Introduction:
March is the start of the growing your own frenzy! I get very excited in March and try to start everything, but this year I will pace myself.
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Grow Your Own in 2021 – February
Introduction:
Welcome to our new blog series! This year, we are going to post monthly blogs with loads of information about what to sow during that month, indoors and out, or what you can directly sow outside, and also ...
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Step by Step: Mixed Veggie Curry
A spicy dish for our next step by step, and not a jar of pre-made sauce in sight!
Use whatever veg you and your family like. This dish also used tinned pineapple chunks and cherry tomatoes for a twist. Control the heat by ...
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Step by Step: Mixed Veggie Mash
A fab way to get more veg into fussy eaters! Use chunky root veggies to make a mixed mash.
Some suggestions:
potato, carrot & parsnip
cauliflower & potato
potato, carrot, swede
pumpkin, potato & ...
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Grow Your Own in 2021 – January
Introduction:
Welcome to our new blog series! This year, we are going to post monthly blogs with loads of information about what to sow during that month, indoors and out, or what you can directly sow outside, and later, ...
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Step by Step: Hot Spiced Apple Juice
A warming seasonal drink, perfect for cold evenings!
I used apple juice, but you could use cranberry instead. One litre does three cups.
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Step by Step: Stir Fry
A quick and easy dish to rustle up after school, college or work. You can use pre-mixed bags of stir fry, or you could make your own mix with what you have in the fridge! Use a veg peeler to get slithers of veg such as ...
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Step by Step: Courgette Cake
Bookmark this recipe for next summer when you have a glut of courgettes!
This step by step is for another cake, made with 200g of fresh grated courgette. It makes 12 cupcakes.
Allergens: egg, cinnamon.
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This Week: Winter Seed Sowing
Winter is traditionally the time that onions and garlic are started, but there are also lots of other food crops that can be started now, some for an early spring harvest, and some for next winter!
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Don’t Throw Away Your Pumpkin!
Happy Halloween! If you are anything like me, this one day actually starts on the 1st October. I harvest my pumpkins at the end of September so that they have enough time to cure and harden, ready for carving and using at the ...
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