Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
Serves 6 450g courgettes – chopped350g potatoes – peeled and chopped (I leave the skins on as I prefer them that way)3 garlic cloves – chopped1.2 litres veg stockSmall bunch oreganoSummer: add ½ cup lentils (c. 120g) Winter: add ¾ …
I love potatoes. Just love them. Growing them, cooking them, eating them. I need a regular potato fix. I don’t know if it’s some distant Irish genetics in my blood or just that crispy baked potatoes are one of the …
When at potato day at the end of January, I picked up Alan Wilson’s new book, The People’s Potatoes. I’ve already written about the engaging talk he gave on 20 Challenges and Opportunities for Potatoes, which he also talks about …
Another benefit to attending Potato Day is the talks by specialists that are run throughout the day. I attended the ’20 challenges and opportunities for potatoes’ by Alan Wilson. It was a really interesting talk, and I learned quite a …
Happy at Potato Day Recently described by friend Manishta as, “my version of Xmas”, I went on my annual pilgrimage to Garden Organics 2012 Potato Day at Ryton. I love potatoes and I love going to Potato Day. Ryton generally …
On the weekend we started digging up the 1st and 2nd earlies. Yes, we could have started digging them up earlier, however they were planted quite late (mid-May), so I held off starting to dig them up to soon. Or …
Yep, it was the annual trip up to Ryton for Potato Day last Saturday. This years choices are: Foremost Lord Roseberry Red Duke of York* Anya Casablanca Charlotte* Shetland Black Ulster Sovereign Ambo Mayan Gold Mayan Twilight Sante* Cara Pink …
Thanks to VP for alerting us gardeners to Blightwatch. If you grow potatoes (me, 17 varieties this year!) or tomatoes and worry about blight, then this is the service for you. Read all about it on VP’s blog and then …
It was unbelieveably hot last weekend. Still, the taties just HAD to go in, so Kevin and I slapped on sun factor 50 lotion and silly hats, and went down to the lottie. Mark (co-lottie partner) and Jenny (Mark’s partner) …
Despite the weather at the beginning of Easter being utterly crap for most of us in the UK, it slowly improved and in the end Kevin and I got a lot done in the garden. Firstly, the back garden. Though …