Kem Ormond’s garden: How to grow daikon radishes and pickle vegetables

Pickled vegetables are great to use in hamburgers, sandwiches, wraps, with cold meats, hot dogs, or barbecues; the list is endless. I make jars of pickled pink onion slices when my red onions are in full swing. I also make vegetable pickles consisting of carrots, cucumber, radishes (including daikon), beans, onions, cabbage, asparagus and cauliflower, […]

Kūmara: How to grow a bountiful crop – Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden

Kūmara need a frost-free growing season, so it’s best to plant them after the last frost date in your area. (around September to November) They usually take four to six months to mature. Kūmara is high in fibre providing essential nutrients including calcium and iron, it is a superfood of the garden and divine when […]