5th August 2015 The war in Syria has been devastating for farmers and the country’s position as the bread basket of the middle east. Fortunately the Syrian seed bank has…
Read moreThis year I am conducting an experiment in how to conserve genetic purity when growing a highly promiscuous runner bean for the Heritage Seed Library. Stenner is a wonderful old…
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It’s that time of year, when I start to fantasize about my vegetable successes in 2015. Of course everything will grow perfectly but the reality is always different. Successes are…
Read more18th August 2014 It’s that time of year when the veggie plot is operating at full capacity and daily harvesting yields lots of yummy goodies. This year I have a…
Read moreThis lovely Lima bean is from seed that was given to me by fellow vegaholic Anne Wafer who lives in the Slovak Republic. Anne believes it is the same as…
Read more24t February 2014 I am often asked, “What should I sow now? What can I do when it is so wet? What can I do to be able to garden…
Read moreAfter a very mixed harvest of the Omani garlic I received back in June 2012, planted up in the autumn of 2012 and harvested in late July 2013, both in…
Read moreMy friend John Tamplin likes to sow his over-wintering broad beans on Guy Fawkes day and I will be doing the same. However, I first must clear squash out of…
Read more21st June 2012 Back in March this year I visited Oman. (see my earlier post). I had wanted to visit this corner of the Arabian Gulf to witness the…
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