Sowing home-saved, or non-F1 hybrid, open-pollinated Heritage seeds and supporting independent, organic seed companies ensures diversity in seed supply, and will provide plenty of food for us, bees and beneficial insects. It will also give us more self-reliance and resilience, help to protect biodiversity and ensure our future food security. Sowing seeds has been mankind’s sign of… Continue reading What to Sow In February – 2025
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What to Sow in January 2025
First, I would like to wish you all a Very Happy, Healthy and Productive New Growing Year! Why not make 2025 the year when you discover the joys of saving your own seed? It isn’t complicated to do and can give you some very useful food security. Think about it when you’re doing your seed… Continue reading What to Sow in January 2025
DECEMBER 2024
Contents include – Growing Super-fast Microgreens, Plant Garlic in Tubs for an extra-early, disease-free crop, Sustainable, Planet Friendly Growbag Gardening Diversity is strength – in the Soil and in our Gut I have often said on my radio spot with Gerry Kelly, that whatever is going on in the world – if I can eat a homegrown… Continue reading DECEMBER 2024
What to Sow in November 2024
“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on that, there’s nothing you can do about it.” Do it NOW…. Every day the light is getting shorter, and growth is slowing. In the UK and Ireland, we are once again facing some uncertainty of vegetable supplies due to unpredictable weather… Continue reading What to Sow in November 2024
What to Sow in October 2024
“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on that, there’s nothing you can do about it.” Do it NOW…. Every day the light is getting shorter, and growth is slowing. Outdoors You can still sow these directly into the ground – covering with cloches later in the month in cold gardens.… Continue reading What to Sow in October 2024
Potatoes Dauphinoise or Boulangere with variations
or – ‘Potatoes a Hundred Ways’ – because you can go hundreds of ways from here! Potatoes Dauphinoise with bacon just out of the oven after one hour Potatoes Boulangere just out of the oven – crisp and still bubbling If you think potatoes are boring – think again! They’re versatile, cheap, filling, nutritious… Continue reading Potatoes Dauphinoise or Boulangere with variations
Malted Bara Brith (Malted Welsh Brack) – From Tunnel to Table recipe for October – (2).
Unglazed Bara Brith cooling on rack (Based on a traditional Welsh recipe, this is similar to a tea bread and is usually served buttered, but the malt makes it nice and moist so it is very nice without if you don’t want to use it) Ingredients: 2 & 1/4oz / 63g (ish) Barley malt (weight… Continue reading Malted Bara Brith (Malted Welsh Brack) – From Tunnel to Table recipe for October – (2).
Spinach, Tomato, Onion and Mozzarella Gratin – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for September
The gratin – golden brown, fragrant and sizzling from the oven (using spinach, chard, tomatoes, red onions, garlic and marjoram or oregano – all from the tunnel) This is a really very easy – but oozingly delicious dish using ingredients that most people will still have if they garden at all –… Continue reading Spinach, Tomato, Onion and Mozzarella Gratin – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for September
Totally Terrific Tomato Sauce – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for August
(using tomatoes, garlic and herbs from the tunnel – and onions from the garden) Totally Terrific Tomato sauce on steamed ‘courgetti’ (spiralised courgettes steamed for 4 mins) Another use for my Totally Terrific Tomato Sauce – in the delicious layers of aubergine Parmigiana This sauce is named after the… Continue reading Totally Terrific Tomato Sauce – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for August
Roast Ratatouille 4 ways – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for July
Roast Ratatouille hot from the oven Roast ratatouille with grilled chicken breast, buttered French beans & Mayan Gold potatoes (Or as many ways as you can think of. Every time I make it I can think of another one! It’s another of what I call my ‘convertible’ recipes that’s endlessly versatile!) If you’ve ever made… Continue reading Roast Ratatouille 4 ways – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for July