There is nothing that will lift the spirits more than bright and bold edible flowers added to your salads, snacks and desserts. The saying: “you eat with your e...
An apple tree in the garden is one of the most satisfying food crops to grow and harvest. After a wonderful season of picking straight off the tree, the last ha...
Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are part of the Cucurbitaceae family, originating in India. There are over 100 varieties of cucumber, including the smaller pickling...
Don’t throw away your kitchen scraps or go off to buy fancy compost – make your own at home and produce solid or liquid gold for your garden.
Not the most gl...
Tomatoes are one of the most popular edible plants to grow for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. However, they can be tricky to get right, prone to a r...
Imagine walking through a lush forest – a perfectly balanced ecosystem – that you created. Now take that dream and make all the plants in that forest edible, pr...
Often, we have many more seeds than we can use in our vegetable gardens (especially if we save seeds from our own plants). As seeds have limited viability, growing microgreens is a great way to use these up....
Think it’s difficult to grow your own mushrooms at home? Think again!
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Mushrooms are incredibly versatile. You can prepare them in so many ways...
Tomatoes are one of the most popular home-grown vegetables. Jane Griffiths has the lowdown on maximising harvests.
The secret to growing tomatoes is to work wi...
