and I’m hoeing into my autumn harvest of sweet little golden nugget pumpkins making soups, roasting halves in the oven with a cheesy filling.....(more of that to come in recipes!) and making beautiful roast veggie salads but there’s also one other thing that I’ve been enjoying........tomatoes and basil! Yes, you heard me correctly!! TOMATOES and BASIL over winter. How so you say? Well remember...

Have you ever drunk chamomile tea? Most of you I’m sure would answer yes! It’s relaxing soothing benefits are well known and many of us reach for a chamomile tea when our nerves are a little frayed. Admittedly I’ve swished down lots of store-bought tea but until recently had never sipped on freshly picked chamomile flowers. Wow! What a revelation!  Unlike the dried, slightly bitter rather...

Did you know that you can grow tomatoes from cuttings? ......and it’s so easy! Its a great way to extend your tomato season after your first plantings have finished fruiting as well as using up excess foliage from thinning out. This year my tomatoes have been quite prolific. I’ve also had a huge amount of excess foliage which I’ve had to trim off so that the energy goes into the ripening fruit...

and I’m hoeing into my autumn harvest of sweet little golden nugget pumpkins making soups, roasting halves in the oven with a cheesy filling.....(more of that to come in recipes!) and making beautiful roast veggie salads but there’s also one other thing that I’ve been enjoying........tomatoes and basil! Yes, you heard me correctly!! TOMATOES and BASIL over winter. How so you say? Well remember...

Have you ever drunk chamomile tea? Most of you I’m sure would answer yes! It’s relaxing soothing benefits are well known and many of us reach for a chamomile tea when our nerves are a little frayed. Admittedly I’ve swished down lots of store-bought tea but until recently had never sipped on freshly picked chamomile flowers. Wow! What a revelation!  Unlike the dried, slightly bitter rather...

Did you know that you can grow tomatoes from cuttings? ......and it’s so easy! Its a great way to extend your tomato season after your first plantings have finished fruiting as well as using up excess foliage from thinning out. This year my tomatoes have been quite prolific. I’ve also had a huge amount of excess foliage which I’ve had to trim off so that the energy goes into the ripening fruit...