Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’
How to make your community garden more sustainable
Recent studies show community gardens support health and wellbeing. People move more, eat more produce, and bond socially. These spaces already showcase sustainable gardening in action. Let’s explore how to boost their sustainability even further. Composting Composting is a major sustainable practice that turns garden waste into rich compost. It is also simple to manage.…
Read More...Grow Your Own Soup
The word ‘soup’ is derived from the Latin word suppa, used to describe bread soaked in broth. Today, it describes the process of softening and cooking food in liquid. The French later adapted the word to soupe, which we appropriated, omitting the ‘e’ at the end. Advantages of growing your own soup Home-made soup, using…
Read More...What to plant as permanent crops
Unpredictable extremes of weather are now common. Growing annual edibles is increasingly challenging and disheartening. Slugs and snails can demolish new leaves. An extended drought can also push young plants to bolt. As a result, many veg growers now choose perennial veg. These edible permanent crops return each year and bring resilience. They suit gardeners…
Read More...Autumn vegetables to grow
Autumn can often feel like it isn’t possible to grow any more produce. However, there are still plenty of vegetables to grow through the autumn months to give you a head start next year. Carrots Humble carrots can be quite frost-hardy, so are great to continue growing in autumn. One carrot variety suitable for growing…
Read More...Top 5 vegetables for children to grow
Sometimes, getting children to eat vegetables can be challenging. However, a great way to help overcome this is to encourage them to have a go at growing their own! Spring is the perfect time of year for sowing veg seeds and planting out veg seedlings. Here are five easy-to-grow types of vegetables that might just…
Read More...Crops to grow year-round
Whilst traditional to sow and grow vegetables annually, it might surprise you that some crops keep growing year-round. Or for most of the year and these are known as perennial veg. There are huge advantages to having perennial veg, the most important that you can harvest from many of them year-round. This saves you money,…
Read More...Early spring gardening jobs for indoors
Spring is a busy time of year both for the natural world and also for Community gardeners! There will be lots of things to do outside in the spring but the weather can often be extreme. Rain and cold can make it impractical to work the soil. If that’s the case plan indoor jobs that…
Read More...How to grow swede UK
Swede, also known as ‘Neeps’ in Scotland, is a hardy root vegetable. It’s almost otherworldly with its purple-green skin, and yellowy-orange flesh. But, despite its odd turnip-y look, they carry a sweet and earthy flavour. This makes Swede a great addition to hearty winter dishes. Swedes are relatively easy to grow from…
Read More...10 Plants for Colder Community Gardens
– 10 Plants for Colder Community Gardens – Though there aren’t extreme temperature differences throughout the UK, there are some areas where it’s a little chillier at certain times of the year. Therefore, it’s important to pick plants that are suited to the climate of the community garden to provide success. So, with that in…
Read More...Planting out your Veggies
We’re well into spring, which means that a lot of our wonderful gardens will be starting to plant out vegetables that were sown in preparation in winter in greenhouses, sheds, and even their homes. Find out how to get the most successful crop and harvest this year with these tips for planting out. Choose your…
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