The humble nasturtium is one of our favourite plants – pretty, unfussy, and delicious to eat.

IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN – SPRING 2026

Blueberries, broad beans, sweet peas – and getting ready for warm-season crops.

IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN – WINTER 2026

Cape gooseberries, beets and turnips, a bed full of leafy greens – and harvesting those Jerusalem artichokes.

IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN – AUTUMN 2026

Jerusalem artichokes, cool-season tomatoes, sweet Japanese peppers – and sowing seeds for winter and spring.

IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN – SUMMER 2025-26

Tomatoes, bananas, snake beans, experiments with zucchini – and battling the rats.

CLOSE-UP – INTRODUCING YACON

Yacon, or ‘Peruvian ground apple’, is related to Jerusalem artichoke. A sweet, crisp and juicy tuber, it tastes a bit like a nashi pear,

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