Lets be honest more of us grow tomatoes than any other greenhouse crop, but for so many the results are disappointing! Continue reading Tomatoes seed or plants which to choose
Tomatoes seed or plants which to choose
All posts by Mark Abbott-Compton
BiOLOGICAL WARFARE WHY CHILLIS ARE HOT!!!
It’s the heat that were after let’s be honest it’s why we all grow chilies!
The problem is that this search for heat has now become so extreme that quite a few of the chilies available would be classed as biological weapons one of my favourite quotes comes from Lloyd Matheson of the University of Iowa who said “capsaicin is so powerful that chemists who handle the crystalline powder must work in a filtered tox room in full body protection. The suit has a closed hood to prevent inhaling the powder. It’s not toxic but you will wish you were dead if you inhale it”. Continue reading BiOLOGICAL WARFARE WHY CHILLIS ARE HOT!!!
The wasteful truth about most propagators
This isn’t wasteful in fact if you are going to get a propagator this is the Rolls Royce, now we cannot all afford a Rolls but we could get the best propagator. Continue reading The wasteful truth about most propagators
My love affair with Violettea de Choggia!
Isn’t she beautiful and like the most complex women overlapping layers enveloping a exquisite heart.
People say that the effort of growing, preparing and the fiddly eating makes artichokes not worth the effort.
I think that they are worth all that effort and more for there sublime taste of summer.
If you don’t have enough room in your potager then Violettea would be worthy of a place in any flower border as it looks stunning, thus extending your productive space.
The £100 salad saving
One of these bags has £1.50 worth of salad, the other costing £1.95 is worth about £98.00! Continue reading The £100 salad saving
