Wartime Kitchen Garden Part 7 More wartime nostalgia with Harry Dodson and Ruth Mott in this BBC eight part series. In this video we see harvesting broad beans, making potash fertiliser, heating greenhouses and making Christmas cakes without eggs! https://youtu.be/_M07uOfEfb8 Join the Facebook Groups Here To join the How to Dig For Victory Facebook group follow the link.… More Leave a comment
As much as I’m no longer in favour of ploughing we could produce more food in this country if we grew more crops. The problem is however that crops need harvesting and we no longer have the labour to harvest crops.… More Leave a comment
The Wartime Kitchen Garden Series Continues With Wartime Recipes Via The Radio. I Can’t Say It Looks Appetising To Me! What Do You Think! Then it’s on to tomatoes being grown in greenhouse staging. Why they didn’t remove the staging I don’t know.… More Leave a comment
This Old Wartime Film Is Quite Topical. It’s About Shortages, Queuing For Food and Growing Your Own. With Supermarkets Rationing Some Items Again This Year It Makes Growing Our Own Attractive. How Many Comparisons Can You See With Today? During World War II, getting the most from your garden was crucial.… More Leave a comment
