Lettuce – Lactuca sativa- Daisy Family
History The wild origin of our modern lettuce, Lactuca serriola , can still be seen all over Europe and the more temperate parts of Asia. It is likely that it originated on the Mediterranean rim […]
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Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum
Fruit or Vegetable? As the stems and not the fruit of the pant are eaten botanically speaking rhubarb is a vegetable and not a fruit. However the US customs in Buffalo 1947 ruled that it […]
Carrots – Daucus carota
When one is asked to think of a vegetables the carrot nearly always the first thing to spring to mind. “In a recent Mori poll conducted for The National Trust Magazine the carrot came top […]
Broccoli Brassica oleracea- Cymosa group
History Broccoli is perhaps the most unusual of all vegetables. Botanically speaking it is not much different than a cauliflower. Like the cauliflower it is an immature flower of a plant belonging to the cabbage […]
Turnip – Brassica Rapa By Andy and Dave Hamilton
Turnip is a member of the mustard family and is related to cabbage. Origins of the Turnip It is likely that it originated in Northern Europe around 2000 B.C. although some sources indicate it may […]
The Broad Bean – Vica fabe – Pea Family
Known since Neolithic times find out why this pea relative would have kept the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras awake at night. History The broad bean or as many know it as the faba bean has […]
Everything you need to know and some things you dont about Chillis By the Chilli Monster
The chili plant originated in Latin America, where it was cultivated from its wild form by South American Indians. Christopher Columbus is regarded as the first European to sample the fruit, and indeed coined the […]
Radishes – Organic History, Varieties and Organic growing advice by Andy Hamilton
Radishes are one of the crops to give many vegetable gardeners hope. This is because they can be sown, with protection in the second week of January and as they are a fast growing crop […]
Marrow Wine – By Jackie Holt
It can be difficult to know what to do with an over productive marrow plant, thanks to Jackie Holt for giving us this perfect idea getting Drunk on them! Ingredients 5 Ib. ripe marrow (you […]
Sloe Gin – By Simon Smith
Simon has been a friend of mine and Dave since we were teenagers living in Northampton. He now lives in Wookey Hole with a bunch of animals that he has inherited. He has Sloes and […]