Growing herbs from seeds on my kitchen window sill is my next venture as up until now I have always bought herbs as plants in pots. The herbs I have chosen to grow are basil of course, chives, Thai basil, parsley, tarragon and thyme. Yes I do agree, a great variety and why not? Herbs are […]
Fresh Beetroot
My first time growing beetroot and I was not sure what to expect as I took some seeds out of the packet to plant this spring. As luck would have it, I was buzzed about by a couple of bumblebees visiting the last of the kale flowers in the adjacent raised bed which made me […]
So Lush!
The vegetables in the raised bed are loving the warmer summer weather and all that rain has been so appreciated! A great transformation in just a few weeks. Even if you have just a small space on a balcony or window sill or a tiny garden, do give gardening a go. It is a wonderful […]
Honey So Local
I am very fond of local produce and when I heard about a market in Ruislip, I had to visit it! This is the Foodies Market that takes place on the first Sunday of every month at Manor Farm. I had the opportunity to visit this market on the first Sunday of June and was I in […]
Fresh Spinach Falafel
Spinach this month is certainly doing its thing in my raised bed and with the rain and warmer spells, it is becoming so lush. Oh the joy of harvesting vibrant green leaves from your own kitchen garden! Of course having such lovely greens can only mean its necessary introduction to one of my favourites … the […]
Training My Tomato Plants
Now that all my tomato plants are well settled in their new patio planters and a few in the raised bed, they are really lush with beautiful growth! All that glorious sunshine and certainly the bouts of rain have helped my tomato plants enormously in putting on a great growth spurt. The varieties I have […]
Growing So Beautifully
After a very reluctant start to spring, we are enjoying warm sunny days and the plants in the garden certainly seem to have sensed this change! My kitchen garden is thriving and the little seedlings of yesterday have taken off brilliantly, let me show you around. This is the first time I have sown pak […]
Rescue and Recycle
I must tell you all about this because it does not happen everyday! I was visiting my garden centre for some compost and a few other bits when I stumbled upon a whole heap of empty flower pots that had just been discarded! I could not believe that these were being thrown away so I asked […]
Tomatoes and Chillies Settled Outdoors
It was only the other day I wondered whether the spindly tomato seedlings were ever going to make it outdoors and now arrives the day when the weather is so welcoming to these sturdy green plants all ready for their stay in the garden! They have all been hardened with their day visits outside for the […]
Homemade Hummus and Radishes
When you have a beautiful vegetable freshly picked from your garden, it takes very little to make it into a tasty meal! Radishes are flourishing this spring and they add a great crunch to not only salads but also to sandwiches. Particularly so when you have the creaminess from homemade hummus. Now you may think […]