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Using Fenugreek leaves – Aloo Gobi Methi
Fenugreek – How I use it. I really like the slightly curryish taste of fenugreek leaves and I think they work well in both meat and vegetarian dishes. I do tend to prefer them fresh to dried as the flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Brassicas, Herbs & Spices, Potatoes, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Fenugreek, Herbs & Spices, Potatoes, Recipes
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Preserving – Chillies
It’s mid June and I am still harvesting chillies, YAY! but I don’t think it can last too much longer. I have a few plants with tiny chillies on them but their growth seems to have stalled. Otherwise I am … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Chillis
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Battling the Aphids – Growing Broccoli
Apparently the name broccoli comes from Italian broccolo, which means something like: ‘the flowering top of a cabbage’. I read this on Wikipedia – I love Wikipedia – I find that even if the info on there isn’t true its usually entertaining … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Brassicas, Pests and Diseases, Spring Harvesting, Summer Planting, Winter Harvesting, Winter Planting
Tagged Broccoli, Pests
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Herbs – Oooodles of Parsley
OOOOOOh I have a lot of parsley at the moment. It is even doing really well in the bed that gets zero hours sun a day in winter. I think the trick is to get it established there in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Herbs & Spices, Parsley, Recipes
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Herbs – Growing Chervil
Sometimes I feel a bit sorry for Chervil; it kind of seems like the poor cousin of the more vibrant Parsley (to which it is related), the dowdier friend of dominant dill and the shy understudy of tremendous tarragon. But … Continue reading
