Today,  it’s time to start planning the vegetable plot.  Our aim always is to make the plot work year round, giving us something fresh throughout the seasons. Now in the midst of winter we have American land cress still going strong also Jerusalem artichokes which can be dug up when needed.  The Swiss chard is hanging in there too. We had a few varieties of squash in the plot last year, which are greatly satisfying to grow and also keep well, as you can see I am still using them in the soup. We grew carrots in large planters as an experiment, in the past just sown the seeds straight into the earth but we had problems with the carrots forking and carrot fly. Sieving the soil to remove the stones and the height of the planters stopped … Read entire article »