Winter is a time to catch up and to get everything ready for next year.  Last year's failures and disappointments can be left in the pas...

At the back end of 2020 I purchased some oca tubers. Oca is a South American tuber crop. They look a bit like small potatoes, but they are i...

A ground cover plant which grows in the shade, is edible and perennial. It's a forest gardener's dream. What about one whose local n...

On a similar note to the previous post, giants are stirring below the ground and stretching their leafy arms to reach the sky, revelling in ...

We'll start with the weather. It's been a week of fluctuating conditions, beginning with snow and early morning temperatures down to...

Lockdown Surely no-one can write a blog at the moment without mentioning lockdown.  Covid-19 has become scary again. If I could I would be h...