Watch as Monty plants out Florence fennel for an autumn harvest, and explains how regular watering is the key to getting the most from this delicious crop.
While perhaps not the most well known plant these days, throughout much of history, angelica was looked upon as a powerful and important culinary and medicinal herb. Extracts of this plant have been used historically to treat infection, and it was even used in “the King’s Majesty’s Excellent Recipe for the Plague” in the 1600s. Today, it is used by herbalists to treat a variety of ailments, from poor digestion to respiratory distress, UTIs, and inflammation.
by Jennifer Poindexter Horseradish. You either love it, or you hate it. There doesn’t seem to be much of an in between with this plant. No matter your thoughts on it, most of us would agree it’s a unique crop. In fact, horseradish can be considered either a root vegetable or an herb. Which category it falls under will depend upon your use for it. If you love horseradish and would like to grow your own, you’re in the right place. I’m going to walk you through each step of the proces
Made at Home Vegetables, by Dick Strawbridge and James Strawbridge (Mitchell Beazley, 2012), proves just how productively green you can be all year round. Whether you have a tiny urban plot, a terrace, a community garden allotment or plenty of space in your own garden, growing your own vegetables is one of the easiest ways to transform the way you eat. The following excerpt from the chapter “Autumn” teaches you how to grow fennel. Purchase this book from the GRIT store:Made at Home
Once you have sown your seeds, they will soon germinate and begin to grow. But if you have sown them in seed trays, or pots, you will at some point have to prick out seedlings and put them into individual plugs or plant pots to give them the space they need to grow. In this article, we will discuss how to prick out those seedlings without causing damage to these delicate little plants. What Does ‘Prick Out’ Mean? The term ‘prick out’ is the ho