How To Protect Leeks From Mice For myself, I prefer leeks in a nice cheese sauce - not at all sure about leeks & mice :) The bad news is that like it or not, I have had a little run-in with the...
Category: Growing Vegetables
The Brick Potato Planter - Was It Worth It? Back in may I posted a little experiment with a loose brick-built potato planter. This is following the technique of planting a few potatoes near the...
Never Transplant carrots! If ever there was any doubt as to the wisdom of transplanting carrot seedlings, then the following pictures should put these doubts to rest :) I transplanted some...
Rich in Vitamins, iron and calcium, Asparagus is one of the crops harvested in spring, and which is mostly grown for its delicious shoots. Spears fresh-picked from the garden are tender and tasty...
Preparing For The Spring Gardening Rush: With the early spring flowers, like snowdrops and daffodils starting to poke through the ground; then it is the first signs that the growing season is near!...
Guidebook for Raised Bed Vegetable Planting If you are serious about growing vegetables, with as little fuss as possible, and yet producing a fantastic crop of your chosen veg; then a raised bed...