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…end of the month, if the soil has warmed up, it is time to start planting early potatoes, onions and shallot sets. Early potatoes need protecting from frost so mound…
…bits of even my favourite food plants. Potatoes are a delicious part of my regular diet, cooked in a variety of ways, but, until recently, I accepted the received wisdom…
…have courgettes, leeks, peas, broad beans, sweet peas and the fruit garden is full of strawberries, apples, pears and plums. Courgettes, broad beans, potatoes, peas, salad, spinach, chard, carrots and…
…pesto and hazelnuts. If you can find heritage carrots of different colours then this will be even more beautiful. Enjoy hot or cold. Add some boiled potatoes and salad for…
…Scotland. These have all grown well in the Edible Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. 1. Potatoes 2. Purple…
Tiina is originally from Finland and is a Biodiversity Scientist in Edinburgh working on the economically important plant family Solanaceae. This family includes potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants and chilli peppers. She…
…of low-temperature sweetening in potatoes, an important problem in the crisp industry. This may seem a strange background for a career in forest genetics and conservation, but people often make…
…tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 stalk of lovage, chop the stalk, reserve the leaves 1 litre vegetable stock 250g potatoes, peeled and…
…egg box can be a container for chitting seed potatoes (enouraging sprouting before planting out) – it’s not too late to do this if you get going now. Mine have…
…root veg such as potatoes, carrots, turnip and swede and pureeing them with butter and black pepper to make a delicious multi-veg mash. Another good recipe is Jane Grigson’s classic…
…as drought-tolerant cacao and heirloom potatoes, best able to withstand the effects of climate change and minimise food shortages. The inspiration As one of Scotland’s best loved visitor attractions, we…
…volume of leeks to potatoes if you can. Leeks can be gritty, so to clean them well – first chop off the thicker green ends and the stalk end too,…
…John Hope Gateway, showcasing the botanical origins of some alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. Substances derived from many familiar plants, including sugarcane, cotton, maize and potatoes, can be transformed into bioplastics….
…no need to take the paper off – just plant them as they are! Free, recycled and fully biodegradeable! We also looked at potatoes which are chitting nicely (growing shoots…
…The rotation groups will be: 1. legumes (peas and beans), 2. brassicas (cabbage, kale et al.),3. potatoes, 4. salads, 5. cucurbits (courgettes, squash), 6. roots (beetroot, carrots) and 7. alliums…
…could be told through plants – from opium to ebony, cacao to cotton, potatoes to soy, rubber and oil palm. “Our origins and destiny are inextricably entangled with those of…
…grow Reassess last year’s design in light of successes and failures Order seed, seed potatoes and onion sets Preparation If necessary dig over beds when they are not frozen Add…
…Sinsingon village, which sits at an elevation of 1,100m. The village is surrounded by farmland with fields of potatoes, onions, cabbages and the Syzygium aromaticum tree, from which cloves are…
…warmth, in addition to harvesting peas we have courgettes, celery, beetroot, potatoes, chard, spring onion, radish and even a handful of tomatoes. The sweetcorn is fattening nicely and will hopefully…
…full of goodies from the farm. The Veg Bags contain everything necessary to cook the perfect, nutritious meal including potatoes, root vegetables, onions, fresh mixed salad and many more yummy…