This blog post is about growing and harvesting chard at home. Chard comes in many different varieties there is Swiss chard to the massive big ones. When it is in the season they appear in fruit and veg stalls. Chard has got a mild flavor in them. Young tender leaves don’t need cooking and can […]
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This blog post is on growing and harvesting mint. Mint is a super easy perennial herb that is easy to grow in the UK. It does grow in many different climates as well. Mint has great culinary use from adding flavour to drinks and plenty of dishes. From Moroccan mint tea to South-East Asian salads
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This is a blog post on growing and harvesting radish at home. It’s spring at the moment and the growing season has begun. Radish is seen to be a quick growing crop. Yes, it is to quickly grow, however, it’s not so straight forward to achieve a perfect crop. Radish has got a peppery taste
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This is a blog post on growing and harvesting beetroot. Beetroot is an easy to grow rooted vegetable for beginners. Seeds are available at abundance from garden centers. Why grow beetroot? Because beetroot has got exceptional nutrition value. The greens are high in calcium, iron, and vitamin A and C. The roots are are a
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This is a blog post on growing harvesting tomatoes. After growing my own food I just now realize that I have got round to write much about growing basic vegetables and fruit. The day to day staple which seems to be very much now what everybody is trying to achieve. Staples that are easy to
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This blog post is on growing and harvesting agretti salsola. Agretti salsola may seem a very strange term to many of you not unless you are Italian. I got to know about this vegetable commonly known as land seaweed or monks beard I believe from a gardening book by James Wong. I like reading his
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Here is a blog on growing and harvesting kaffir lime plants in a cold (temperate) climate country. It is a common lime plant found in Southeast Asia. Also known as the Makrut plant. While it produces lime fruit, it is not the fruit is used in cooking but rather the leaves. As it’s not a
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