Growing Herbs

Selected Articles

Some vegetables that will grow in a little shade

One of the most difficult things I get asked (and asked very frequently) is to suggest vegetables that will grow well in shady places. Such vegetables are rare!

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The Pea Bean - Phaseolus aegypticus

The pea bean was mentioned in Gerard's Herbal published in 1597 and is, in fact, one of the earliest of the half hardy beans to be cultivated in Europe.

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Plums, Damsons and Gages Part 1 by Martin Welsh

Plums,Damsons and Gages covers the history of these important fruits from neolithithic times to the present day

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There are few gardeners who do not have a few herbs in the garden and these articles will help you expand your range and improve the quality of your herbs.

Growing Horseradish

I well remember an old friend who was passionately fond of horseradish sauce, but never realised that it was made from the coarse weed growing abundantly beside her front gate.

Growing Horseradish

Mint is this the most variable and versatile herb?

At one time I grew no less than twelve different forms of mint, and I have grown several others over the years.

Mint is this the most variable and versatile herb?

Coriander, an increasingly popular herb

Coriander is a hardy annual which can be sown at any time from March until July. To produce the best quality foliage it should be grown fast, grown slowly the leaves become stringy. It needs, therefore, a moist soil rich in nitrogen.

Coriander, an increasingly popular herb

Growing Herbs, A Novices' Tale -Part 1 by Dianne Mason

A journey into growing herbs, what herbs to grow, how to grow herbs and what to show

Growing Herbs, A Novices' Tale -Part 1 by Dianne Mason

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