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Recipe: Fresh mint or lemon balm tea
Since herbs are growing at quite a pace now, we're getting back into using fresh herbs where we've been using dried over the last few...
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Kate
Jun 14, 20201 min read
Greenhouse roof and sides on!
Just in time for the storm...
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Kate
Jun 14, 20202 min read
Big Grow how to grow and use no.2: Coriander
How to Grow and Use CORIANDER Grow and pick CORIANDER 1. Put your plant in a light place but not in full sun 2. Stand the pot on a...
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Kate
Jun 13, 20202 min read
Big Grow how to grow and use no.1: Basil!
We're running Big Grow plant giveaway and advice sessions on Thursdays from 1-3pm outside Bramblebrook community centre for anyone to...
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Kate
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Recipe: Elderflower (or mint chocolate) no-ice-cream-mixer vegan sorbet
We've been using chickpea water, also known as aquafaba, for a few years now in vegan cakes and meringues- then wondered if you can also...
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Kate
Jun 11, 20201 min read
Activity: Slug drinking preferences experiment
Slugs famously love beer. Do they love any other drinks? We’ve tried using some of our home made elderflower fizz and comparing it with...
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Kate
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Activity of the day: Grow new tomato plants from side shoots
Tomato plants come in two main types- bush and indeterminate. Bush tomatoes, unsurprisingly, grow into bushy shapes. Indeterminate...
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Kate
Jun 10, 20202 min read
Recipe: Mint and parsley "help-what's-in-the-cupboard" tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is another one of those recipes that SHOULD be made one way, traditionally- except that every traditional recipe is quite...
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Kate
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Recipe activity: Freezing soft herbs
Just like with overgrown or excess salad leaves, freezing herbs is a great way to store them for cooking later. They behave just like...
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Kate
Jun 8, 20202 min read
Activity of the day: Get a couple of butts (for rainwater...)
Once again, we'll point out that the weather has changed. But it's likely to change back dry again soon- and even if it doesn't, indoor...
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Kate
Jun 7, 20201 min read
Frame all done- next step, glazing!
It’s getting there- in spite of the rain, we’re at least half way to having an awesome sheltered growing and groups space at the...
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Kate
Jun 7, 20201 min read
Soggy giant Meccano weekend!
The greenhouse has arrived - we spent a long soggy day yesterday starting to build the frame and it looks like being another wet day...
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Kate
Jun 6, 20201 min read
Activity of the Day: Keep street and park trees alive!
Just a short post today as the weather has changed- a reminder that even though it’s rained a bit, there’s been nowhere near enough water...
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Kate
Jun 5, 20202 min read
Activity of the day: Tool sharpening using only household items
We've been doing a lot of activities that need knives, scissors or gardening equipment such as hoes. Using anything with a blade is...
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Katy
Jun 4, 20201 min read
News: YPTE awards Crow Wood's young gardeners a Highly Commended!
It feels like ages ago when our home education families were working so hard at the allotment and in the greenhouse, preparing the site,...
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Kate
Jun 4, 20202 min read
Recipe: Elderflower syrup (or cordial)
For an easy to store, totally non-alcoholic and non-exploding elderflower drink... This can be called syrup or cordial: I've labelled it...
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Kate
Jun 3, 20203 min read
Recipe: Elderflower fizz
As promised, we've been doing a bit of experimenting with fizz making. We couldn't work out why every single recipe for naturally brewed...
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Kate
Jun 3, 20201 min read
Courgette season!
These were actually picked on 1st June- the earliest courgettes we've ever had, by no small margin. It was a bit of a cheat, though- we...
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Kate
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Recipe: The Promised Chocolatey Ones
I am reliably informed that these were "the best recipes ever" by my ever-trusty taste testers. Even the adult one.... Continuing from...
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