Mushrooms and slime mold growing in the garden? Some might think this spells bad news for their plants, but this isn’t the case. In fact, fungi play …The Role of Mushrooms in Gardening: Why Grow Your Own
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MYHarvest Report
A while ago, I posted a post that included a reference to MYHarvest. Well the group involved have published their first report and I think it makes interesting reading. You can find it here. They’ve taken some figures from us food gardeners (allotments and backgarden) to show what quantity of food we produce and it…… Continue reading MYHarvest Report
Tomato Black Icicle
A 3-4 inch long pointed plum shaped tomato (similar in shape to Roma but black rather than red). Description A Russian/Ukrainian cultivar discovered as an accidental cross in a field of other tomatoes by Aleksey Kulik. It’s been stabilised over a number of years but can still be variable. We grew this for the first…… Continue reading Tomato Black Icicle
Tomato Big Beef (aka Jack Hawkins)
Jack Hawkins: A Pink/Red large beefsteak dehybridised variety Regular Leafed Indeterminate.