Potatoes are a staple, a real mainstay of the kitchen but I think we can take them for granted in this part of the world. I grew up in a ….Read more
Shake off the cobwebs, it’s February!
I’m a big fan of February, apart from the fact it’s my birthday (I got a camera!) it’s exciting because it’s the month we get the first whiff of Springtime. ….Read more
Poulet Vous? Ah Ha!
We have a treat for you this month as Niall has put his head above the literary parapet and written an article! In answer to one of our facebook queries ….Read more
Domini’s Leek and bread pudding.
This recipe comes comes courtesy of the very generous Domini Kemp (on the right) who has given us access to her recipe book. I’m off bread because I can’t sleep ….Read more
February garden advice
Even though it’s a mild early Spring so far it’s still too cold to plant anything outside. Even if we’re sowing inside there are very few things we can get ….Read more
Things to do in January
I’m not going to give you the usual boring list of January jobs like cleaning your greenhouse or polishing your tools. I might as well remind you to empty the ….Read more
Crop Rotation
Growing Vegetables places more strain on a piece of land than flowering plants or shrubs because we remove nutrients every time we harvest a crop. Vegetables are also relatively hungry ….Read more
Italian Kale With Tahini
In my opinion Kale is an underrated crop. It’s really easy to grow, doesn’t suffer as much from the usual brassica problems, is very good for you and tastes delicious. ….Read more
Christmas Sorted.
Seed Selection. As I said already, we can’t believe how popular our new seed selection is. Poor old Klaus has his little Germanic fingers worn to the bone packing them ….Read more
A drop of Powers.
I had always read Jane Powers’ Irish Times articles with interest so I was quite excited when I answered the phone one day and found herself on the other end. ….Read more