The sowing conveyor belt
Reviewing the seeds I’ve sown so far this year reveals the usual pattern of some successes and some failures. But the picture has been skewed by difficulties getting hold of […]
Tag Archives: carrots
In need of flowers
I’ve three fiery chilli varieties on the go this year: Maya Pimento, Peach Bhut Jolokia and Pink Tiger. Having germinated the seeds and started the seedlings in a heated propagator […]
Tape Recordings
After a warm, sunny week there was the potential to move young vegetable plants outside this weekend. Unfortunately the weather turned cooler today, so things will need to stay where […]
Coming In and Going Out
It was a big day in the garden today: after lifting various matured crops I was finally able to move the tomato plants out of the plastic tents and into […]
Winter warming food
This was dinner last night. Some slightly indulgent venison steak, accompanied by lots of last season’s home-grown veg from the freezer. From the top: venison topped with pancetta, on toast, […]
Gladiators are you ready…
These are the Gladiator parsnips I picked this morning, oven-roasted with Maestro carrots and rosemary. Not exactly a recipe, but delicious and very moreish.
The late late carrot show
It’s a pleasure but a surprise to still be lifting these Maestro F1 carrots. They were planted back in March and April and have been ripe for picking since August. […]
