A few years ago I decided that parsley ( Petroselinum crispum ) was too small to be very useful.  Even the larger varieties such as 'Gia...

The variety of tomatillo ( Physalis ixocarpa ) I grow has purple and purple/green fruit, I keep thinking I should get a dark purple variety...

My daughter grew a dahlia from seed last year, she was very proud of herself and I was proud of her too. The seed was planted in spring, ...

Years ago I bought some seedlings of Allium schoenoprasum . These are a tiny perennial vegetable that is often called 'chives' o...

I grew a white mulberry from a tiny cutting a while ago.  It has grown into a lovely little tree that I am rather fond of. Most mulberri...

I have a few dozen varieties of tomatoes (as well as some I am breeding) that I grow and save seed from. I don’t have enough space/water/ti...

A while ago I was removing some self-seeded parsley from my vegetable garden to make space to plant other things, and I noticed how long par...

This summer I grew a woolly leaf tomato called 'Woolly Kate'.  It is unlike anything else I have grown. Woolly Kate tomato is not ...

Recently I obtained a tiny plant of Allium nutans . These plants have several common names including "blue chives", "Siberi...

I planted asparagus seeds on a heat pad under lights, I did not soak the seed prior to planting.  I planted three varieties, Precoce d'A...

Venus flytrap 'Wally' is meant to be low growing, with very large traps, vigorous growth, good colouration, and is meant to produce ...