Kale has always been a staple in our veg plot. This year we’re growing two types: a lilac stemmed variety with frilly leaves called Red Winter and the classic dark silver-green Nero di Toscana. We sowed seeds directly into the soil in April and should be able to harvest the cut-and-come again greens from late…
salad
A Spring Salad
Chive flowers are top contenders for our favourite edible bloom. They taste great – a gentle, onion-like flavour, but without the sharpness or pungency of an actual onion. And they look pretty. The rounded heads of blossom break into tiny handfuls of translucent, papery flowers, each one striped dark lilac, with a little grassy tail…