May 24, 2013

cucumber and lettuce soup

cucumber and lettuce soup ingredients

This soup is a beautiful, serene green and can be made very quickly if you have some left over potatoes. I've still got a few cucumbers in the garden, together with plenty of cos lettuce and it seems appropriate to prolong the summer by serving them in a warming autumn soup, rather than the traditional chilled cucumber soup. I left out any garlic … [Read more...]

sowing, staking, support and other suggestions

There are now two dates available for the fresh food garden course - Sunday 7th December 2008 or Saturday 17th January 2009. The Ohariu Valley Garden tour had a glorious sunny day and proved a popular outing. It was lovely to meet so many people enjoying the gardens. I've been sowing more seeds this week - brocolli, cabbage, pak choi, lettuce … [Read more...]