Brinkworth Vegetable Garden

These are definitely a love or hate food. They also sell well at charity sales etc, quite often I find demand outstrips my supply of...

Onions are a very satisfying crop to grow, but do need a fair amount of effort in order to get good results. However, they are also very...

Rhubarb grows like a weed in my garden, this chutney is a good use for the early summer glut of rhubarb. It’s also one of the simplest...

(serves 2 generously) It’s now peak courgette (July), and if like me you grow far too many of them, you are always on the lookout for new...

I’ve always found strawberry jam a bit tricky to make, usually it ends up too runny, and then if you reboil it, it ends up like...

If you’re going to grow one thing that will be vastly superior to supermarket fruit and vegetables, I recommend strawberries. Possibly...

One question I see asked by new gardeners a lot on social media is “What vegetables should I grow?” My answer is……”it depends”. It...

Serves 4 (or 2 if they are really hungry!) Ingredients: 1 large butternut squash peeled, deseeded and chopped 400g potatoes peeled and...

I’ve tried many ways of growing potatoes, not all have been that successful. Growing directly in my garden soil produces very...

After the deluge this winter (2023/24) you probably already have a few ponds in your garden even if you don’t want them. I cannot...

A recipe my mother made when I was growing up, not sure where it came from! Yes, presentation has never been my forte Ingredients (Serves...

I know that the saying is “buy cheap, buy twice” but does this apply to garden multi-tools? Garden multi-tools are very useful, and...

Herbs freshly picked from the garden are far better than dried herbs or packets of fresh herbs from the supermarket. Some herbs like...