What Are Your Flowers Trying to Tell You? On Monday we chatted about what your leaves are telling you. Yellow leaves, curled leaves and spots can give you some very good clues about what is happening with a plant. But leaves aren't the only ones talking. At this time...
Should you remove the first flowers from young vegetable plants? You bring home a beautiful little tomato, pepper or aubergine seedling from the nursery and notice something exciting: It already has flowers! Surely that's a good thing? Flowers mean fruit is...
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Determinate vs Indeterminate Tomatoes – What’s the Difference? You are standing at the nursery looking at all those beautiful little tomato seedlings. Roma. Cherry. Beefsteak. Cocktail. Yellow. Red. You pick a few, take them home, plant them... and then three months...
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My Mid-January Garden Feeding Routine (To Carry Us to the End of the Season + Prep for Winter) Mid-January is usually when I do a slow walk through the garden and I can feel what’s happening. Everything is still producing, still growing, still trying… but the soil...
Mid-January Tomato Rescue: How I Keep My Tomatoes Strong Until the End of the Season If you’re reading this in mid-January, you’re probably standing in your garden doing that tomato look… You know the one.The plants are still producing, but suddenly they look a...
Fresh from the Garden After chatting this week about the difference between bush beans and pole beans, it only makes sense to celebrate the stars of the show — those crisp, tender beans that are ready for picking right now! Read the Blog post here on the difference...
The last of the tomatoes are ripening on the vines, while my basil bushes continue to flourish. My storage area is overflowing with the butternut squash we harvested this season, and I can't help but feel grateful for the bountiful garden. I want to share a delightful...
Tomatoes are one of the most satisfying crops for me to grow in the garden. This season, we have 36 plants in the garden, which will be used to make tomato paste, pizza sauce, pasta sauce, and so much more. Tomatoes are not immune to pests and disease and with...
Heleen shares her tomato soup recipe with us that is really easy to make and particularly flavourful. The soup is ideal for both a midweek meal and when entertaining family and friends.
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A delicious chutney that is perfect on roasted vegetables, a steak or chicken breast. It’s the perfect braai relish and delicious, even on a humble sandwich.
Heleen is giving us a delicious pre-dinner cocktail snack or a starter with slices of fresh or toasted ciabatta. She says that you can’t go wrong with with tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, fresh herbs and a feta combination. These roasted tomatoes served on creamy whipped feta, is a real burst of flavour and is sure to impress your guests.
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