A Japanese leaf garden (pt 1).I have a love/hate relationship with Japanese shiso (which you might know as green perilla) - you know, those large sweet mint leaves...
A Japanese leaf garden (pt 2)I hope you caught my recent post about growing the delicious Japanese leaf, shiso, in pt 1 of my leaf garden posts. Here in pt 2, I'm...
Daikon from seed.Daikon (or mouli or white radish, as you may know it) is one of my favourite vegetables. You can eat the whole plant, not just the white...
Grow your own kabocha.Here's the latest in my "grow your own Japanese veggies" posts. This time, we're looking at pumpkins, or "kabocha" in Japanese. Not only...
Edamame - how to grow your own.I've never met a soul who doesn't like edamame, have you? They are truly at their best eaten freshly picked straight out of the garden -...
Wasabi Rocket - how to grow your own.I don't know if you're well acquainted with wasabi rocket. If you are, maybe like me, you are a recent convert. Earlier this year, I was...