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 […]
This spring we’ve made a variety of garden planters from pallet wood. They’re inexpensive (under £10) to make. They’re quick to make. And they’ve provided a lot of extra growing space. We’ve used these planters to grow rocket… salad leaves… lettuce… coriander… parsley… spinach… The beetroot weren’t a success. Probably for two reasons. This planter […]
When we moved to our last house we wanted to make a patio. This meant digging down into the existing lawn. To get down to ground level. As a result, we had a lot of great top soil we had to remove. This gave us the opportunity to make a raised bed garden. That’s right […]
You do NOT need a large garden to have a productive vegetable patch. Quite the opposite. You can have an amazingly productive garden as long as you take into consideration the following factors. Your plants will need access to light. Plants need access to sunlight. Or else they won’t ripen to their full potential. So […]
Wooden raised beds are great for small garden plots to grow vegetables. And some people also use them to grow flowers. Because the soil level is higher of the ground in a raised vegetable bed, it reduces back strain when you bend over to tend to your garden. You can use many different types of […]