Index of articles on this blog

Daughter of the Soil comprises a mix of articles, topic-related posts, reviews and diary-entries. Some of the more informative posts are listed here.

This information was formerly in the sidebar of the blog, but became too unwieldy, so it now has its own page.

Articles

Seed saving guide (veg)

F1 hybrids - what every gardener should know

How to hybridise tomatoes

How to hybridise peas

Breeding purple-podded peas

How to hybridise sweet peas

How to make a bamboo frame

Somme poppies

Cultivation info

Beans

Broad beans

Peas 1

Peas 2

Peas 3

Poppies

Potatoes 1

Potatoes 2

Tomatoes 1

Tomatoes 2

Reviews

Broad bean: Red-flowered

French bean: Kew Blue

French bean: Mrs Fortune's

Kirpi tool

Pea: Carruthers' Purple Podded

Pea: Champion of England

Pea: Golden Sweet

Pea: Ne Plus Ultra

Potato: Edzell Blue

Potato: Mr Little's Yetholm Gypsy

Potato: Shetland Black

Potato: Witch Hill

Runner bean: Black Magic

Tomato: Black Plum