There are endless types of rust affecting a huge number of plants, this article is aimed specifically at Allium rust (puccinia porri) affecting leeks, garlic,onions,shallots and chives.
Prevention
Once your plants are infected with rust there is Continue reading Garlic, Onion and Leek Rust
The classic way to store Onions,Shallots and Garlic as it allows good airflow and reduced losses in storage
When it comes to plaiting the mantra
” Add,twist, left over right
Add,twist, right over left”
is all you need to remember having got your first three onions started
This method also works really well for lots of flowers who form seed capsules which contain the seeds like Aquilegia.
Caraway is a very easy and fascinating herb to grow. Its been used since the Stone Age and its best to grow it in soil that is not too rich and certainly soil that doesn’t get waterlogged, it is actually a hardy biennial from the carrot family which means
that we sow it one year and it flowers and set seeds in the second and for most of us the main reason we grow caraway is actually for the seeds Continue reading How to grow Caraway
Florence fennel also called Sweet Fennel and Finocchio in Italy is one of my absolute favourite plants to grow. People believe that they are growing the fennel bulb when what you actually are growing is the swollen overlapping leaf stalks.
Tricky
It’s tricky – this is the best way to think about fennel but by get everything right it can really grow very quickly Continue reading How to Grow Florence Fennel