Growing and harvesting garlic chives

growing and harvesting garlic chives

This is a blog post on growing and harvesting garlic chives. Also known as Allium tuberosum, Chinese chives, asian chives, or garlic leek. This particular variety of chives is a perennial plant that grows back year after year. There are many varieties of chives. So are perennial and some are grown as annuals. This variety … Read more

Growing and harvesting Lavender

growing and harvesting lavender

This is a blog post on growing and harvesting Lavender. Lavender is known for its fragrant flowers and aromatic foliage. It is also relatively easy to flower. There are many different types/ varieties of lavender flowers. Do choose them according to the level of hardiness. The English lavender and it’s hybrids (Lavenda Angustifolia and L. … Read more

Growing and harvesting mashua

This blog post is about growing and harvesting mashua. Mashua is a tuber-like an oca tuber. It’s scientific name is Tropaeolum tuberosum. It has origins from the Andes. The Andes climate has similar to the UK, therefore, it is suitable to grow in overcast misty climates. I have been growing it for about 3 years … Read more