How to grow the sweetest, juiciest grapes you’ve ever tasted…even if you’ve never grown grapes before My grapes tasted sour… … And I ended up throwing them away. They were that bitter. I was devastated. I didn’t know where I had gone wrong. I wondered if I was just a plain bad grape grower. Destined […]
Rhubarb crumble and custard…. Rhubarb with ice cream…. Rhubarb with yogurt… Rhubard with porridge for breakfast… These are just some of the reason I love growing my own rhubarb. It’s so versatile and delicious. That zingy flavour tastes great. Need a dessert because you got friends coming around for dinner? Get some rhubarb out of […]
If you decide to start growing rhubarb in containers then you will need to find a really large and deep container. The container will need to be at least 20” wide and 20” deep. Also the container needs to have drainage holes at the bottom. In the bottom of the container put some stones or […]
Strawberries and cream… Strawberries and ice cream…. Homemade strawberry jam thickly spread on a fresh scone. If the thought of eating these make your mouth water, then you’ll want to grow your own delicious strawberry crop. There are two types of strawberry. Spring fruiting which produces fruits in June. And perpetual which produces fruits over […]
Growing a Jostaberry Growing a Jostaberry.What is a jostaberry? It’s actually a cross between a gooseberry and a blackcurrant. It’s a big plant and requires a lot of space. Even with pruning, allow a 2 m x 2 m by 2 m. The good thing is, it’s thornless and self-pollinating. Here’s my jostaberry plant on […]
Blackcurrants are an easy crop to grow in the garden. They provide plentiful fruit from each bush you plant. Blackcurrants are more tolerant then many other soft fruit plants. The blackcurrant bush likes a moist well drained soil that has plenty of fertility in the soil. They need moisture in the soil to develop the […]