Mandy Watson
Mandy Watson is a freelance journalist, specialist gardening copywriter and plantaholic with roots firmly planted in working-class NE England. MandyCanUDigIt grew from the tiny seed of a Twitter account into this rainforest of information. Teesdale Mercury Magazine editor. Garden Media Guild and NUJ member. Mission statement: to make gardening more accessible to the often excluded - the less able, the hard-up or beginners. An advocate of gardening for better mental and physical health.
Tomato gluts – how to preserve your crop
Space-saving concentrate to keep you going during winter
Home-grown tomato gluts are a fact of life if you grow a reasonable amount of plants -...
Vegetable soup recipes from home-grown crops
Make some food for the soul - mostly vegetarian!
Soups are extremely comforting, nutritious and dirt cheap. Yet you can make them into something special...
Quick and easy pasta recipes with home-grown veg
10 minutes to cook a filling meal
It’s still relatively cheap and cooks in 10 minutes – who could be without quick and easy pasta...
Herbs and garlic in sauces and dips
Transform a meal with sauces and dips
The ultimate flavours to grow in small spaces are herbs and garlic, especially parsley, chives, and rocket, and...
