden and transplanted into the leek bed in the first week in July.
Anyone can grow potatoes in the garden. It is not difficult if the needs of the potato are met. Think what the potato needs to grow, cherish it and check it daily. Plant one or two potatoes in the first year, to see how they grow and build up confidence. Read More »
Make sure your local school is registered for the Grow Your Own Potatoes project!
The British Potato Council already has three thousand schools signed up to take part in Grow Your Own Potatoes 2008, but they want to see a quarter of a million children participating in this tremendously popular and hugely beneficial activity. Read More »
Always grow Certified British seed potatoes because they are rigorously inspected by official inspectors and are disease free. Read More »
The vegetable garden can be covered with a plastic sheet to keep the rain off, so that the soil will be ready for planting as early as possible.
If the garden is not covered, Read More »
Planning what to grow in the vegetable garden is a useful exercise for a wet winters day.
A piece of paper or card marked out with a calendar, plus some coloured pens, will help. Read More »
Home-made, home-grown leek and potato soup is a warming treat for the gardener.
Recipe for 6 people Read More »
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