My Productive Backyard
Turn your backyard into a productive food-growing paradise
HOW TO GROW ORGANIC ONIONS INFOGRAPHIC
Yes, yes we know we know, we have spoken about growing onions before. But we had a lot of feedback on our Facebook with people asking for something simpler. Something that really broke it down to the core tasks, that could be printed out and hung in the garden shed....
How to Grow Asparagus
Asparagus crowns are in the nurseries and hardware shops at the moment, so it seems a good time to look at both the planting and maintenance of Asparagus. They are one of the easiest vegetables to grow and will produce year after year with very little maintenance. The...
10 EASIEST VEGGIES TO GROW IN POTS INFOGRAPHIC
I get alot of questions about , thanks to the work that I did on last year. Growing veggies in pots is a great way to not only brighten up often , but its a great way to cut down a bit of your food bill and keep great food at your fingertips. Depending on both...
How to Grow Organic Onions
It is the time of year to be thinking about getting ready to plant your onions. All onions need to be grown in full sun with well-drained, fertile soil and some added organic matter. They prefer a slightly acidic pH (6 to 6.5) and dislike competition from...
Using and Preserving your Apple Crop
How I am using and preserving my apple crop this year As you would have seen recently from my Facebook post, we picked a great heap of apples this year. I have tried over the last couple of years to store as many as possible in the “beer” fridge (much to...
SUCCESSIVE PLANTING INFOGRAPHIC
Successive planting is an important part of making sure that your garden is growing all year round, and producing the food that you and your family need. Follow the purple circle weeks below and you will ensure that you are constantly in supply of fresh...
How to grow Broccoli Sprouts- the new Superfood!
OK so it has been a week and I am now eating my nutritious broccoli sprouts. They are delicious, crisp, nutty and a little bit hot in the way radishes are, but softer. I had intended to juice them but they are so good I am just eating them from the bowl. I put...
Sprouting seeds and growing micro greens inside this winter.
I have decided to have a go at growing my own sprouts and micro greens. Why? A few reasons: Firstly I love the flavour and crunchiness of sprouts and although micro greens are really trendy at the moment, they add such a great burst of flavour and freshness to...
Top 10 Recipes using Broccoli
Boil it, steam it, and stick it in a stew- no I am not talking about po –tay- toes like Sam from the Lord of the Rings- but the many uses for Broccoli. You only have to google broccoli to get a plethora of information about the nutritional benefits of eating...
Protecting Broccoli from Pests
When growing broccoli it is very disappointing to find you crop infested with aphids or more commonly the white cabbage moth larvae or loppers those pale green grubs that always seems to find the best hiding places in your broccoli plants and much away happily...
Autumn the Ideal time for Planting Broccoli!
Broccoli would have to be one of my favourite vegetables to grow, not only because it is tasty and nutritious, with many uses in the kitchen, but also because it is so productive. If it's looked after properly you can keep harvesting from the same plant for...
Successive Planting and How to Grow Snow Peas
I love gardening in autumn, the temperatures are lower and there is usually enough rain about so you don’t have to be constantly watering newly planted seedlings and seeds. It is my favourite time of the year in the vegetable garden, lots happening but not as frenetic...