sara | August 8, 2008
I like to steam all my veggies in the microwave as they keep all their flavours better.Here’s a mixture I do in the microwave. Steam a few new potatoes (10mins), some courgettes (3mins), some sugarsnaps (2mins).
Then saute some leeks and red/green/yellow and red peppers in butter in a pan. Add the potatoes, courgettes and sugarsnaps [...]
sara | June 8, 2008
It was my dad’s birthday today (Sunday) and he was thrilled to receive his gardening gift. A few months ago, I decided that I would give my dad some vegetable plants that I had grown from seed myself. Although this gift doesn’t cost alot in terms of money, the time and effort spent preparing the [...]
sara | June 1, 2008
Back in October my bay tree wasn’t looking very good and after consulting TopVeg for an online consultation via skype, I planted my bay tree in a sunny spot that was sheltered from the wind.
I am thrilled to say that the bay tree has new leaf growth on it, so I will be able to [...]
sara | May 12, 2008
The TopVeg website always provide me with excellent seed sowing information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Runner Beans growing card.
Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy.
If you would like this [...]
sara | May 1, 2008
Courgettes are always a great success in my vegetable garden
The TopVeg website always provide me with excellent seed sowing information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Courgettes growing card.
Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print [...]
sara | April 29, 2008
I planted some red onion sets a few weeks ago and the shoots have just started to appear.
The TopVeg website was able to provide me with excellent onion planting information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Onions growing card.
Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click [...]
sara | April 22, 2008
Last week I planted some tomato seeds.
The TopVeg website was able to provide me with excellent seed sowing information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Tomatoes growing card.
How To Grow TomatoesClick on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print [...]
sara | April 9, 2008
I have harvested my first radish this week and I have to say that it was delicious. Thanks to the excellent growing advice from Topveg I have now been growing radish for the last two years successfully.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have collaborated to create a How To Grow Summer Radish growing card.
How To Grow Summer [...]
sara | April 7, 2008
Parsnips are a Winter vegetable but parsnips are generally planted in March and April.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Parsnips growing card.
Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out [...]
sara | March 2, 2008
Mint is a perennial herb that is so easy to grow and the seeds can be sown between February and June.
The TopVeg website was able to provide me with excellent seed sowing information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Mint growing card.
How To Grow MintClick on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing [...]
