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Gift your garden goodies this Christmas
If everything went to plan in your garden this time of year , you should now be meddlesome reaping the reward of all that work , harvesting an excess of courgettes , tomatoes and other goodies . So , if your freezer ’s full and you ’re feed up of ratatouille , why not share the bounteousness by making some produce - base gifts for Christmas .
Rolawn , who supply garden products to the Small Space Gardens and Beautiful Borders atBBC Gardeners ’ World Spring Fair , have put together a lean of what they ’ll be making this fall . take on below to find out more!You’ll ask a good collection of jam jars or preserving jars , and some fabric and ribbon !
Courgettes
Curried Courgette & Chilli Relish
The humble courgette is one plant that seems to succeed for everyone . When you ’ve made all the soup and patty you may eat on , try preserving some as a relish . It ’s a capital room to prevent wastefulness and get to a very welcome Christmas talent . Rolawn ’s Customer Service Manager , Emily , found a great recipe to apportion :
Ingredients
Makes approx . 5 jars .
The amount of chilli and curry pulverisation can be wide-ranging to savour .
remove water system from courgette
There are a match of mode to do this . Traditionally , courgettes and other watery vegetable are salted , left for a while for the water to enfeeble out , squeeze and rinse .
Emily prefers to eat into the courgette and keep it in the deep freezer ( a great way to store it when you have a surfeit , it can then be sum to meal as you ’re cooking ! ) . She then deice it in a sieve over a large bowlful overnight – a really easy way to remove the pee .
The courgette water can be used in smoothies , for preparation veg , in stock , or even in a zucchini martini !
Method
Mix everything – except for the zucchini and onion – in a large pan and bring to the boil .
impart in the courgette and onion plant , bring back to the boil , then simmer bring out for 30 minutes , stirring occasionally .
Pour into fix jars whilst still quick .
Pickling
A eminence on pickling . If you ’re design to pickle your produce the first thing to take is its freshness because the fresher it is the good . If you suspect yours is past its good , then it is better to apply it for jams or chutneys instead .
Courgette and Mint Soup
This one is useful for eating up zucchini that have been pick for a few days .
serve 3 - 4
Melt the butter in a orotund saucepan and add half the oil . Over a medium heat , sauté the onion until soft , but not browned . tote up the courgettes , season and cook for about five minutes before adding the peas and livestock . Add extra water system to cover the ingredients if necessary . fetch to the furuncle , then simmer for a few minutes . jibe the flavoring , blend in the mixture , thinning with more water if needed .
Apples
Mincemeat is a nifty way to use apple bonanza or extras that you ’re struggling to store . Bottled up in squeamish conserve jars it could be added to a trammel . instead , it would make a useful donation to school Christmas Sir Thomas Raffles or local community fairs .
Raspberries
Homemade tipple are always a favourite and so easy to make .
employ 500 thou of raspberries and 250 g of lolly per litre of gin or vodka .
Add the raspberries and sugar to a sterilised preserving jolt , pour in half the vodka , seal and shake well before adding the remaining vodka .
hive away the well - sealed jarful in a nerveless , disconsolate place , turning the contents daily , for the first week . After 2 to 3 hebdomad , strain the liquid into bottles and recording label .
Dried herbs
Most herbs can be carry on well when dried . just give ear herbs upside down in a fond , juiceless and aery place , covered with paper bag to prevent dust from settling on them . Once they are crispy dry , scranch them into airtight jars and they ’ll keep you start until next yr ’s crop .
English lavender should really be pruned in the 2d half of August to help the new shoots to indurate before wintertime , but if you ’ve leave it for the bee and butterflies to enjoy a while longer , then now is the metre to give it a hard prune .
Ideally , you would use the efflorescence buds to make sweet-scented bags as they have the strongest concentration of essential crude oil but , rather than squander what you chop up down now , you’re able to still dry out the seeds for lavender bags .
To make these really dewy-eyed travelling bag , once the cum are teetotal , cut some small circle of fabric ( employ a saucer or side plate as a templet ) , piazza about a tablespoon of seeds in the centre then gather up the fabric and bind a piece of palm around to secure it .
With all of these comparatively dim-witted universe you could spread the joy of your garden among admirer , congener and neighbours this Christmas . Or even just enjoy a short reminder of the delectation and pleasure you got from growing it all in the first place !
Setting up your beds for next year
Do n’t forget , once you ’ve harvest all your green goods , the soils in your beds and borders may need to be revitalize . verify you ’re using a suitable grime , in special for comestible crop – check that it is certified as suitable for residential home - farm manipulation . Find out more in Rolawn’sGuide to selecting the right topsoil .
About Rolawn
Rolawn have been producing intrust sod and topsoils for fifty years . Grown and get in the Vale of York , their logical , horticulturally focused product are designed so that both domestic gardeners and horticultural professional can create beautiful landscapes that will be enjoyed for years .
Find out more about Rolawn here .
New class , raw garden , Modern course !
We ’re through the garden gate into 2023 , with a host of gardening trends blooming throughout the country . Fromhouse plantsreaching dizzying acme of popularity , to the colour of the yr ‘ Viva Magenta’,read on for our full list of trends .
To get up close-fitting and personal with fresh garden aspiration , new plants , the later horticulture kit and more , connect us in 2023 .
Colour of the Year 2023
Hand - picked by Pantone , the color of the year has been named as ‘ Viva Magenta .
Pantone describe the vividness as‘brave and fearless , and a pulsating color whose exuberance raise a joyous and optimistic celebration , writing a fresh story . ’
Discover a world of colour and aroma in the stunningFloral Marquee , bursting with honor - bring home the bacon nurseries and video display .
Sustainable gardening
Whilst your garden might seem to already be very green , it can always be unripe !
Discover ways you’re able to make gardening more sustainable , like upcycling coarse items to make stylish features . What was a pallet , hessian traveling bag , bits of organ pipe , and tin cans , could become a planter , grow travelling bag , urine features , and wildlife habitats .
Be exhort by the BBC Gardeners ’ World Magazine editorial team as they ’re joined by experts to give tips and advice .
Grow your own food
search to go from soil to supper this class ? Get brilliant advice from the National Allotment Society at the case .
Peat-free gardening
Learn about the latest peat - free compost from exhibitors who can offer face - to - human face advice .
Indoor gardening
leafage does n’t just belong outside – bestow nature indoors and be inspired by the Houseplant Hub .
Mindful gardening
Beautiful Borders retrovert with this year ’s theme ‘ My Garden Escape ’ to give you space savvy idea .
Gardening on a budget
Discover different ways you may let your garden blossom under a tighter budget , with advice from proficient gardeners .
Fermented foods
see the BBC Good Food Summer Show ( with free launching with your just the ticket ! ) and discover the latest foodie trend .
Feeling inspire ? happen out what else is happening at BBC Gardeners ’ World Live this June !
