Herbs are some of the best things to grow for the kitchen and even it you only have a small patio or a few pots you can add lots of fresh flavor from a small space with this versatile group of plants.They don’t all need free draining soil and lots of heat to grow to there best and as we are all about taste growing your own herbs means you can include them in quantity’s to really transform some dishes.
2.“> Sage
5.“>Basil
7.Mint
10. Sculpit
11.Agretti
Nothing quite compares to that sharp tartness of the spring Rhubarb or the soft acidic sweetness of the first Raspberry’s, no shop bought fruit ever comes close and with new cultivars the season for some soft fruit is now longer than ever.
The new root stocks and growing techniques also mean that even the smallest garden now has room for a productive fruit tree either free standing or against a fence or wall,no longer do we have to wait years for fruit trees to become productive and after all if you want to put a tree into your new garden why not make it a productive on.
1.MAKING A FRUIT GARDEN—film 1
2.How to Plant a Fruit Garden film 2
These following Films contain some of the related techniques that can make your planting and growing fruit a success
B.Mycorrhizal fungi– when to use and why we should
C. WIRE FRAME SUPPORT FOR FRUIT GROWING
In my film I plant Blackcurrants and talk about the differences of ‘bare-root coir pot or pot grown’ how to plant them to ensure success and the varieties I like best,and planting one of the modern variety’s with much larger fruit
This really is a great fruit to grow as its versatile in the kitchen making a fantastic jam,wonderful sorbet or even your own juice
It can be the smallest things that sparks a life long interest. I came across a book as a child that fired my imagination and helped me understand that lots of the plants I saw every day had been collected by plant hunters. One of these was a man called Frank Kingdon Ward and this is a brief film as to how that chance reading of his book led to me standing on a volcano in Ecuador.
Ten Minute Gardener
Mark Abbott-Compton
In this film I show you my technique for successfully germinating chilli seeds. I have found over the years that the attention to detail pays off and gives you a much higher percentage of germination with what can be quite a tricky vegetable.
http://www.greenhousesensation.co.uk/
http://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk