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Wartime Kitchen Garden Part 7

On April 12, 2023 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

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 My Gardening Groups ….… More Leave a comment

Wartime Farming In England 1944

On August 12, 2022 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

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

Wartime Kitchen Garden Part 5

On July 31, 2022 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

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

WWII Dig For Victory Video

On May 5, 2022 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

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

The Wartime Garden: Episode 3

On April 12, 2022 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

In Episode Three of The Wartime Kitchen Garden We Encounter Caterpillars, Spitfires, The Blitz And Wartime Chocolate Cake .. Which Contained Carrots. Enjoy episode three of this classic TV series… More Leave a comment

The Wartime Kitchen Gardener

On March 23, 2022 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

Wartime Britain Between 1939-45 Faced Food Shortages. Shortages That Meant The Had to Dig For Victory. In This Film Some of Their Methods Are Revealed. This film is part of a series of WWII films I’ve added to this website. I’ve added them simply because they demonstrated many of the basics that still apply today.… More Leave a comment

Wartime Gardening: How to Make a Compost Heap

On February 18, 2022 By Stefan Drew

Compost

How To Make a Compost Heap Divides So Many Gardeners. Some Say Make It in Pallet Bins, Others Buy Expensive Compost Makers And Add Accelerants. Here’s How Wartime Britain Made Compost. The Basic Principles in this film on Wartime Gardening: How to Make a Compost Heap still work.… More 2 responses