Baby sweetcorn is vegetable I’ve had a hard time finding here. Typically used in Asian cuisine, especially stir-fries, it brings a delicate taste and interesting texture to a dish. While I lived in Ireland it was on my weekly shopping
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The sad tale of the Black Widow and her babies
Having waxed lyrical last week about all the beneficial insects my organic garden is attracting, it is with great irony that my post this week is all about finding a Black Widow spider in my shed. Not just in some
97% of insects do not harm the garden
Next time you find a creepy-crawly in your garden that you’ve never seen before, think twice before reaching for the bug spray – in fact, try to never reach for bug spray at all. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) only uses
Northern California Coast – Bodega Bay to Manchester
Australia has the Gold Coast, Africa the Ivory Coast, and Northern California? I’d call it the Grey Coast. Having checked the weather forecast – which lied, saying it would be clear over the weekend – we headed for the coast,
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Charges dropped but the plot thickens – and not the veggie plot this time!
I would love to say that the Oak Park case had a great Hollywood ending, with Julie Bass being carried on the shoulders of her neighbors as they paraded past her veggie beds after the city dismissed their charges against
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Gardener threatened with jail for growing vegetables in her own front yard!
The case of Julie Bass of Oak Park, Michigan planting vegetables on her own front lawn and being threatened with jail time has received world-wide attention and deservedly so. As a gardener, I’m appalled that such an innocent, healthy, environmentally
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Plum tuckered
It’s raining plums in our front yard right now. Big, purple, juicy, sweet, delicious plums. The kind that burst when they hit you, leaving a magenta splodge, so you look like you are in the middle of a paintball game.
What a Pickle!
Summer has arrived, bringing with it my first crop of cucumbers. Two cukes to be exact! But that’s enough for one jar of pickles. I’m hoping to get a glut so that I can pickle more than one jar at
It’s never that simple
There are many challenges in gardening, especially when you are gardening in a climate that is different to what you are used to. I like to try growing new things. I managed to get a sweet potato from the supermarket
Did my garden miss me as much as I missed it?
Judging by the growth spurt – no! Okay, so maybe it’s an illusion. I go out every day and peer closely at my plants to see if they have grown any in the last few hours – seriously mad, I