Did you watch the ‘Gardeners’ World’ programme where they visited Cothay Manor Garden in Somerset – it was on last week.
Remember this shot of the path to the front door, between lavender bushes?
You won’t have seen this shot, though – because I took it at Cothay! Admittedly, Read full post…
After the central head of this broccoli is harvested, side shoots will form a number of smaller, compact heads.
I’ve never tried to grow broccoli before this season because I’ve always reserved my garden space for something more versatile, like a dozen different kinds of tomato plants. This year, instead of sacrificing space there, I decided to expand my planting options and added three broccoli plants to the container garden on the patio.
I started the seeds of an heirloom variety called ‘Calabrese’ in mid-March, anticipating an early spring date to transplant them into the container garden. Timing is
Years ago, a garden-mentor friend came to visit. As we strolled past all the raised beds of thriving vegetable plants, he commented on how healthy and lush everything looked. I took that as an invitation to tell him about all the things I had done to make sure they looked that way. When I finally finished, he simply said, “That’s the difference between proactive and reactive gardening.”
It was one of those “aha!” moments. For as long as I had been gardening, I never put a term to it, but that’s exactly what I had been doing all this time. It was nice to finally have a name for it.
Proactive gardening is simply doing the important things to ensure the health of your garden before you see a problem.
With their bulked up appearance, and the price tags to match, two 30-inch pro-style ranges in our range Ratings seemed to be the solution for homeowners who want a pro look but don’t have the space. Unfortunately, these ranges-on-steroids proved to be weaklings at some common cooking tasks.
The GE Monogram ZGP304NRSS, $5,000, (left), and Jenn-Air JGRP430WP, $3,800, were just middling when it came to quick heating. The GE was also so-so at broiling; the Jenn-Air was subpar. In our tests, superb simmering and a spacious oven helped put the GE a notch above the Jenn-Air.
So if you’ve absolutely gotta have a pro, the GE’s your best bet. But f