Mangelwurzel wine recipe
Happy Hallowe’en! To celebrate Samhain, I am sharing the recipe I use to make Mangelwurzel Wine, which may seem strange on a day we associate more with pumpkin recipes. Did …
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Robins, compost and weeds
In the UK no bird is more associated with wintertime and Christmas than the robin. I have the good fortune to enjoy the company of two of these charming little …
What to sow now – September
There is still sow much that you can sow for cropping over winter and into the spring, for delicious harvests grown undercover and outside.
Midsummer no dig allotment and garden
It’s early July in my no dig garden, and I am loving the daily fruity harvests of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, gooseberries and redcurrants. Whitecurrants are almost ready to pick and …
Sad Sprout Story
Brussels Sprouts are one of my most favourite vegetables. It is a happy day when the first sprouts are ready to pick, I even like to eat them for breakfast! …