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Growing Mint
A Breath Of Fresh Air! Refreshing and Tasty...we look at how to grow Mint. Extremely fragrant, Mint, can be grown indoors during the winter and outdoors over the summer – and not necessarily in a greenhouse or Polytunnel...more often than not, this herb can be grown on a window sill. The beauty of this refreshing herb is that it can be planted all year round and harvested all year round. Works brilliantly in Lamb, Peas, Potatoes...or even have a go at making your own Mint Sauce! We have found a very simple and interesting guide at Eat Seasonably who make...
Growing Chillies
Hot Topic Now's the time to sow your Chillies. Sow inside a polytunnel or on a windowsill. There are many varieties of chillies to choose from that vary in heat from the sweet bell pepper to the Carolina reaper. Sow during January, February and March, Maintain at 21ºC (70ºF) until seedlings germinate, ideally in a heated propagator , as some varieties need high temperatures to germinate reliably When large enough, prick out seedlings into 8 cm (3 inch) pots. Pot-on into 15 cm (6 inch) pots as they grow, before moving them to their final home. Chillies can...
Leek Lasagne
Skinny Leek Lasagne Each month we will be looking at the nutritional value of a particular fruit or vegetable in season. Whether you are growing in a Polytunnel, Greenhouse or outside in the open garden, there will be bag full’s of natural goodness in anything you sow. This month we look at the Leek. Part of the Onion family, along with garlic, Leeks can add an oniony tang to most dishes, perfect in soups and when cooked down can add another layer of flavour to ingredients such as ham, cheese, potato and pasta. When not providing good flavour, Leeks do...
Onions
Starting Off Onions In The Polytunnel Onions from seed can be sown in January but unlike tomatoes who like it hot, you want the temperature around or slightly below 15C for onions. Watch out on sunny days, it may be cold outside but the temperature can shoot up in the polytunnel. Onions like a good long period between sowing and the summer solstice so ideally sow as early as possible if you have a polytunnel or a greenhouse you can start them as early as February. The link attached gives information on how to grow your onions. http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/onions-growing/grow-onions-from-seed/
Rhubarb
Polytunnel Growing Issue 1: Rhubarb... A look at our new monthly growing series begins with an interesting article snippet regarding Rhubarb. Whilst the stalk can be used in crumbles, jams and preserves...a good thing to remember is that the leaves on the Rhubarb plant are toxic... This is due to high levels of oxalic acid. Every serving of rhubarb provides 45% of the daily value in vitamin K, which supports healthy bone growth and can limit neuronal damage in the brain, even to the point of preventing Alzheimer's. Basket of Rhubarb -
Slug Traps
Polytunnel Pest Remedies All you garden lovers will already know about what slugs do to your beloved plants. An easy way to rid of these pests is to bury some cups in the soil near your plants just enough so the rim is just over the level of the soil and fill the cup about half way, beer attracts slugs so the slugs will slide into the cup and it will be stuck in there. This is a great method of getting rid of those pests. Slug Trap in the making