Celebrating the trials and tribulations of stocking the kitchen and the pantry from the garden.
Sustainability
Gardening isn’t about choosing sides, it’s about nurturing life. For too long, I’ve been caught up in the battle between different methods, forgetting that the real victory lies in in something far more important than proving a point.
Growing for eating
Love it or hate it, nothing beats fresh coriander. In this article I share some of my top tips on growing and using it successfully.
Growing for eating
Let's be honest, it has been a mixed bag in the veg garden this year, but onto the next and where can I make any small interventions, and maybe just help the garden a little more!
Growing for eating
Growing your own gourmet native mushrooms is not only feasible but also incredibly rewarding.
Growing for eating
The perfect salad is a work of art. Here I share some beautiful leaves to pick in winter. Plus what happens when you fail a fiery Frenchman!
Growing for eating
In a year marked by concern for pollinators, this article explores the resilience of nature, why you should let some vegetable go, the role of umbellifers, and how making a garden a sanctuary for wildlife won't hinder yield or aesthetic.
Herbs
In this article, I delve into the many wild herbs growing naturally around my home, exploring their characteristics, histories and application, from the well known Nettle to the magical Hawthorne, the true hidden treasures of our countryside.
Growing for eating
There is so much more to be won from an allotment than fruit and vegetables!
Growing for eating
Soft fruit has long lingered in the garden’s shadows, but is it time for a comeback? From Himalayan honeysuckle to honeyberries, discover the hidden beauty, resilience, and flavour of these underrated crops that deserve a starring role in your plot.
Growing for eating
DJ John Peel said that if The Fall released an album he didn't like, he would assume he just didn't know how it was good yet; this is an excellent way of approaching produce from the kitchen garden, but a very small handful of harvests defy optimism.
Herbs
Basil's one of those herbs that just keeps on giving. It surprises me in the kitchen, it amazes me in the medicine cupboard, and it's steeped in more history and folklore than you'd ever imagine.
Growing for eating
Classical music will boost plant growth is a theory banded around in the gardening world, but is there any truth in it? As my greenhouse is fit to burst with young seedlings in need of attention, I’m keen to know if this is just a myth.