The Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) is here to stay. While it has only been a few years since the Spanish slug took over from our local snails as the main …Read More about Living with Spanish slugs
Gardening Diary Entries
Garden composting
Vegetables will only grow as well as the soil they are grown in. It is now recognised a good soil contains a lot of organic material that is biologically active. …Read More about Garden composting
Picking tomatoes
Picking your own tomatoes is very satisfying. Fully mature tomatoes is a sign of a healthy plant often despite weather conditions and the limiting factors of a small city garden. …Read More about Picking tomatoes
Second Basil harvest
This year has been a good year for basil. With one harvest already taken several weeks ago it is time to take a second harvest from the plants. With luck, …Read More about Second Basil harvest
Pickled chilli peppers and onions
Pickle in the summer, consume in the winter. In some Mediterranean cultures it is common to have a pickled chilli pepper with breakfast on a cold winter’s morning. It is …Read More about Pickled chilli peppers and onions
Harvesting climbing beans
Bean plants can be either bush beans (grown on a bush) or climbing beans (grown on a vine). The main types of climbing bean are either runner beans (phaseolus coccineus) …Read More about Harvesting climbing beans