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Winter in your edible garden

…greens Planning Plan next year’s plot, research and decide what to grow Reassess last year’s design in light of successes and failures Order seed, seed potatoes and onion sets Preparation…

Kale, Cabbage and Compost

…winter job; the seed and potato order. We have all sorts of goodies winging their way to us including Sarpo Mira maincrop potatoes, broad bean’Crimson Flowered’ and Radish ‘Cherry Belle’….

Review of the year 2011

…green space. It brought its own horticultural problems as the temperature in poly tunnels rose and humidity increased. The foliage of potatoes planted for a Christmas day lunch succumbed to…

Gardener’s Kitchen – Leeks

…160°C. Pour the filling into the pastry case and bake for 30 minutes or until just set. Allow the quiche to cool slightly before eating with salad and boiled potatoes….

Botanic Cottage Cook Club Late March 2021

…last blog with parsnip cake. The stew recipe today is a great example, instead of the squash you can use carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes… they all have their own flavour…

The Botanics, Growing your own vegetables book

…won’t suit all gardens but the photo below shows tomatoes (tumbling tom), strawberries and garlic all growing happily in pots. You can also try peas, mange tout, salad, potatoes…. the…

August; sowing seeds and harvesting crops

We are busy harvesting early potatoes, broad beans and peas, salads, onions, garlic and beetroot. One of the great skills of vegetable growing is to keep your plot in constant…

The story so far

…course dined on fresh salad, potatoes, kale and courgettes to name but a few. This week the RGBE’s second year horticulture students have been busily planning, designing and preparing brand…

Botanic Cottage Cook Club late April 2020

…salad or some garlicky green vegetables plus some noodles, rice or potatoes. I also like these fishcakes in a roll with some salad too. Use what you have! Thia-style-fishcakes-recipeDownload Something…

Spring Fever

It feels like we have turned a corner this week, the sun is out and things are most definitely growing in the garden. The beds are prepared and the potatoes

Communities in Nature – the social role of botanic gardens

…their plots and have dug them over, put up plant supports, planted potatoes and sown some seeds. In fact they were so involved they didn’t want to stop for a…

Uses for a ‘common’ flower

…göd wadder        – good weather mael                   – meal taaties                – potatoes maet                   – food kye                    – cattle pey                    – pay wark                   – work firbye                 – besides,…

Wild Rice in Isleworth, 1790

…were passing the sentries at night to dig up potatoes from the garden. Several German men were collared for these severe offences. Running the gauntlet or multiple lashings were the…

Walking with Poets at the four RBGE Gardens

2013 sees a very special partnership between the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and the Scottish Poetry Library. From June to September, each RBGE Garden will host its very own…

What to do in your Fruit and Vegetable Garden in Scotland: MAY

Pear blossom May is a fantastic month in the Edible Garden. It is very exciting to see fresh green growth, fruit blossom and lots of seedlings emerging from the soil….