Friday 12 June 2020
Giant Edible Dandelions
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It is no secret that I like dandelions ( Taraxacum officinale ). I honestly believe people should grow more dandelions . I think they prob...
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Saturday 6 June 2020
Breeding new black tomatoes
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I have started to mess around with breeding new black tomato varieties. I mean true black tomatoes, the ones that are high in a powerful a...
Saturday 23 May 2020
Giant Parsley
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A few years ago I decided that parsley ( Petroselinum crispum ) was too small to be very useful. Even the larger varieties such as 'Gia...
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Saturday 16 May 2020
Purple and Green Tomatillo
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The variety of tomatillo ( Physalis ixocarpa ) I grow has purple and purple/green fruit, I keep thinking I should get a dark purple variety...
Friday 8 May 2020
Dahlia from seed - the second year
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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, ...
Saturday 2 May 2020
Onion chives - the smallest edible onion
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Years ago I bought some seedlings of Allium schoenoprasum . These are a tiny perennial vegetable that is often called 'chives' o...
Sunday 26 April 2020
Mulberry tree fruiting in Autumn
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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...
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Friday 17 April 2020
Japanese Black Trifele Tomato Australia
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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...
Friday 10 April 2020
What Does Parsley Root Taste Like
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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...
Thursday 2 April 2020
Woolly leaf black tomatoes in Australia
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This summer I grew a woolly leaf tomato called 'Woolly Kate'. It is unlike anything else I have grown. Woolly Kate tomato is not ...
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