Tescopoly: How One Shop Came Out on Top and Why It Matters is no lightweight book, it’s quite academic. Well reasoned and explained in great detail. Scares the life out of you, with good reason. The book charts the rise…
How to Grow Landcress – A Brief Guide to Growing Landcress Landcress Land cress is a fast-growing substitute for water cress, with a similar taste, smaller leaf and a long cropping period – over the winter if desired. Recommended Varieties…
How to Grow Aubergine – A Guide to Growing Aubergine Aubergine Keyfacts on Growing Aubergine: Plant Family for Crop Rotation: Solanaceae Aubergine are really a greenhouse crop but are suitable for small spaces and container growing if you can provide…
How to Grow Marrows – A Guide to Growing Marrows Marrows are cucurbits (the same family as courgettes, squash and cucumbers). There is almost no difference betrween marrows and courgettes – just leave a courgette to grow and you have…
How to Grow Dill – A Guide to Growing Dill With fern like foliage and delicate yellow/green flowers Dill is both decorative and a hardy annual herb . Dill is suitable for container growing and is best grown in a…
How to Grow Salsify – A Guide to Growing Salsify Salsify is a root crop very rarely seen in the shops because it’s not commonly known nowadays and so not popular. Yet the flavour of salsify is considered far superior…
How to Grow Coriander – A Guide to Growing Coriander Coriander is a popular herb, especially for its use in curries. Coriander needs to be grown in a deep pot or better still in a deep bed due to it…
How to Grow Pak Choi Chinese Cabbage – A Guide to Growing Pak Choi Chinese Cabbage Pak Choi Chinese Cabbage Pak Choi is a quick, easy crop to grow . It is also called Chinese Cabbage (or Chinese Leaves) and…
How to Grow Sweet Peppers – A Guide to Growing Sweet Peppers Sweet Peppers Capsicum is another name for both sweet, bell-shaped peppers and hot chilli peppers. In the UK, sweet peppers are normally a greenhouse crop although in a…
How to Grow Chives – A Guide to Growing Chives Chives come in two varieties – the one most people know, Ordinary garlic with the pink flowers which has a mild onion flavour; the other is Chinese or garlic chives…