The year of the parsnip

Parsnips are a delight. Sweet, nutritious and the perfect accompaniment to roast lamb or butter chicken.

Parsnips also have a reputation as being tricky to grow.  Continue reading

Peachy Perfection

My peach and nectarine trees are hinting at the pink blossom that will soon be here.  This budswell means that it’s time to apply the main dose of sulphur-based spray to control leaf curl and brown rot (fungal diseases).  Continue reading

Soiled Rotten!

It’s under your feet.  Soil.  You may take it for granted.  But did you know that, just like you and our wider planet, soil can be healthy or unhealthy? Continue reading