Achieving a daily harvest year round, takes years of practice. I remember the first year I grew all my own carrots. Pride. And the year of the onion, that was […]
Testing Apples For Ripeness + A Super Helpful Calendar
By | LastUpdated April 1, 2020
One of my most asked questions is “How do I know when apples/plums/ pears are ripe?” I remember wondering that too. The realisation that harvesting required as much knowledge as […]
How To Grow Beetroot
By | LastUpdated February 28, 2022
Beetroot is such a sweet crop. Virtues abound for the grower and the cook. They’re undemanding on the soil, grow quickly, not bothered by pest or disease, use hardly any […]
How to Sort + Store Onions
By | LastUpdated January 31, 2023
Sorting your crops into good keepers and bad keepers is key to long storage – old fashioned smarts! Separate out the ones that are damaged and therefore wont keep, from […]
